Emily Maitlis interviews the joint winners of this year’s Freedom to Publish prize at the British Book Awards, but has to go to extreme methods to avoid breaking a META gag order on whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams.
30 Jun
Why won’t the UK government act to prevent Grok, Elon Musk’s X/Twitter AI chatbot, from altering photos of women and children to remove clothes to create explicit, and illegal, material?
7 Jan
Some people are turning to AI while experiencing severe mental health problems instead of medical professionals. What is the industry doing to prevent this?
05/09/2025
Meta’s former head of communications, and former deputy UK prime minister, Nick Clegg hits back at claims that Facebook led an effort to secure Donald Trump an election win in 2016.
02/09/2025
The rapid advance of AI in industry could bring huge benefits, or dangerous consequences, for society. The co-founder of major AI company Anthropic tells The News Agents how he believes the world can work with this technology in a way that helps everyone.
29/08/2025
For a monthly fee, AI company Reflekta promises to bring your dead relatives back to life through digital recreations. But is this revolutionary grief technology a comforting way to preserve family memories – or a dangerous exploitation of human loss?
14/08/2025
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has said people at the BBC must be held “accountable” for failures in its output, having spoken to newspapers about her problems with the national broadcaster.
07/07/2025
The BBC admits it should have "pulled the stream" during the Glastonbury performance where punk-rap duo Bob Vylan chanted "death to the IDF". The incident raises questions about whether a state broadcaster committed to impartiality can continue covering an increasingly political festival.
30/06/2025
Amazon's decision to display tariff-related price increases to shoppers has been condemned as a "hostile and political act" by the White House.
29/04/2025
Top members of the Trump administration accidentally added a journalist to a private group chat about bombing Houthis in Yemen. But will anyone involved face consequences for this “horrific” security breach?
25/03/2025
Tesla faces a mounting crisis as Elon Musk's political activities alienate customers and sales plummet, with early investors calling for new leadership as competition from Chinese manufacturers intensifies.
20/03/2025
Sir Gareth Southgate has criticised the lack of role models for boys, saying they turn to “toxic influencers” instead of seeking support in their community, while Keir Starmer has described the rise in male violence as “abhorrent” during a speech in the House of Commons.
19/03/2025
A new book by former senior Facebook employee Sarah Wynn-Williams has been temporarily blocked from being promoted or further distributed after Meta won an emergency ruling.
13/03/2025
