Sam Bankman-Fried pressed in court over past comments/in /by

As inconsistencies were put to him, the former crypto boss tried to distance himself from some decisions.

Elon Musk to do a live interview with UK PM Rishi Sunak/in /by

The tech billionaire and British PM are due to broadcast a live conversation after the global AI summit.

Portugal’s tech boom challenged by tax change/in /by

Portugal’s government plans to remove a key tax benefit that has attracted thousands of tax workers.

Canada bans Chinese app WeChat from government devices/in /by

It’s worried about spying with the app, which is like WhatsApp, Facebook, Amazon and Tinder combined

Facebook and Instagram launch ad-free subscription tier in EU/in /by

The platforms’ owner Meta said its new subscription was about addressing EU concerns, rather than making money.

US announces ‘strongest global action yet’ on AI safety/in /by

The measures have been issued less than 48 hours before the UK hosts an AI safety summit.

Would you drink genetically modified beer?/in /by

A growing number of US brewers are now using GM yeast to make their beers.

Sale of NHS data up to government, says tech boss/in /by

The head of Palantir, which is in the running for an NHS contract, says it would not have access to data.

Can Rishi Sunak’s big summit save us from AI nightmare?/in /by

The BBC’s tech editor, Zoe Kleinman, looks ahead to next week’s AI Safety Summit, hosted by the UK.

FTX: ‘Crypto King’ tells judge he acted on legal advice/in /by

Former crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried testifies to fraud trial judge after jury sent home.