The ‘like’ button ruined social media – are we making the same mistake with AI? Opinion The ‘like’ button was a single design choice that had profoundly harmful downstream effects. AI sycophancy could be the next one, says Annabel Gillard I’ve been working on the human impact of AI in our work and lives since 2020, but City AM asked a genuinely new question that prompted this piece. Given that we [...]
Elon Musk settles lawsuit over Twitter takeover for $1.5m Legal Tech tycoon Elon Musk has finally put one of his longest-running legal battles to rest after reaching a $1.5m (£1.2m) settlement with the US regulator. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil lawsuit against the billionaire, alleging violations of securities laws in the run-up to his 2022 purchase of Twitter. Musk, who [...]
Musk’s X suffers third outage of the year as thousands report issues Tech Social media platform X has been hit by a widespread outage, with thousands of its users reportedly unable to access the site and app. Over 3,000 users in the UK flagged issues shortly after 1pm on Thursday, according to data from Downdetector, while over 40,000 reports were flagged in the US at the height of [...]
The Debate: Should the UK ban social media for under-16s? January 21, 2026 As the UK launches a consultation into a social media ban for under-16s, we hear the arguments for and against in this week's Debate.
Musk-Altman rift widens as judge approves court battle January 16, 2026 OpenAI and Microsoft have lost their final bid to avoid a courtroom battle with Elon Musk, with a US judge ruling that the Tesla and xAI founder can proceed to trial over claims that the start-up breached its original charitable mission. The case, set for a jury trial in late April at the District Court [...]
Free countries should not be banning Twitter January 15, 2026 Obscene images generated by Grok are being used as a thinly veiled excuse by Labour to pursue a political vendetta against Elon Musk. That is the behaviour of a banana republic, not an advanced democracy like Britain, says Tom Harwood We have all watched with horror at the slithers of news that flicker through the [...]
Trump official warns UK on ‘Russia-style’ X ban after Grok row January 11, 2026 A key Trump administration official has sent the UK a firm warning following speculation Elon Musk’s X platform may face a ban after a scandal around AI-generated images. Sarah Rogers, under-secretary for public diplomacy at the US State Department, issued a series of messages criticising the UK on the rumoured ban. Rogers said the UK [...]
Musk hits out at ‘fascist’ UK as row over X and its Grok AI escalates January 10, 2026 Elon Musk has accused Keir Starmer’s Government of being “fascist” after ministers stepped up threats to ban social media site X over AI-generated sexualised images. The tech tycoon claimed critics of his X platform “want any excuse for censorship” as he appeared defiant despite the outcry over the use of the Grok artificial intelligence feature [...]
Elon Musk’s X suffers sales and profit slump before Grok fallout January 9, 2026 Turnover and profit at the UK arm of X fell sharply in its second year after being taken over by Elon Musk, it has been revealed. The division’s turnover was slashed from £69.1m to £28.8m in 2024, accounts filed late with Companies House show. The results also confirm that Twitter UK’s pre-tax profit was cut [...]
Cloudflare outage takes X, ChatGPT and other major sites offline November 18, 2025 A major Cloudflare outage has triggered a global internet disruption, knocking offline some of the world’s most heavily used websites. The likes of X, ChatGPT, Canva and major online services have gone dark, in what has quickly become one of the largest internet failures of the year. The issue began on Tuesday morning and escalated [...]