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• Elon Musk's AI accused of making explicit AI Taylor Swift videos

  Grok Imagine's "spicy" mode made explicit videos of Taylor Swift, according to The Verge and Gizmodo.

• OpenAI beats Elon Musk's Grok in AI chess tournament

  The tournament saw models from Anthropic, Google, xAI and DeepSeek compete against each other to be crowned the top AI chess player.

• OpenAI claims GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to 'PhD level'

  GPT-5's release comes as tech firms continue to compete in an effort to claim the world's most advanced AI.

• Trump opens door for crypto in retirement accounts

  The president signs an order aimed at expanding the kinds of investments allowed in retirement accounts.

• Trump calls for Intel boss to resign immediately, alleging China ties

  The unusual demand adds to challenges facing the firm, which has been seen as falling behind in the chip race.

• Life-like robots for sale to the public as China opens new store

  Robots on sale at the store include humanoid butlers, chess partners and dogs.

• What are semiconductors and why is Trump threatening 100% tariffs?

  The president said he plans to introduce 100% tariffs on foreign-made chips, but the largest producers may avoid the levy.

• Woman awarded £150,000 after LG phone sparks fire in her home

  Denise Parks was in bed in her home in Coatbridge when a fire broke out in the early hours of the morning.

• Apple to invest $100bn after pressure from Trump

  The president had been pressing Apple to do more of its manufacturing in the US.

• Chinese nationals charged with exporting Nvidia AI chips to China

  Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang are accused of exporting the chips from the US to China through Singapore and Malaysia.

• Call to vet YouTube ads like regular TV to stop scams

  Liberal Democrats say regulations need to catch up with "the reality of how people are watching content".

• Jobs in video games dried up, so we made our own

  Getting work in gaming is harder and harder, especially for new starters. How are young developers following their passions?

• WhatsApp deletes over 6.8m accounts linked to scams, Meta says

  Many of the accounts were linked to criminal groups operating in South East Asia, the social media giant said.

• Some Gaza and Ukraine posts blocked under new age checks

  Tech companies are restricting debates of public interest to comply the Online Safety Act, analysis shows.

• Ofcom investigates 34 porn sites over age checks

  Ofcom said on Friday that more than 6,000 porn sites would begin verifying users, but it believes some are ignoring the new rules.