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• OpenAI boss: Meta offering $100m plus to poach my staff

  Sam Altman said so far none of his "best people" had jumped ship to his big tech rival.

• Amazon boss says AI will replace jobs at tech giant

  Andy Jassy tells staff to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) as he warns the workforce will get smaller.

• Trump to extend US TikTok ban deadline, White House says

  The app was supposed to be banned in the US after its Chinese owner refused to sell it by a January deadline.

• UK watchdog fines 23andMe for 'profoundly damaging' data breach

  The fine comes as the DNA testing firm, which filed for bankruptcy in March, is set to be sold to a new owner.

• Experts question whether $499 gold Trump phone can be US-made

  It is the latest plan by US President Donald Trump's family that looks to cash in on his name.

• WhatsApp to start showing more adverts in messaging app

  People who link their WhatsApp account to Facebook or Instagram will see personalised ads.

• Race to mine metals for EV batteries threatens marine paradise

  Photographs appear to show how nickel mining damaged one the world's most diverse marine environments

• Meta AI searches made public - but do all its users realise?

  Meta AI users may be inadvertently making their searches public without realising it.

• Data bill opposed by Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa finally passes

  Leading artists said the bill needed to be changed to protect them from having their work copied by AI.

• Meta urged to go further in crackdown on 'nudify' apps

  The apps use artificial intelligence to create fake nude images of people without their consent.

• Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney over images

  The Hollywood studios allege Midjourney's image generator is a "bottomless pit of plagiarism".

• WhatsApp tells BBC it backs Apple in legal row with UK over user data

  The messaging app says the UK government's demands over data access could set a "dangerous precedent."

• 4chan and porn site investigated by Ofcom over online safety

  Nine companies are under investigation by Ofcom, using powers of the Online Safety Act.

• Indian scientists search for the perfect apple

  India can't grow enough apples to meet demand but farmers are struggling to raise production.

• China's electric cars are becoming slicker and cheaper - but is there a deeper cost?

  The future for EVs will inevitably involve China. But where does that leave the UK and Europe markets – and what of the questions around national security?