Month: January 2026

AI bubble: five things you need to know to shield your finances from a crash

Some experts have voiced fears a tech meltdown could hit our savings and pensions – here’s how to protect yourself The new year has started as 2025 ended – with share prices booming amid warnings from some that the growth is being driven by overvalued technology stocks. Fears of an “AI bubble” have been voiced …

AI bubble: five things you need to know to shield your finances from a crash Read More »

Grok is undressing women and children. Don’t expect the US to take action | Moira Donegan

Elon Musk’s reckless and degrading AI could be built differently. But Americans will have to speak up Over the past year, Elon Musk has made a series of protocol changes to Grok, the proprietary AI chatbot of his company xAI, which runs prominently on his social media site X, formerly Twitter. Many of these changes …

Grok is undressing women and children. Don’t expect the US to take action | Moira Donegan Read More »

The rise of the analogue bag: fashion’s answer to doomscrolling

As screen fatigue grows, a new trend is swapping smartphones for crosswords and sketchbooks – turning the humble bag into a tool for offline living There’s a new “it” bag – but this time it is not about a designer label or splashy logo. Instead, it’s what is inside that counts. So-called analogue bags, filled …

The rise of the analogue bag: fashion’s answer to doomscrolling Read More »

Robots that can do laundry and more, plus unrolling laptops: the standout tech from CES 2026

Robot vacuums that can climb stairs and device for BlackBerry lovers also on display at annual Las Vegas tech show This year will be filled with robots that can fold your laundry, pick up objects and climb stairs, fridges that you can command to open by voice, laptops with screens that can follow you around …

Robots that can do laundry and more, plus unrolling laptops: the standout tech from CES 2026 Read More »

No 10 condemns move by X to restrict Grok AI image creation tool as insulting

Spokesperson says limiting access to subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium service UK politics live – latest updates Downing Street has condemned the move by X to restrict its AI image creation tool to paying subscribers as insulting, saying it simply made the ability to generate explicit and unlawful images a …

No 10 condemns move by X to restrict Grok AI image creation tool as insulting Read More »

The best exercise bikes for home workouts, spin and getting sweaty, tested

Our fitness expert clocked up his indoor miles to put the best exercise bikes, including simple spin machines and gym-quality models, to the test • The best treadmills for your home, tested Cycling has the potential to benefit your health in myriad ways, whether it’s the mood-boosting properties of inhaling fresh air, the social element …

The best exercise bikes for home workouts, spin and getting sweaty, tested Read More »

Grok AI: is it legal to produce or post undressed images of people without their consent?

Deluge of ‘nudified’ images on social media platform X raises questions about regulation of use of AI technologies The deluge of images of partly clothed women – stripped by the Grok AI tool – on Elon Musk’s X has raised further questions over regulation of the technology. Is it legal to produce these images without …

Grok AI: is it legal to produce or post undressed images of people without their consent? Read More »