Timelines
How the main stories unfold, day after day: each timeline gathers the articles about one event, with a summary.
- Google Maps starts showing UK petrol and diesel prices using the government's Fuel Finder scheme
From Thursday, Google Maps displays the price of petrol and diesel when a user searches for a nearby forecourt, using the government's Fuel Finder scheme, the first time drivers can check fuel prices on the app. The feature comes as diesel prices continue to hit record highs, with drivers paying more than £2 a litre for diesel; Wales Online and the Liverpool Echo say it can save drivers up to £40. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has welcomed the move.
- Tesco rolls out an AI customer assistant following a trial
Tesco is rolling out an AI customer assistant following a trial. The supermarket said the assistant offered a 'natural, two-way dialogue to offer inspiration in the form of personalised recipe ideas'.
- Two Holyrood committees to investigate planned AI data centres
Two Holyrood committees are to 'dig into the details' behind planned AI data centres. MSPs on both the Climate Action Committee and the Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee are to conduct investigations.
- UK introduces passport-free airport e-gates
The roll-out of passport-free e-gates has begun at UK airports, letting passengers pass through without showing their passports. The system uses facial technology to check travellers against verified immigration, travel and passport information.
- AI tech could be nationalised, Green Party deputy leader Rachel Millward suggests
Green Party deputy leader Rachel Millward suggested that AI technology could be nationalised. She said a Green government would immediately bring water companies into public ownership, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported.