Month: January 2025

Attack forces Chinese company to temporarily limit registrations as app becomes highest rated free app in US DeepSeek said its newly popular app was hit with a cyber-attack on Monday, which forced the Chinese company to temporarily limit registrations. The attack came after the DeepSeek AI assistant app skyrocketed to the top of Apple’s App …

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Chinese startup’s $6m product raises doubts about sustainability of western artificial intelligence boom Investors punished global tech stocks on Monday after the emergence of a Chinese chatbot competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, DeepSeek, raised doubts about the sustainability of the US artificial intelligence boom. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index in New York opened lower after investors digested …

Global tech shares fall as China AI chatbot DeepSeek spooks investors Read More »

Elon Musk’s company still imports large number of cars into Europe from its Shanghai factory Tesla has filed a complaint against the European Commission after the imposition of tariffs by the bloc on its Chinese-made electric vehicles. The EU announced its decision to impose tariffs on all imports of Chinese electric cars in June, alleging …

Tesla takes EU to court over tariffs on EVs made in China Read More »

We’d like to hear from people in the US about their experiences of TikTok following the president pausing the ban of the app TikTok users in the US prepared themselves for a ban that was due to take effect on 19 January. However, following an executive order granting TikTok a 75-day extension signed by Donald …

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From exhilarating driving through the British countryside to an action romp with ancient Greek gods – Microsoft’s console duo has built a players’ treasure chest It was November 2020 when Microsoft launched its latest console duo into the rapidly evolving gaming marketplace. Over four years later, the Xbox Series X – together with its more …

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I’m obsessed with the fantasy of fixing up a midcentury house – and furious at the people who’ve painted them white See more from our column Internet wormhole, where writers share their favourite corner of the internet There is one thing that unites the members of my favourite Facebook group: a shared hatred for white …

A wholesome escape from the housing crisis: the Facebook group dedicated to retro Australian homes Read More »

Apple and Google cautious about Trump order amid rumours Oracle founder Larry Ellison could buy site People in the US: share your experience of using TikTok Business live – latest updates TikTok is back in the US – but Apple and Google are not sure if it should be. The short video app has yet …

‘TikTok could malfunction’: app’s future in limbo as it remains off US app stores Read More »

The relentless skill challenges of caring for his newborn baby reminded developer Nicholas O’Brien of his day job. He explains how turning it all into a game helped him cope I don’t remember much from the first weeks of parenthood – a colicky baby and extreme sleep deprivation will do that to you – but …

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Exclusive: Pilots for staff training, jobcentres and speeding up disability benefit payments not being taken up ‘Serious concerns’ about DWP’s use of AI to read correspondence from benefit claimant Ministers have shut down or dropped at least half a dozen artificial intelligence prototypes intended for the welfare system, the Guardian has learned, in a sign …

AI prototypes for UK welfare system dropped as officials lament ‘false starts’ Read More »

White mail system handles ‘highly sensitive personal data’ and people not told it is processing their information AI prototypes for UK welfare system dropped as officials lament ‘false starts’ When your mailbag brims with 25,000 letters and emails every day, deciding which to answer first is daunting. When lurking within are pleas for help from …

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