Month: September 2025

Regulators ordered the tech giant to end ‘self-preferencing practices’ in advertising services but declined to force sale European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a €2.95bn ($3.5bn) fine for breaching the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, marking the fourth such antitrust penalty for the company as well as a …

EU fines Google nearly €3bn for ‘abusing’ dominant position in ad tech Read More »

Settlement could be pivotal after authors claimed company took pirated copies of their work to train chatbots The artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5bn to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot. The landmark settlement, if approved by …

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Models for reconnaissance, rescue, interception and attack are changing the way both sides operate “It’s more exhausting,” says Afer, a deputy commander of the “Da Vinci Wolves”, describing how one of the best-known battalions in Ukraine has to defend against constant Russian attacks. Where once the invaders might have tried small group assaults with armoured …

‘It is a war of drones now’: the ever-evolving tech dominating the frontline in Ukraine Read More »

A flourishing lineup of immersive storytelling experiments are taking visitors into novels, nightclubs and outer space In the largest cinema at the Venice film festival, guests gather for the premiere of Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro’s lavish account of a man who dared to play God and created a monster. When the young scientist reanimates a …

Meet your descendants – and your future self! A trip to Venice film festival’s extended reality island Read More »

CEO will have to increase the value of his electric car company from just over $1tn to $8.5tn over 10 years Business live – latest updates Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire if he hits targets set by Tesla, under a scheme disclosed by the electric car company he runs and in which …

Tesla offers Elon Musk a trillion-dollar pay package Read More »

Tesla CEO’s absence is marked departure from his constant presence at the White House in early days of Trump 2.0 As Donald Trump hosted leaders from the biggest US tech companies at a lavish White House state dining room dinner on Thursday night, there was one notable absence. Elon Musk, once inseparable from Trump and …

Trump hosts US tech leaders at White House dinner – minus Elon Musk Read More »

Steam, the Nintendo eShop and Playstation Store among those that crashed on Friday, unable to cope with demand for the Australian-made game Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An enigmatic three-member game developing team from Adelaide has created chaos on global online gaming platforms. Steam and other major storefronts including …

Hollow Knight: Silksong launch crashes online gaming stores Read More »

Jean Innes says it is time for ‘new chapter’ at AI research body, after staff revolt and government calls for change The chief executive of the UK’s leading artificial intelligence institute is stepping down after a staff revolt and government calls for a strategic overhaul. Jean Innes has led the Alan Turing Institute since 2023, …

Head of UK’s beleaguered Alan Turing Institute resigns Read More »

What happens when a teenager signs up to TikTok? Within seconds, studies find, they are shown harmful content about issues from eating disorders to toxic subcultures, which keeps them scrolling and TikTok profiting from the ads. Neelam Tailor puts TikTok’s algorithm to the test. Creating accounts for two fake children, a 14-year-old boy, Rami, and …

How TikTok harms boys and girls differently – video Read More »

Company says changes to gaming platform will root out ‘bad actors’ after child safety concerns over unsupervised interaction The gaming website Roblox is to limit adult strangers from talking to children by the end of this year in an effort to root out “bad actors”. The fast-growing platform which has more than 110 million users …

Roblox to extend age checks in attempt to curb adults talking with children Read More »