US TikTok investors in limbo as deal set to be delayed again
A billionaire investor keen on buying TikTok’s US operations has told the BBC he has been left in limbo as the latest deadline for the app’s sale looms. The US…
Amazon pulls AI recap from Fallout TV show after it made several mistakes
Amazon has pulled a video recap made with artificial intelligence (AI) from its hit TV show Fallout after users said it got several facts wrong about the series. The firm…
Expedition 33 tops winners list
Tom RichardsonBBC Newsbeat Clair Obscur sweeps The Game Awards with nine wins Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been named game of the year in a record-breaking haul at this year’s…
Trump signs order blocking states from enforcing own AI rules
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at blocking states from enforcing their own artificial intelligence (AI) regulations. “We want to have one central source of approval,”…
Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia’s social media ban for kids
Reddit has launched a challenge in Australia’s highest court against the nation’s landmark social media ban for children. The online forum is among 10 social media platforms which must bar…
OpenAI makes $1bn deal to bring Disney characters to ChatGPT and Sora
Shiona McCallumSenior technology reporter Getty Images Disney has agreed to invest $1bn (£740m) in OpenAI as part of a deal which will let people use many of its iconic characters…
The Swiss city that lets you pay for most things with bitcoin
John LaurensonBusiness reporter, Lugano, Switzerland AFP via Getty Images Shops and restaurants across the Swiss city of Lugano now accept bitcoin In a McDonald’s by a lake surrounded by mountains,…
Oracle shares slide as earnings fail to ease AI bubble fears
Shares of cloud computing giant Oracle plunged more than 10% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company’s revenues fell short of Wall Street expectations. The company reported revenue of…
Porn company starts new age checks after £1m fine
The UK’s media regulator says a porn company it fined £1m for failing to comply with the Online Safety Act has started to include more robust age checks on some…