Musk files to dismiss lawsuit over his purchase of Twitter shares
Elon Musk is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit by US regulators alleging he wrongly saved money by revealing he increased his initial investment in Twitter too late. The US Securities…
Apple warns UK against introducing tougher tech regulation
Apple has warned that “EU-style rules” proposed by the UK competition watchdog “are bad for users and bad for developers”. It says EU laws – which have sought to make…
AI demand means data centres are worsening drought in Mexico
Suzanne BearneTechnology Reporter, Querétaro, Mexico Arterra/Getty Images Querétaro is known for its impressive stone aqueduct Located in the middle of Mexico, Querétaro is a charming and colourful colonial-style city known…
Kick accuses French authorities of politicising streamer’s death
Graham FraserTechnology Reporter @jeanpormanove Raphaël Graven, also known as Jean Pormanove, died during a live stream on the Kick website. The streaming platform Kick has accused French authorities of politicising…
Hackers used Anthropic AI to ‘to commit large-scale theft’
US artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic says its technology has been “weaponised” by hackers to carry out sophisticated cyber attacks. Anthropic, which makes the chatbot Claude, says its tools were…
Japanese city proposes two-hour daily limit on smartphones for all residents
A central Japanese town wants to limit smartphone use for all its 69,000 residents to two hours a day, in a move that has sparked intense debate on device addiction.…
AI boom boosts Nvidia despite ‘geopolitical issues’
Computer-chip designer Nvidia has been boosted by big tech firms keen to expand their AI capabilities, despite dealing with US and China tensions. On Wednesday it reported $46.7bn revenue (£34.6bn)…
4chan launches legal case against Ofcom in US federal court
Lawyers representing controversial websites 4chan and Kiwi Farms have filed a legal case against the UK Online Safety Act enforcer Ofcom. Their legal complaint filed in a Washington DC Federal…
Why it has one of the most digital governments
Ben Morris Technology of Business Editor Getty Images Ukrainians can access 130 services from the Diia portal Rounding a corner in Kyiv on 24 Feb 2022, Oleksandr Bornyakov remembers driving…
Kpop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix’s most viewed film ever
The animated musical KPop Demon Hunters has climbed “up, up, up” Netflix’s charts to become its most viewed movie ever, the streaming platform says. Since its release in June, the…