WhatsApp to start showing more adverts in messaging app
WhatsApp is launching three new ad features in a global roll-out across the messaging app. The Meta-owned platform says the new ads will not be shown in the same place…
How a race for electric vehicles threatens a marine paradise
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Global Witness The Raja Ampat archipelago in Indonesia is sometimes referred to as the ‘Amazon of the Seas’ Stark images, captured from a drone…
Meta AI searches made public
How would you feel if your internet search history was put online for others to see? That may be happening to some users of Meta AI without them realising, as…
Data bill opposed by Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa finally passes
A bill which sparked an extraordinary stand-off between some of the UK’s most high-profile artists – and their backers in the House of Lords – has finally been passed. Peers…
Meta urged to go further in its crackdown on ‘nudify’ apps
Tom Gerken Technology reporter Getty Images Meta has taken legal action against a company which runs ads on its platforms promoting so-called “nudify” apps, which typically using artificial intelligence (AI)…
Disney and Universal sue Midjourney over copyright
Disney and Universal are suing artificial intelligence (AI) firm Midjourney over its image generator, which the Hollywood giants allege is a “bottomless pit of plagiarism”. The two studios claim Midjourney’s…
WhatsApp backs Apple in its legal row with the UK over user data
Getty Images WhatsApp has told the BBC it is planning to support Apple in its legal action against the UK Home Office over user data privacy. The messaging app’s boss,…
Uber brings forward trialling driverless taxis in UK
Uber will trial robotaxis – autonomous cars with no human safety driver at the wheel – in London next spring. The ride-hailing app will work with the UK artificial intelligence…
China’s electric cars are cheaper, but is there a deeper cost?
Theo Leggett International Business Correspondent BBC Theo will be responding to reader comments about this article between 12pm and 1pm today. Go to the comments section at the bottom of…