ChatGPT announces search feature in Google challenge
OpenAI is working on adding new powers to its artificial intelligence (AI) bot, as it seeks to edge out Google as the go-to search engine. The company said it was…
CrowdStrike backlash over $10 apology voucher for IT chaos
Getty Images CrowdStrike is facing fresh backlash after giving staff and firms they work with a $10 UberEats voucher to say sorry for a global IT outage that caused chaos…
Technology shares drop in US and Asia as AI stocks slide
Financial markets in the US and Asia have fallen sharply as investors sell off shares in technology companies, with artificial intelligence (AI) stocks hit particularly hard. In Wednesday’s trading in…
Would-be reality TV contestants ‘not looking real’
Valerie Penso-Cuculich TV producer Ms Penso-Cuculich says reality TV applicants are using too much AI to alter how they look Valerie Penso-Cuculich knows a thing or two about picking contestants…
Instagram removes 63,000 ‘sextortion’ accounts in Nigeria
Instagram owner Meta says it has removed thousands of accounts in Nigeria that were trying to target people in sextortion schemes. Such scammers typically pose as young women online to…
Why tech bros are backing Trump
Getty Images Donald Trump, whose time in office made him a pariah to many in the business world, has found new champions among tech leaders as his path back to…
CrowdStrike shares slide as IT disruption continues
Shares in cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike have plunged more than 13% as the company reckons with the aftermath of causing a global IT outage. Chief security officer Shawn Henry said the…
Google U-turn over long-running plan to ditch cookies
In a surprise move Google has abandoned a plan it first announced four years ago to block third-party cookies from its Chrome internet browser. The UK’s data privacy watchdog said…
Cybersecurity firm rejects Google’s $23bn takeover offer
Getty Images Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport told staff they company was “flattered by offers” it had received Israeli cyber-security firm Wiz has rejected a $23bn (£17.8bn) takeover offer from Google…
Elon Musk says Tesla will start using humanoid robots next year
Tesla boss Elon Musk says the electric car maker will start producing and using humanoid robots from next year. In a social media post, Mr Musk said the robots will…