Trump calls for Intel boss Lip-Bu Tan to resign over alleged China ties
Getty President Donald Trump has called on the head of US chipmaker Intel to resign “immediately”, accusing him of having problematic ties to China. In a social media post, he…
OpenAI claims new GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to ‘PhD level’
Getty Images ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has unveiled the long-awaited latest version of its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, GPT-5, saying it can provide PhD-level expertise. Billed as “smarter, faster, and more useful,”…
Donald Trump pressure extracts $100bn Apple investment pledge
Watch: Tim Cook presents Trump with glass statue after $100bn investment announcement Apple plans to boost investment in the US by another $100bn (£75bn) as the tech giant comes under…
WhatsApp deletes over 6.8m accounts linked to scams, Meta says
WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts linked to scammers targeting people around the world in the first half of this year, its parent company Meta says. Many were tied…
Woman awarded £150,000 after LG phone sparks fire in her home
Getty Images A judge ruled the LG K8 smartphone was the source of the fire in Coatbridge A woman has successfully sued former phone manufacturer LG for nearly £150,000 after…
Call to vet YouTube ads like regular TV to stop scams
Ads on YouTube should be vetted like those on traditional TV to protect users from content such as scams, promotion of diet pills and fake celebrity endorsements, the Lib Dems…
Two Chinese nationals charged with exporting Nvidia AI chips to China
Two Chinese nationals have been arrested and charged with illegally shipping millions of dollars’ worth of powerful AI chips to China, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday.…
US passes Genius Act, first major national crypto legislation
Getty Images Lawmakers in the US have passed the country’s first major national cryptocurrency legislation. It is a major milestone for the once fringe industry, which has been lobbying Congress…
Netflix uses AI effects for first time to cut costs
Netflix says it has used visual effects created by generative artificial intelligence (AI) in one of its original TV shows for the first time. The streaming giant’s co-chief executive Ted…