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TikTok to lay off hundreds of UK content moderators
The firm says it's planning to relocate work to its other offices in Europe and invest more in AI.
Apple TV+ raises subscription prices worldwide, including in UK
The streaming industry has seen a series of price hikes from its major players in the past year.
4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC
The online message board's lawyers say UK safety laws shouldn't apply to a business based in the US.
Elon Musk and X reach settlement with axed Twitter workers
Ex-Twitter staff sued the platform after some 6,000 employees were sacked in 2022.
French streamer's death 'not due to trauma', autopsy finds
The online personality known as Jean Pormanove was found dead in his home in Nice on Monday.
Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot appears to have published messages without users' knowledge.
Microsoft boss troubled by rise in reports of 'AI psychosis'
Mustafa Suleyman said there was still "zero evidence of AI consciousness today".
Netflix signs up another YouTube star with Mark Rober deal
The YouTuber and former Nasa engineer is working with Jimmy Kimmel to make a new competition show.
Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices in US as tariff fears persist
The Japanese technology giant cited economic challenges as it raised prices for the consoles by around $50.
Human rights regulator criticises Met's use of facial recognition cameras
The Equality and Human Rights Commission says it believes the Met's use of the tech is unlawful.
US in talks over 10% Intel stake, White House confirms
The potential deal could involve swapping government grants for shares in the chip making giant.
UK backs down in Apple privacy row, US says
UK authorities have demanded access to Apple users' protected files when required for investigations.
Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told
The children's commissioner for England tells the BBC virtual private networks are a "loophole that needs closing.
Intel shares jump as Softbank to buy $2bn stake in chip giant
The announcement comes hours after reports that the White House is in talks over taking a 10% stake in Intel.
Meta investigated over AI having 'sensual' chats with children
The leak has led to backlash amid reports the tech giant's legal staff approved the conversations.
Investigation into 'horrifying' death of French streamer
Raphaël Graven, also known as Jean Pormanove, was found dead at a residence in Contes, a village north of Nice, prosecut...
Should Europe wean itself off US tech?
Just three US firms provide 70% of Europe's cloud-computing, leading to fears of overreliance.
VW introduces monthly subscription to increase car power
The German car-maker says its "optional power upgrade" is designed to give customers more choice.
UK's Turing AI Institute responds to staff anger about defence focus
Whistleblowers say the charity is at risk of collapse because it has been told by the government to focus on defence.
Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount
The number of data centres is set to jump by a fifth in the coming years, figures seen by the BBC suggest.
Angry, confused and worried about police – behind Instagram bans
Hundreds of people have contacted the BBC to say they have wrongly been shut out of their accounts.
Intel shares jump after report of possible US stake in chipmaker
The reports emerged a day after a meeting between the Intel boss and Donald Trump.
Firm apologises for saying it would not process LGBTQ+ payments
Stripe said the information given by its support staff to some customers was "totally wrong."
Porn site traffic plummets as UK age verification rules enforced
Data suggests leading adult site Pornhub lost more than one million visitors in two weeks.
Apple rejects Musk's App Store bias claims
The X owner had accused Apple of making it impossible to fairly compete with ChatGPT.
Government expands police use of facial recognition vans
The Home Office says the technology helps locate suspects but civil liberties groups warn of heightened surveillance.
Bezos-backed Perplexity AI makes surprise bid for Google Chrome
One technology investor called the $34.5bn offer a "stunt" that is much lower than Chrome's true value.
AI can make us UK's biggest firm, Rolls-Royce says
Tufan Erginbilgic says business deals to supply nuclear power for artificial intelligence could boost its fortunes
'Cryptocrash king' Do Kwon pleads guilty to fraud
The South Korean former tech executive co-founded Singapore-based cryptocurrency firm Terraform Labs.
It shocked the market but has China's DeepSeek changed AI?
Some six months after DeepSeek shook Silicon Valley, is the Chinese AI chatbot still relevant?