News - Tech

Meta plans advanced ‘agentic’ AI assistant for consumers

Tue, 5 May 2026 19:05:00 GMT

Social media platform invests in equivalent to OpenClaw that aims to seamlessly carry out everyday tasks for users

Musk and Altman’s bitter feud over OpenAI to be laid bare in court

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:04:00 GMT

Tesla chief believes Altman broke company’s founding agreement – and legal battle promises to be explosive

Instagram is testing premium features. Will people pay?

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:04:00 GMT

The social media platform is testing an Instagram Plus subscription, for a fee

A Wish List for the Man Replacing Tim Cook as Apple’s C.E.O.

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT

John Ternus, an Apple veteran who runs hardware engineering, will take over an extraordinarily profitable company in need of new ideas.

Elon Musk snubs interview summons by French prosecutors amid X probe

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:04:00 GMT

‘Horrific’: Leaked new iPhone roasted

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:04:00 GMT

Rumours are mounting that Apple is months from unveiling its first foldable iPhone, after years of speculation – sparking outrage online.

Elon Musk summoned by French prosecutors after 15-month probe

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:04:00 GMT

Paris prosecutors have been investigating a wide range of alleged abuses by X and its owner since January 2025. The billionaire has been summoned for a voluntary interview on Monday.

CEO of blacklisted Anthropic is going to the White House

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:04:00 GMT

Snapchat owner cuts 16% of global staff in latest round of job cuts

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:04:00 GMT

Snap Inc., the owner of Snapchat, is cutting about 16% of its global workforce, which means around 1,000 jobs

Sora, OpenAI's generative video app, is history. Here's what that means for the firm's future

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:03:00 GMT

Company also paused its erotic chatbot and some shopping features as it shifts priorities

Trump Names Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison and Jensen Huang to Tech Panel

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:03:00 GMT

Group to advise the president on how to regulate artificial intelligence, among other issues

TikTok's plan to reimagine video advertising

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:03:00 GMT

TikTok on Tuesday introduced a slew of new ad products designed to help brands tell higher-impact stories, beyond what they could do on traditional television or standard mobile video ads.

Russia is killing Telegram, its most popular messaging app, despite fears of pushback

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:03:00 GMT

There has been rare public resistance to the push to throttle Telegram, Russia's most popular messaging app, with even some pro-Kremlin hawks fearing it could backfire.

Jeff Bezos in Talks to Raise $100 Billion Fund to Transform Companies With A.I.

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:03:00 GMT

The new fund would operate alongside the Amazon founder’s A.I. start-up, Project Prometheus.

Meta will pay Instagram, TikTok and YouTube creators with big followings to post on Facebook

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:03:00 GMT

Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign unveiled Thursday

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:03:00 GMT

Pentagon blacklists triumphant AI company

Tue, 3 Mar 2026 13:03:00 GMT

The Chinese AI app sending Hollywood into a panic

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:02:00 GMT

Europe’s privacy watchdog launches ‘large-scale’ probe into Elon Musk’s X

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:02:00 GMT

X outage takes down social media platform

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:02:00 GMT

Thousands report access issues during morning X outage

WhatsApp says Russia has tried to fully block the messaging app

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:02:00 GMT

Russia has attempted to fully block WhatsApp as it tightens control of online communication and pushes people toward a state-backed alternative

French headquarters of Elon Musk’s X raided by Paris cybercrime unit

Tue, 3 Feb 2026 12:02:00 GMT

Amazon’s layoffs are staggering. We’ve seen this before

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:01:00 GMT

Spotify in freefall, boss lashes out

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:01:00 GMT

Spotify has addressed concerns about artist royalties just days after it was revealed that the company’s stock had dropped over 40% in the last six months.

The Trump-approved US TikTok is off to a rough start

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:01:00 GMT

Snapchat settles to avoid social media addiction trial

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:01:00 GMT

San Francisco (United States) (AFP) – Snapchat on Wednesday confirmed it made a deal to avoid a US civil trial accusing it, along with Meta, TikTok, and YouTube, of addicting young people to social media.

‘Time to take my music off’: Spotify revolt

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:01:00 GMT

The streaming giant’s shares have plummeted as furious users threaten to abandon the platform over a controversial issue.

ChatGPT to start showing ads in the US

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:01:00 GMT

Ads to be placed alongside answers as OpenAI looks to beef up revenue for flagship AI product

Democrats press Trump adviser over AI systems used for explicit deepfakes

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:01:00 GMT

House lawmakers sought answers from tech policy chief Michael Kratsios about U.S. government contracts with xAI.

The relentless rise of YouTube

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 16:12:00 GMT

As well as being the dominant platform in podcasting and having a growing presence in live sport, it is now the leader in TV and streaming in the US