Google's Gemini app hits monthly landmark
2026-08-12 13:00:08 More than one billion people are using the Gemini app every month. Google has confirmed that the Gemini app has become the fastest-growing product in the history of…
Spotify to add AI Persona badges
2026-08-12 12:02:24 Spotify is poised to add a label for AI-generated content. The streaming giant will soon allow listeners to see if an artist is creating music using AI, adding…
AI can achieve extraordinary new things, says Mark Zuckerberg
2026-08-12 12:00:33 Mark Zuckerberg has backed AI to “create and discover extraordinary new things”. The billionaire businessman – who is the CEO of Meta – has written an essay to…
Nvidia teams up with Wall Street giants to raise $500 billion for AI infrastructure
2026-08-11 09:04:11 Nvidia has teamed up with some of the world’s biggest financial firms to raise as much as $500 billion (£370 billion) for artificial intelligence infrastructure. The chipmaker said…
Bernie Sanders urges tech giants to 'pause AI development' for the sake of humanity
2026-08-11 09:02:14 US senator Bernie Sanders has called on the leaders of Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic to pause the development of advanced artificial intelligence, warning that the technology could become…
Smart glasses give men the opportunity to 'stalk and harass' women in private spaces
2026-08-11 09:00:10 Smart glasses are giving men new opportunities to secretly film and harass women in places where they would normally expect privacy, researchers have warned. A University of Sydney…
Apple takes UK government to court again in ‘backdoor’ privacy battle
2026-08-07 16:04:34 Apple has launched another legal battle against the UK government over demands for access to highly encrypted user data – reopening a privacy row that has stretched from…
Meta hit with $567m bill after judge brands platforms a ‘public nuisance’
2026-08-07 14:19:13 Meta has been ordered to pay another $567 million (£421 million) after a US judge ruled its social media platforms created a “public nuisance” through harms caused to…
Disney hands TikTok creators keys to Star Wars and Marvel in landmark deal
2026-08-07 14:17:35 Disney has struck a landmark deal with TikTok that will let selected creators legally use its famous characters, scenes and other assets in their videos – bringing everything…
Disney agrees deal to let TikTok creators use its movies and TV shows in clips
2026-08-06 11:04:13 Disney has signed a new agreement with TikTok that will allow creators to use clips from some of the entertainment giant’s biggest movies and TV shows in their…
