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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.

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Should Europe wean itself off US tech?

Just three US firms provide 70% of Europe’s cloud-computing, leading to fears of overreliance.

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VW introduces monthly subscription to increase car power

The German car-maker says its “optional power upgrade” is designed to give customers more choice.

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UK’s Turing AI Institute bosses respond to staff anger in letter

It comes after staff warned the charity – which receives £100m from the government – is at risk of collapse.

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Intel shares jump after report of possible US stake in chipmaker

Experts suggest the reported deal could give the US an edge in the chipmaking sector.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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Apple rejects Musk’s App Store bias claims

The X owner had accused Apple of making it impossible to fairly compete with ChatGPT.

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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.

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