The Manx government is set to introduce a new system to categorise indecent images of children to enable the use of artificial Intelligence (AI).
Under the change, sentencing guidelines will refer to categories used in England and Wales…
Social network Bluesky is rolling out a new version of its software, which adopts some of the features former X users have missed. Nope, it’s not an edit button! Instead, the open social network is adding support for chat reactions in its …
AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other top AI labs are increasingly being used to assist with programming tasks. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in October that 25% of new code at the company is generated by AI, and Meta CEO Mark Zuck…
Microsoft has begun the rollout of an AI-powered tool which takes snapshots of users' screens every few seconds.
The Copilot+ Recall feature is available in preview mode to some people with Microsoft's AI PCs and laptops.
It is the…
Apple is considering importing more iPhones from India to sidestep the 54% additional tariffs on goods imported from China that U.S. president Donald Trump announced last week, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing anonymous sources.
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Tech company Yahoo has removed several pages and other sections from its corporate website in recent months relating to its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, TechCrunch has learned.
A section of Yahoo’s website that was …
It sounds like something from a science fiction movie, but Stephen Eisele is confident that one day his company will open a data centre on the Moon.
"The way we see it is that by putting the data centre in space, you're really offerin…
Video games are the biggest form of entertainment in the world, but sometimes they bleed into people's lives offline in surprising and disturbing ways.
Christian Dines' hands were twitching. As though he were still gripping his vi…
An EU decision on whether Apple and Meta have breached landmark tech rules aimed at curbing their market power will be issued in the coming weeks, antitrust chief Teresa Ribera told European Parliament lawmakers on Tuesday.
The European…
Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the company is looking to improve the app’s search functionality, admitting this is an area where Instagram could do more to compete. The remarks, made on a recent episode of the “Build Your Tribe” podcas…
China on Wednesday said that any deal for TikTok had to comply with Chinese law, reiterating an earlier stance when asked about U.S. President Donald Trump's move to extend the deadline for the TikTok sale by 75 days.
Trump extended the…
Taiwan's Foxconn sees Japan as a big opportunity for growing its electric vehicle business and hopes to agree on partnerships with Japanese companies as soon as possible, an executive in charge of the business said on Wednesday.
Foxconn…
Snapchat is introducing Sponsored AI Lenses, a new ad format that lets brands engage with consumers in an immersive way. While Snapchat has offered brands the opportunity to pay for sponsored lenses on the platform for years, now they can …
President Donald Trump has for a second time extended the deadline that would have required TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the US.
A bipartisan law passed by Congress last year mandates TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, …
Amazon has upgraded its AI video model, Nova Reel, with the ability to generate videos up to two minutes in length.
Nova Reel, announced in December 2024, was Amazon’s first foray into the generative video space. It competes with models…
In a recent memo to employees, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke made a bold policy change: teams must demonstrate why AI can’t perform a job before they’re permitted to ask for more headcount and resources.
“Before asking for more headcount and…
Batteries for electric vehicles are notoriously difficult to recycle, but growing demand for the rare metals they contain is leading to innovative new ways of retrieving them from used power cells.
I am standing in a lab where bat…
IBM is releasing the latest version of its mainframe hardware that includes new updates meant to accelerate AI adoption.
The hardware and consulting company on Monday announced IBM z17, the latest version of its mainframe computer har…
Meta is expanding Teen Accounts - what it considers its age-appropriate experience for under 18s - to Facebook and Messenger.
The system involves putting younger teens on the platforms into more restricted settings by default, with pa…
For years, U.S.-based tech companies have tapped into India’s vast and increasing internet user base for growth. OpenAI is no exception. But while the AI lab claims that India is one of its fastest-growing ChatGPT markets, third-party da…
US President Donald Trump has granted TikTok a second 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires the hugely popular video app to either sell its US operation or face a ban in the country.
"We do not want TikTok to 'go dark',"…
Meta Platforms on Saturday released the latest version of its large language model (LLM) Llama, called the Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick.
Meta said Llama is a multimodal AI system. Multimodal systems are capable of processing and i…
Microsoft's joint venture Wicresoft will cease its China operations from Tuesday, a move that will lead to the layoff of about 2,000 staff, Chinese media outlet Caijing reported on Monday, citing sources.
The move is in line with Micros…
X is bringing in stricter rules around parody accounts.
From 10 April, accounts which impersonate another user or person must use key words such as "fake" or "parody" at the start of their account names.
The platform will also requ…
South Africa's healthcare sector weakened by underfunding, lack of skills and fragmented infrastructure
"There was a time when cybercriminals held off from attacking the world's healthcare institutions for reasons of ethics. But no mor…
The caller identity app Truecaller said that it crossed the 450 million user mark earlier this week. The company said that it added 50 million users in the past 10 months and 15.5 million users since the beginning of 2025.
India is th…
Ehang earlier this week said it was the first in the world to obtain a certificate for operating a pilotless aerial vehicle that can carry humans.
The certification clears the way for flying taxis to become a viable method of transporta…
As YouTube Shorts continues to compete with TikTok, the platform is announcing new upcoming features to help creators publish engaging short-form videos.
Creators will get access to an improved video editor, the ability to generate AI…
X’s plan to boost revenue by selling off dormant usernames on its service is starting to shape up. According to recent changes found in X’s web application, the company is setting up a “handle inquiry” process that will allow Verified Or…
Spotify announced Gen AI ads, among other changes to its advertising business, at an event in New York City on Thursday. Notably, the company introduced a new programmatic offering, the Spotify Ad Exchange (SAX), which allows advertisers…
As TikTok’s fate in the United States remains uncertain, the tech giant has quietly started testing a new “TikTok for Artists” insights platform that is designed to help artists build their careers, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. T…
Berlin has been paying for Ukraine's access to a satellite-internet network operated by France's Eutelsat, as Europe seeks alternatives to Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Eutelsat’s chief executive Eva Berneke told Reuters the company has provided…
Amazon is introducing a new “Recaps” feature for Kindle users to help them recall plot points and character arcs before picking up the latest book in a series. While the company’s press release for the new feature doesn’t mention AI, Ama…
OpenAI’s new image-generation feature is on track to be one of the company’s most popular product launches ever.
According to Brad Lightcap, who oversees day-to-day operations and global deployment at OpenAI, over 130 million users have…
Amazon is starting to test a new AI shopping agent, a feature it calls “Buy for Me,” with a subset users, the company announced in a blog post Thursday.
If Amazon doesn’t sell something that users are searching for, the Buy for Me fea…
Tony Blair's think-tank is preparing to tell the Government that the rise of AI is 'inevitable' – and the UK will be left behind unless creators submit to Big Tech.
A leaked research paper from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (…
President Donald Trump says he is "very close" to brokering a deal to find a buyer for TikTok, which faces a US ban if its Chinese owner does not sell the app by the weekend.
A bipartisan law passed by Congress last year mandates TikT…
Xiaomi delivered a record number of electric vehicles in March, exceeding 29,000 units.
Xpeng and Leapmotor saw deliveries more than double in March from the same period last year.
Nio and Zeekr lag behind in deliveries as they struggl…
European defense giant Leonardo hopes to present a satellite alliance with Airbus and Thales within months, the company's CEO told CNBC, as the continent looks for alternatives to Elon Musk's Starlink.
Speaking in Rome on Wednesday, Leo…
Last year, funding into African startups edged past $2 billion, returning to pre-pandemic levels and presenting a mixed bag as expected. Signs suggest 2025 will follow the cautious trends of the past two years.
A sharp decline in mega…
All it took was losing $100 billion in three months to make Elon Musk change his tune on government work.
ICYMI: The last 24 hours have brought a parade of humiliation for the world’s richest edgelord, starting with his $20 million losing…
Anthropic announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new Claude for Education tier, an answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Edu plan. The new tier is aimed at higher education, and gives students, faculty, and other staff access to Anthropic’s AI …
When OpenAI unveiled its o3 “reasoning” AI model in December, the company partnered with the creators of ARC-AGI, a benchmark designed to test highly capable AI, to showcase o3’s capabilities. Months later, the results have been revised,…
From simple smiley faces and love hearts to high heels and rainbows, it seems like there is already an emoji for every possible situation.
Now, iPhone users have even more designs to use. As part of Apple's iOS 18.4 update, iPhone users…
China plans to launch pilot projects in nine cities that would use the country's growing fleet of electric vehicles as batteries to shore up power supply on the grid during spikes in demand, according to a government announcement on Wednes…
Minecraft is the world's best-selling computer game and soon to be a Hollywood film. This is why children can't get enough of it.
AJ Minotti has three children – and they all love playing Minecraft. His twin girls aged 10 and his …
TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, on May 8. The photo-sharing app launched in testing in Canada, Australia, and Vietnam last year.
The company is notifying TikTok Notes users of its decision to retire the…
British single-board computer maker Raspberry Pi forecast a steady build-up in demand this year after it narrowly beat 2024 earnings expectations, helped by sales of its flagship Raspberry Pi5 as well as its semiconductor units.
The gro…
Africa stands at the forefront of a revolutionary shift in global health, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and data science, according to a report released today from the Science for Africa Foundation (SFA Foundation), African instit…
The Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) today announced the inaugural Governance of Emerging Technologies Summit (GETS), set to take place at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort in Abu Dhabi on 5–6 May 2025. The summit will conven…
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