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Online search a battleground for AI titansTech firms battling for supremacy in artificial intelligence are out to transform how people search the web, challenging the dominance of the Chrome browser at the heart of Google's empire.... Read more -
Amazon uses AI to make robots better warehouse workersAmazon on Wednesday said it is speeding up the automation of its warehouses with the help of artificial intelligence and robotics, raising questions about the future of human workers.... Read more -
India plans tightening AI rules to stem deepfake surgeIndia has proposed sweeping new regulations to govern artificial intelligence, aiming to curb a surge in misinformation and deepfake videos in the world's most populous nation.... Read more -
Europeans favor solar power and local energy over imports, study findsRenewable energy is today the cheapest source of electricity available. In order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, the share of renewables must be expanded to 100% by 2030. However, this expansion comes with an increase in land use, leading to rising public opposition.... Read more -
Purine-modified platinum electrodes could cut hydrogen costsHydrogen production from water may seem straightforward: splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen gases using an electric current. However, one major challenge is the significant cost associated with it.... Read more -
Banana-selling robots pitch customers in test run in Chicago suburbsFrom bananas to burgers, store aisles to sidewalks, an army of robots has descended upon Chicagoland with the singular mission to bring us food.... Read more -
Chinese car firm BYD is racing ahead with its electric vehicles. Here's how more established brands can catch upElectric cars made by the Chinese car firm BYD are now a familiar sight on British roads. In September 2025, the company sold 11,271 vehicles in the UK—ten times as many as in the same month last year.... Read more -
AI heavyweights call for end to 'superintelligence' researchI have worked in AI for more than three decades, including with pioneers such as John McCarthy, who coined the term "artificial intelligence" in 1955.... Read more -
Google and Apple face extra UK scrutiny over 'strategic' role in mobile platformsBritain's antitrust watchdog on Wednesday targeted Google and Apple for their "strategic" roles in mobile ecosystems, opening the door for regulators to impose changes to their business practices to improve competition.... Read more -
What the US$55 billion Electronic Arts takeover means for video game workers and the industryElectronic Arts (EA) is one of the world's largest gaming companies. It has agreed to be acquired for US$55 billion in the second largest buyout in the industry's history.... Read more -
AI and online shopping: How Shein, Temu and others get you hookedIn recent years, several websites selling ultra-low-cost goods have appeared on the French market. Shein, Temu and AliExpress, to name but a few, are shaking up the online retail landscape. According to a study conducted by BPCE Digital & Payments, the number of payment cards recording at least one monthly... Read more -
An Amazon outage has rattled the internet. A computer scientist explains why the 'cloud' needs to changeThe world's largest cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has experienced a major outage that has impacted thousands of organizations, including banks, financial software platforms such as Xero, and social media platforms such as Snapchat.... Read more -
OpenAI launches Atlas browser to compete with Google ChromeOpenAI introduced its own web browser, Atlas, on Tuesday, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial intelligence to answer their questions.... Read more -
Instagram is going PG-13. Will that make a difference for teens?Depending on who you are, Instagram might now seem a bit more PG-13. That's by design.... Read more -
What caused Amazon Web Services to go down? An expert explainsFrom Reddit and Snapchat to Delta and Zoom, more than a thousand websites around the globe were knocked offline early Monday—and continued to have problems into the afternoon—after a major outage at Amazon Web Services, the single largest cloud service provider in the world.... Read more
