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Microsoft Challenges Data Centre Cost Recovery, After Public Pledge
Microsoft files appeal to Virginia effort to recover costs for data centre power infrastructure, after pledge to protect consumers
Smart Ring Maker Oura Plans IPO Amid Revenue Surge
Finland-founded smart ring maker Oura files for US IPO, amid surge in demand for lightweight fitness-tracking devices
Uber, Wayve Offer First Paid London Robotaxi Rides
Paid autonomous taxi rides go live on Uber’s app in London, as UK AI start-up makes worldwide commercial debut
Google Spared Adtech Sell-Off In Monopoly Ruling
US federal judge approves limited behavioural remedies, rejecting break-up of Google’s illegal adtech monopoly
TikTok Drops Out Of US House Meeting Amid Child-Safety Pressure
TikTok cancels planned roundtable with US lawmakers on national security issues, following Meta child-safety settlement
Tencent User Data Fuels High-Performance Hy4 Preview AI Model
Hy4 preview from Tencent becomes latest open-weight model to challenge US leaders, drawing on company’s wide-ranging user data
Gang Releases Personal Data After Hack Of UK Airports
Criminal group releases personal data on millions of passengers on open internet, after hack of three UK airports last week
Uber To Cut 10 Percent Of Staff Worldwide
Ride-hailing app to cut about 3,300 workers as it ramps up investments in robotaxi partnerships in US and internationally
UK Peers Propose ‘Kill Switch’ For Powerful AI Models
Group of peers in House of Lords argue government should have ability to disable powerful models to protect national security
Researchers Take Down 20-Year-Old Russian Botnet
Security researchers, US, European authorities infiltrate, disable two-decade-old ‘Sality’ botnet that operates out of Russia
Waymo, Zoox Expand Robotaxis To More Cities
Google spin-off Waymo adds three US cities for total of 14, while Amazon’s Zoox begins testing in Houston, San Diego
EU Queries Publishers Over Google AI Opt-Out
European Commission reportedly asks publishers whether they plan to take advantage of Google offer to opt-out of AI features
ChatGPT Faces Tougher EU Rules
OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox all gain designations under EU’s Digital Services Act, subjecting them to stricter standards
Anthropic Revamps Pricing With Fable 5.1
Start-up slashes prices for reuse of cached data in latest frontier model release, as it faces open-weight competition
Manus Resumes Independent Operations After Meta Split
Chinese-founded agentic AI start-up says users can now restore months’ worth of data deleted during transition back to independence
FTC Sues Amazon Over Ad Price ‘Manipulation’
US consumer regulator alleges Amazon boosted profits by secretly manipulating prices paid by advertisers
Guernsey To Close Start-Up Incubator
Guernsey government decides to shutter Digital Greenhouse facility after 10 years, unless private operator can be found
Robert Burns Charity Hacked In Beacon CRM Breach
Details on members and supporters of Robert Burns Ellisland Trust copied in wide-ranging Beacon CRM hack
Businesses Hit By Harvest Software Price Shock
After acquisition by Italy’s Bending Spoons, invoicing software Harvest spikes prices by more than 1,000 times