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Instagram and YouTube chiefs accused of building 'addiction machines' at California trial

United Kingdom, Feb. 10 -- Social media companies such as Instagram and YouTube have been accused of creating "addiction machines" at the start of a landmark trial in California. In his opening argum... Read More


AI chatbots give users inaccurate and inconsistent medical advice

United Kingdom, Feb. 10 -- AI chatbots give inaccurate and inconsistent medical advice to users. Research from the University of Oxford found that people using artificial intelligence (AI) for health... Read More


Discord will require users to verify their age to access adult content

United Kingdom, Feb. 10 -- Discord will soon require users to verify their age with either a face scan or a form of ID in order to access adult content. The online chat service, which enables people ... Read More


EU instructs Meta to let rival AI chatbots run on WhatsApp

United Kingdom, Feb. 9 -- The European Union (EU) has ordered Meta to let rivals run AI chatbots on WhatsApp. The tech giant made changes to the messaging app last month, with only its AI assistant M... Read More


TikTok could be forced into changing 'addictive design'

United Kingdom, Feb. 9 -- TikTok may be forced into making changes to its "addictive design". The European Union (EU) has indicated that the social media giant had infringed the Digital Services Act ... Read More


Next-gen Xbox 'targeting 2027 as a best-case scenario'

United Kingdom, Feb. 9 -- Microsoft's next-generation Xbox is reportedly targeting 2027 as a "best case-senario". According to Windows Central, Microsoft has not internally locked in a fixed launch d... Read More


Sam Altman urges firms to 'make very heavy use of AI'

United Kingdom, Feb. 6 -- Sam Altman thinks companies that "succeed in the future are going to make very heavy use of AI". The 40-year-old entrepreneur - who is the CEO of OpenAI - believes AI techno... Read More


Amazon announces AI investment plans

United Kingdom, Feb. 6 -- Amazon plans to invest $200 billion in AI and infrastructure. The online retail firm has become the latest tech giant to announce plans for a sharp rise in AI spending. And... Read More


Elon Musk: AI can help resolve US national debt

United Kingdom, Feb. 6 -- Elon Musk believes AI and robotics hold the key to America's financial future. The billionaire businessman has suggested that the US must embrace cutting-edge technologies -... Read More


UK Research and Innovation 'faces hard decisions'

United Kingdom, Feb. 5 -- UK Research and Innovation is facing "hard decisions" on funding future projects. Ian Chapman, the boss of UK Research and Innovation, which spends £8 billion of taxpay... Read More