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Robot races to victory in Beijing half-marathon

United Kingdom, April 25 -- A robot has sprinted into the record books after storming to victory in a half-marathon in Beijing - leaving human runners in the dust. The futuristic race, held in the Ch... Read More


Meta to cut nearly 8,000 jobs next month

United Kingdom, April 24 -- Meta is set to cut almost 8,000 jobs. The tech giant has informed employees that around 10 per cent of the workforce will be laid off on May 20 as part of a major shakeup ... Read More


AI-powered robot can defeat elite table tennis players

United Kingdom, April 24 -- An AI-powered robot is able to beat elite players at table tennis. The machine, called Ace, has been built by experts at Sony AI - who feel that it is on a par with achiev... Read More


Apple patches iOS bug that let authorities access deleted notifications

United Kingdom, April 23 -- Apple has pushed out a fresh iOS update to shut down a privacy gap that left deleted push notifications lingering on devices long after users thought they were gone. The f... Read More


Social media bosses deny platforms are 'addictive by nature'

United Kingdom, April 22 -- Social media executives have denied that their platforms are addictive. UK representatives from Meta, Roblox and TikTok were subjected to robust questioning by MPs from th... Read More


ChatGPT gets nasty when exposed to humans arguing

United Kingdom, April 22 -- ChatGPT becomes abusive when exposed to real-life arguments. A new study analysed how large language models (LLMs) reacted to sustained hostility by feeding the chatbot ex... Read More


Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO

United Kingdom, April 21 -- Tim Cook is to step down as Apple CEO. Cook, who first joined the tech company back in 1998 and has been CEO for the past 15 years after taking over from the firm's late c... Read More


OpenAI boss Sam Altman feels AI will be good for the film industry

United Kingdom, April 21 -- OpenAI boss Sam Altman is adamant that AI is good for the film industry. The tech chief feels that the technology will be a positive thing for Hollywood and will not be as... Read More


Phones to be banned from schools in England

United Kingdom, April 21 -- The government has declared that it will introduce a legal ban on smartphones in schools in England. Education minister Baroness Jacqui Smith informed the House of Lords o... Read More


Tinder launches fightback against bots

United Kingdom, April 20 -- Tinder is launching a crackdown against AI-powered bots. The popular dating app has announced that it's working with World ID to fight back against bot accounts on its pla... Read More