Nvidia unveils AI chip for personal computers
Nvidia has announced a new chip for personal computers as it pushes deeper into the consumer market for devices powered by artificial intelligence. The new chip, called RTX Spark, was unveiled by Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang during a keynote speech ahead of the Computex technology show in Taipei, Taiwan. Huang described the shift as a reinvention of the personal computer for the AI...
Altman says Musk sought 90pc control of OpenAI
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has rejected Elon Musk’s claim that he betrayed the artificial intelligence company’s founding mission, telling a US court that Musk had sought sweeping control of the company. Altman began testifying on Tuesday in a high-profile trial in Oakland, California, involving some of the technology industry’s most powerful figures. Musk, the world’s richest...
AI use surges globally but rich-poor divide widens, Microsoft says
Generative artificial intelligence is being used by 17.8 percent of the world's working-age population, but the gap between wealthy and developing nations continues to widen, according to a report published by Microsoft. In the first quarter of 2026, 27.5 percent of people aged 15-64 in developed countries used a generative AI tool, compared with 15.4 percent in the developing world -- a gap...
Google faces new UK lawsuit over online display ads
Google faces a fresh UK lawsuit accusing it of abusing its dominance in online display advertising, the claimants announced Thursday, in the latest antitrust action against the U.S. tech giant. The claim filed on behalf of British advertisers is seeking up to £3 billion ($4 billion) in compensation, according to an estimate from KP Law, the firm leading the action. The case argues that...
Legal notice seeks social media ban for under-16s
A legal notice has been sent seeking a ban on the use of social media by children and adolescents until the age of 16. Barrister Sanaullah Noori sent the notice on Thursday (May 7) on behalf of Legal Voice Foundation. The notice also requested effective steps to prevent the misuse of social media and bring such platforms under control. The notice was sent to the secretary of the Posts and...
SpaceX gives Anthropic major AI computing boost
Anthropic has reached a deal to use computing resources from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, giving the Claude maker a major capacity boost in the intensifying artificial intelligence race. Under the agreement announced on Wednesday, Anthropic will use the full computing power of SpaceX’s Colossus 1 facility in Memphis, Tennessee, which houses more than 220,000 Nvidia processors. The deal will provide...
Meta chief Zuckerberg doubles down on AI spending
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg this week defended massive spending on artificial intelligence that dragged down shares despite strong earnings boosted by the technology. The social networking colossus raised its capital expenditures for this year to a range of $125 billion to $145 billion without laying out exactly how that investment would translate into profit. "The way to think about the...
Over half of Japanese teen girls turn to AI for personal advice
More than half of teenage girls in Japan who use generative artificial intelligence solicit AI's advice on personal worries, a recent government survey found, highlighting the technology's growing role among young women. According to the survey covering AI users conducted by the Cabinet Office's consumer panel, 52.4 percent of teenage girls said they consult with AI about their worries,...
EU tells Google to open Android to AI rivals
The EU on Monday laid out measures it wants Google to take to open up its operating system to rival AI services, in a move slammed by the U.S. tech giant. "The proposed measures aim to ensure that competing AI services can effectively interact with applications on users' Android devices and execute tasks accordingly, such as sending an email using the user's preferred email app, ordering food...
Norway plans social media ban for under-16s
Norway's government said it will propose a ban on the use of social media for children under the age of 16 and will make technology companies responsible for age verification of young users. "We are introducing this legislation because we want a childhood where children get to be children," Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said in a statement. "Play, friendships, and everyday life must not...
Meta to cut 8,000 jobs as Microsoft offers buyouts
Meta is laying off about 8,000 employees, around 10 percent of its workforce, as it steps up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and high-paid AI talent. The company said the cuts were aimed at improving efficiency and freeing up resources for new investments in key parts of the business. Reports also said Meta plans to leave about 6,000 positions unfilled. Microsoft,...
DeepSeek unveils new AI model
Chinese startup DeepSeek has released a new artificial intelligence model, more than a year after it drew global attention with a low-cost chatbot that rivalled leading US systems. The company said the new model, DeepSeek-V4, includes preview versions and marks a major upgrade to its earlier V3 model. In a statement, DeepSeek said V4 features an ultra-long context window of one million...
BTRC seeks police support for fuel transport, tower maintenance
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has sought active support from law enforcement agencies for fuel transport and maintenance work at tower sites to help ensure uninterrupted telecom services during the ongoing energy crisis. The regulator has also called two rounds of joint meetings involving power, fuel and telecom stakeholders to address the situation. The...
Apple names John Ternus as new CEO
Apple has named John Ternus as its new chief executive, replacing Tim Cook after 15 years at the helm of the technology company. Ternus, Apple’s current head of hardware engineering, will take over on September 1, while Cook will become executive chairman. Cook has led Apple since 2011, when he succeeded co-founder Steve Jobs after Jobs stepped down for health reasons shortly before his...
Japan to ban use of portable chargers on flights from April 24
Japan’s Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry is set to ban the use of portable chargers on airplanes, with the new policy to take effect on April 24. In addition, the number of regular chargers that travellers will be permitted to bring on board will be limited to two. According to the ministry’s April 14 announcement, travellers will no longer be allowed to charge their...
Splashdown of Artemis II astronauts concludes historic 10-day moon mission
The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew streaked through Earth's atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after nearly ten days in space, capping the first voyage by humans to the vicinity of the moon in over half a century. NASA's gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, parachuted gently into the sea off the Southern California coast shortly after 5pm PT...
Artemis II heads home after record-setting moon flyby
NASA’s Artemis II crew began the journey back to Earth on Monday after completing a historic lunar flyby, setting a new record for the farthest distance humans have ever travelled from Earth. Orion reached a maximum distance of 252,756 miles from Earth during the flyby, surpassing the Apollo 13 mark from 1970. The four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and...
NASA launches Artemis II on historic moon mission
NASA has successfully launched the Artemis II mission, the first crewed mission to the moon’s vicinity since the Apollo programme ended in 1972. The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket lifted off at 6:35 pm ET on Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending the Orion crew capsule on a 10-day journey. Artemis II will not land on the moon, but will fly a free-return...
Austria considers social media ban for children under 14
Austria is considering a ban on social media use for children under 14, following similar moves in Australia and France, State Secretary for Digital Affairs Alexander Proll told public broadcaster ORF on Tuesday. Proll announced that the government aims to implement the ban at the start of the new school year and is examining technical solutions to enforce it. Experts from political parties...
