Thousands of Google workers demand layoff protections amid AI boom in petition to CEO
The petition to Sundar Pichai, the CEO, included more than 4,500 signatures and included calls for buyout optionsGoog...
The lawyer who took on Meta – and won – podcast
When Mark Lanier and his young client Kaley faced Meta and Google in an LA courtroom earlier this year, it seemed a b...
‘This was a righteous case. A holy war’: the lawyer who took on Meta and Google – and won
When Mark Lanier and his young client Kaley faced the tech giants in an LA courtroom earlier this year, it seemed a b...
Datacentres drive up carbon emissions of Microsoft, Amazon and Google to a third of those of France
All three companies say they still aim to achieve net zero carbon output despite construction boomMicrosoft, Amazon a...
Bank of England handed powers to regulate key tech firms including Amazon and Google
Direct oversight of ‘critical third parties’ such as Oracle and Microsoft given to ensure resilient cyber-defences an...
UK watchdog plans to break Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ on mobile app stores
CMA says developers should be able to steer users away from app stores for payments to increase competitionBusiness l...
The AI bubble has further to run despite the looming crash
As tech firms make huge profits and investors fear losing out, both are doing their best to hold off the day of recko...
'Growing up too young': Londoners praise under-16s social media ban – video
Social media access in the UK is set to be banned for under-16s as part of an online safety drive that includes a hos...
What does the UK watchdog’s new Google AI results rule mean for publishers?
Giving news websites the power to block their content from being used in AI summaries will have global ramificationsT...
EU proposes to block foreign providers using ‘kill switch’ to disrupt vital tech across Europe
European Commission aims to reduce ‘risky dependencies’ on foreign suppliers in cloud computing, AI and semiconductor...
As the tech mega-IPO race hots up, has OpenAI missed its moment?
With rivals racing to market to raise ‘eye-popping sums’, the spotlight is now on the AI sector’s one-time ‘poster ch...
UK media groups given power to opt out of Google AI search summaries
Watchdog says ‘publishers will now have effective tools to prevent content being used to power AI features in search’...
Google owner Alphabet to sell $80bn in stock to fund AI spending spree
Markets take note as world’s biggest equity fundraiser bids to garner more money than the three biggest-ever IPOs com...