Innovation

Tesla To Use Human Back-Up Drivers For Cybercab Fleet

Tesla to initially use human back-up controllers for company-owned robotaxi fleet at launch next year, says Deutsche Bank

2 weeks ago

China Opens Nvidia Antitrust Probe After US Sanctions

Chinese government opens antitrust probe into Nvidia's $7bn acquisition of Mellanox, in move seen as retaliation to export restrictions

2 weeks ago

Google Announces Quantum Chip Error ‘Breakthrough’

Google Willow quantum chip makes significant improvements in error correction, moving quantum computing closer to reality

2 weeks ago

OpenAI Seeks To Remove Commercial ‘AGI’ Constraint

ChatGPT developer OpenAI reportedly discussing removal of provision that blocks Microsoft from accessing super-intelligent AI

2 weeks ago

EU Probes Nvidia AI Chip Business Practices

European Commission reportedly questions Nvidia competitors, customers over business practices in AI chip market over antitrust concerns

2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s xAI Closes $6bn Funding, Plots Colossus AI Supercomputer Expansion

SEC filing reveals that Elon Musk’s AI firm, xAI, has raised another $6 billion, as it pledges to expand Colossus…

3 weeks ago

Waymo To Expand Ride-Hailing Service To Miami

Another major city in the United States is to receive Alphabet's Waymo ride-hailing service, with Miami the next stop

3 weeks ago

Meta To Spend $10 Billion On Largest Data Centre To Date

Facebook parent confirms its 23rd data centre in the US will be located in Louisiana, and will be its largest…

3 weeks ago

Musk’s Neuralink Animal Lab Cited For ‘Objectionable Conditions’

Federal regulator reportedly cites animal lab at Elon Musk's Neuralink for “objectionable conditions or practices”

3 weeks ago

Meta Looks To Nuclear Energy For US Data Centres

Facebook parent Meta joins other big data centre operators and explores use of nuclear energy to help it meet AI…

3 weeks ago

Elon Musk $56 Billion Pay Deal Rejected, Again

Judge in Delaware for the second time rules against the record-breaking $56 billion pay package for Elon Musk

3 weeks ago

US Announces New Export Controls On China’s Chip Sector

New round of US semiconductor export restrictions designed to hamper Beijing's capacity to produce high-end chips

3 weeks ago

Germany Shoulders €600 Million Of Northvolt Debt

Lender KfW is to be reimbursed by the German government more than €600 million ($629 million) of Northvolt debt

3 weeks ago

Elon Musk Seeks To Block OpenAI’s For-Profit Bid

OpenAI's bid to convert to a 'for-profit' organisation is opposed by Elon Musk and co in a federal courtroom

3 weeks ago

OpenAI Sued By Canadian News Publishers For Alleged Copyright Infringement

Group of news publishers in Canada become the latest group to sue OpenAI for allegedly using their new content to…

3 weeks ago

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Forced Out By Board

CEO Pat Gelsinger has been “retired” effective 1 December, after the board of directors reportedly loses confidence in his turnaround…

3 weeks ago

FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft

Last hurrah for chair Lina Khan? Federal Trade Commission launches sweeping investigation into Microsoft before Trump handover

4 weeks ago

OpenAI Allows Staff To Sell $1.5 Billion Stock To SoftBank – Report

SoftBank is to acquire more OpenAI shares, after the AI startup allows staff to sell their shares to Japanese tech…

4 weeks ago

Biden Administration To Loan Rivian $6.6 Billion For EV Factory

Consequence for Elon Musk? Biden administration provisionally agrees $6.6 billion loan to Rivian, so it can construct EV factory in…

4 weeks ago

Nvidia AI Model Generates, Manipulates Sounds And Voices

Leading AI chip maker Nvidia shows 'flexible' model Fugatto for generating and manipulating sounds, music and voices

4 weeks ago

Huawei Releases Mate 70 Range To Challenge Apple

Huawei launches Mate 70 smartphones with AI-powered air gestures for cross-device file transfers to nearby foldables and tablets

4 weeks ago

Nvidia Chief Promises China Engagement Ahead Of New Sanctions

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang says the AI chip company plans to maintain presence in China as US plans new sanctions…

4 weeks ago

US Widening AI Lead Over China, Finds Stanford Report

US widening lead over China on AI development, as UK places third in Stanford index of top countries pushing the…

4 weeks ago

Amazon To Pump Another $4bn Into AI Start-Up Anthropic

Amazon to invest a further $4bn into AI start-up Anthropic, doubling its investment as it vies against stiff competition

4 weeks ago

The Cost of Tech Skills

The demand for tech skills is surging, driving economic growth but revealing challenges. Financial costs, time pressures, and diversity gaps…

4 weeks ago

Uber Seeks $10m Stake In Pony AI Via IPO

Uber reportedly seeks $10m stake in Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony AI via US IPO, may use Pony AI's technology…

4 weeks ago

Apple Developing ‘LLM Siri’ AI For 2026

iPhone maker reportedly developing next-generation AI large language model for Siri for spring 2026 as it ramps 'Apple Intelligence'

4 weeks ago

Hong Kong Research Group Trains AI Model With Huawei Chips

Hong Kong-based AI research institute uses Huawei Ascend 910B chips to train latest model, as domestic firms make up for…

4 weeks ago

Northvolt Files For Bankruptcy Protection In US

Northvolt files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, and CEO and co-founder Peter Carlsson steps down

1 month ago