US Data Centres Could Consume One-Fifth of National Electricity by 2035
US data centres could consume about 20% of the country’s electricity by 2035, compared with 5.9% today, according to a new forecast from BloombergNEF. Rapid development of artificial intelligence infrastructure…
Google Releases Faster Gemini Flash Models With Lower Operating Costs
Google DeepMind has released Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber, expanding its selection of lower-cost models for coding, AI agents and cybersecurity work. The company…
Instagram Lets Users Replace Music on Published Feed Posts
Instagram now allows users to replace music on published feed posts and carousels without deleting and uploading the content again. The new Replace Audio tool preserves the post’s existing likes,…
Meta Adds Parental Supervision Tools to Threads
Meta is adding parental supervision tools to Threads, allowing parents and guardians to manage how teenagers use the social platform. The controls will begin rolling out in the United States…
US Considers Sanctions Against Chinese AI Companies Over Alleged IP Theft
The US Treasury Department could impose sanctions on Chinese artificial intelligence companies if an examination finds that their models were developed using stolen American intellectual property. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
Light Introduces $299 Flip Phone With Minimalist Software and Tactile Controls
Minimalist technology company Light has introduced the Light Flip, a $299 mobile phone designed for people who want basic communication tools without social media, app stores or an external display.…
Snap Reaches Tentative Settlement in Youth Social Media Harm Lawsuit
Snap has reached a tentative settlement with a young plaintiff who accused Snapchat and other social media platforms of using addictive design features that harmed his mental health. The agreement…
Suno Data Breach Exposes Information Linked to 55.3 Million Users
AI music generator Suno suffered a cyberattack that exposed personal information linked to more than 55.3 million people, according to breach-notification service Have I Been Pwned. The November 2025 incident…
Google Develops More Efficient AI Chip for Gemini Models
Google is developing a new server chip intended to run its Gemini AI models with less power and greater efficiency. The processor, internally called Frozen v2, could enter service as…
X Releases Rebuilt Android App After Year-Long Development
X has released a rebuilt version of its Android app after nearly a year of development. The company says the new app improves loading speeds, scrolling, notifications and overall reliability…
Kimi K3 Sparks US Debate Over Open AI Models and Market Competition
Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 has intensified debate in the United States over whether advanced Chinese open-weight models pose a security risk or provide useful competition to proprietary systems. The dispute…
Judge Temporarily Blocks Paramount Skydance’s $110 Billion Warner Bros. Acquisition
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance from completing its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 US states raised antitrust concerns. The 14-day order prevents the…
Adobe Adds AI Photo Critiques and Editing Tools to Project Indigo
Adobe is adding experimental AI features to Project Indigo, its iOS camera app designed around manual controls and computational photography. The update can assess photos, suggest ways to reshoot them,…
Hackers Exploit Critical WordPress Flaws to Take Control of Vulnerable Websites
Hackers are exploiting two recently patched vulnerabilities in WordPress to take control of websites that have not installed the latest security updates. The flaws affect WordPress 6.9.0 through 6.9.4 and…
YouTube Clarifies Monetisation Rules for Repetitive and AI-Generated Videos
YouTube has clarified which types of “inauthentic content” can make channels ineligible for revenue through the YouTube Partner Program. The update targets generic or repetitive videos, distressing material designed to…
Infinity Raises $15 Million to Build AI Software for Multiple Chip Designs
AI infrastructure start-up Infinity has raised $15 million in seed funding at a $100 million post-money valuation. The company is developing software that automatically prepares different AI chips to run…
Craneware Investigates Cyberattack After Customer and Employee Data Stolen
UK healthcare software provider Craneware is investigating a cyberattack in which hackers accessed part of its data environment and stole a significant volume of files. The company said the incident…
Hugging Face Breach Exposes Internal Datasets and Service Credentials
AI development platform Hugging Face has disclosed a cyberattack that gave an intruder access to internal datasets and credentials used by several company services. The company is still investigating whether…