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Tesla Drops Autopilot As It Pushes Full Self-Driving Adoption

Tesla has discontinued Autopilot, its basic driver-assistance system, as it seeks to increase uptake of its more advanced Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software. California Ruling And Licensing Pressure The change follows…

OpenAI Appoints Barret Zoph To Lead Enterprise AI Sales Push

OpenAI has reorganized parts of its leadership and appointed Barret Zoph to lead its enterprise AI sales efforts, as the company looks to strengthen its position with business customers in…

Sam Altman Plans India Visit As New Delhi Prepares To Host Major AI Summit

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman is planning to visit India in mid-February, marking his first trip to the country in nearly a year, as New Delhi prepares to host…

Waymo Opens Public Robotaxi Service In Miami

Waymo has opened its robotaxi service to the public in Miami, marking the company’s latest expansion as it continues to scale driverless ride-hailing across the United States. Public Access Begins…

Under Armour Probes Alleged Data Breach After Millions Of Records Surface Online

Under Armour said it is investigating claims that customer data was stolen after a cybercriminal advertised millions of records on a hacker forum, following reports that the information originated from…

Google DeepMind Brings In Hume AI Leadership To Strengthen Gemini Voice Features

Google DeepMind has hired the chief executive and several senior engineers from voice AI startup Hume AI under a new licensing agreement, adding experienced voice and audio talent to its…

Heathrow Scraps 100ml Liquids Rule After Completing CT Scanner Rollout

Passengers departing from Heathrow can now carry liquids in containers of up to two litres through security without removing them from their bags, after the airport completed the rollout of…

Pinterest Turns To Chinese Open-Source AI Models To Power Recommendations

Pinterest is increasingly relying on Chinese open-source artificial intelligence models to improve its recommendation and shopping features, reflecting a broader shift among U.S. companies toward lower-cost, customizable AI tools developed…

TikTok US Joint Venture Updates Privacy Policy To Allow Collection Of Precise Location Data

TikTok’s newly formed U.S. joint venture has updated its privacy policy to expand the types of location data it can collect from American users, following the completion of a deal…

Anthropic CEO Criticizes U.S. Approval Of AI Chip Sales To China At Davos

Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei publicly criticized the U.S. administration and major chipmakers after the government approved the sale of certain high-performance AI chips to approved Chinese customers, raising…

TGI Fridays Closes 16 UK Restaurants After Rescue Deal

TGI Fridays has closed 16 of its UK restaurants, resulting in 456 job losses, after the American-style casual dining chain was sold in a rescue deal aimed at keeping the…

Heineken CEO Steps Down as Beer Sales Continue to Fall

The chief executive of Heineken, one of the world’s largest brewers, is stepping down after six years in the role as the company grapples with declining beer sales and shifting…

Amazon Says Tariffs Are Starting To Push Prices Higher For Consumers

Amazon Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy said consumers are beginning to see higher prices as sellers respond to added costs tied to tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump, marking a…

Snap Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead Of Trial

Days before a scheduled trial, Snap reached a settlement in a lawsuit that accused the company of designing its social media platform in ways that foster addiction and harm users’…

Blue Origin plans 5,400-satellite network to rival Starlink

Blue Origin, the space company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says it will launch more than 5,400 satellites to build a global communications network called TeraWave, marking its biggest…

Next Buys Russell & Bromley Brand After Chain Falls Into Administration

High street fashion group Next has bought shoe retailer Russell & Bromley out of administration in a £2.5m deal, securing the brand but leaving the future of most stores and…

Ubisoft Cancels Six Games Including Prince Of Persia Remake In Major Reset

Ubisoft has cancelled six video games, including the long-delayed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake, as part of what it described as a major operational reset aimed at…

TikTok Secures Deal To Keep App Running In The US

TikTok has reached an agreement that will allow the short-video app to continue operating in the United States, ending years of uncertainty over its future in the country. The announcement…

Meta Expands Ads On Threads To Users Worldwide

Meta announced on Wednesday that it will begin rolling out ads on Threads to users globally, marking a major step in monetizing its fast-growing social platform. The expansion will start…

UK Gambling Watchdog Accuses Meta Of Turning A Blind Eye To Illegal Gambling Ads

The UK Gambling Commission has raised concerns that Meta is failing to act against advertisements for illegal gambling websites appearing on Facebook and Instagram, despite having policies that prohibit such…