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Workers in the creative industries are voicing concern after Disney agreed to license characters from its major franchises to OpenAI as part of a $1bn (£740m) deal that will allow…

Amazon says customers in over 2,300 U.S. cities and towns can now receive perishable groceries through its Same-Day Delivery service, with additional regions set to be added in 2026. Growth…

Apple has released its annual rankings of the most downloaded apps and games in the United States, with OpenAI’s ChatGPT taking the top spot among free iPhone apps in 2025,…

Amazon will allow Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) authors to distribute DRM-free e-books in EPUB and PDF formats beginning January 20, 2026, marking a change to how copyright protection choices affect…

Google has begun testing AI-powered article overviews on participating publishers’ Google News pages, launching a pilot program designed to study how AI tools may attract more engaged audiences while working…

Reddit has launched a limited test of verified profiles, adding a grey checkmark next to the usernames of selected public figures, journalists and businesses to help users identify accounts that…

YouTube TV will introduce more than 10 genre-specific channel bundles in early 2026, marking the platform’s first shift away from its single cable-style package and offering subscribers more flexibility over…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating a crane-related accident at SpaceX’s Starbase site in South Texas after a construction worker was struck by a falling metal support…

Overview Energy has emerged from stealth with a proposal to turn existing solar farms into nighttime receivers for power transmitted from space, outlining a system that would collect sunlight in…

Park Dae-jun has stepped down as chief executive of South Korean retail giant Coupang following a data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 34 million people, affecting more…

Google has created a new senior leadership role focused on AI infrastructure and appointed Amin Vahdat as its first chief technologist for AI infrastructure, according to a memo first reported…

A woman in San Francisco gave birth inside a Waymo robotaxi on Monday night while traveling to UCSF Medical Center, becoming one of the latest documented cases of childbirth occurring…

Google has launched Android Emergency Live Video, a feature that allows users to stream real-time video to emergency responders during calls or text-based emergency interactions, offering first responders additional context…

Dozens of state attorneys general have warned leading artificial intelligence companies—including Microsoft, OpenAI, Google and 10 other firms—to implement stronger safeguards against “delusional outputs,” saying failures to do so could…

Amazon and Microsoft have unveiled a combined $52.5bn (£39.4bn) investment plan for India, underscoring the country’s growing role as a global hub for AI development and cloud infrastructure. Amazon announced…

The price of silver climbed above $60 (£45.10) an ounce for the first time on Tuesday, driven by expectations of a US Federal Reserve interest rate cut and strong demand…

Elon Musk said he would not lead the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) again if given the chance, while maintaining that the advisory group’s work to shrink the US government…

McDonald’s Netherlands has taken down a 45-second Christmas advert created with generative AI following widespread criticism online, telling BBC News the incident served as “an important learning” as the company…

An adult content company fined £1m by Ofcom for failing to meet age-verification requirements has begun introducing more robust checks on some of its websites, the regulator said, as scrutiny…

UK adults spent an average of four hours and 30 minutes online daily in 2025, according to Ofcom’s annual Online Nation report, exceeding the levels recorded during the pandemic by…