Gavin Newsom has signed a California social media law barring addictive features for under-16s, alongside new AI chatbot rules, in a package of 13 bills.
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Apple unveils iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone, from £1,999
Apple has unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone, priced from £1,999 to £3,199, with IDC forecasting 10 million sales in the first 12 months.
Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $12.9bn in bet on open AI models
Nvidia Hugging Face deal: the chipmaker agrees to pay $12.93bn for the developer platform, with Jensen Huang pledging it will stay open to all AI models.
Uber launches London’s first self-driving taxis with 15 Wayve cars
The first self-driving taxis London can hire are now on the Uber app, with 15 licensed Wayve cars and a human safety driver in each ready to take over.
Apple faces £2bn UK lawsuit over app tracking rules
A £2bn Apple app tracking lawsuit at the Competition Appeal Tribunal alleges the iPhone maker applied stricter privacy rules to developers than itself.
Balcony solar panels reach UK shelves with promise of £110 a year off bills
Plug-in solar panels: Argos becomes the first major UK retailer to stock balcony solar systems, with Amazon, Currys, B&Q and Screwfix expected to follow within weeks, giving flats and rented homes a way to generate their own electricity and shave up to £110 a year off bills.
TikTok UK legal bill tops $1bn as regulators close in
TikTok UK legal costs have climbed above $1 billion after the group increased the sum set aside for court cases and regulatory investigations, and the figure does not yet account for the coming ban on under-16s using social media or Ofcom’s live inquiry into the platform.
LinkedIn dating: one in four professionals say it is acceptable
A survey of more than 1,000 workers found 22 per cent had sent or answered a message on LinkedIn with romantic intent, despite the platform’s ban on unwanted advances.
UK Space Agency backs 16 satellite projects with £13m funding
The UK Space Agency is funding 16 satellite communications projects with £13 million, from a ScotRail broadband trial to low-cost sensors for farmers.
South Yorkshire launches task force to boost women in tech
Women in tech task force launches in South Yorkshire as research shows women hold 18 per cent of the region’s tech jobs, against 26 per cent nationally.
Twitch users criticise Amazon AI training turned on by default
Twitch AI training is on by default, Amazon-owned platform confirms, as users are told they can opt out of content being used for generative AI models
Zoom rejects Andy Burnham’s criticism of video job interviews
Zoom has hit back at Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s criticism of video interviews, saying candidate performance depends on the interviewer, not the format.
Cambridge Aerospace valued at $3.4bn after raising $300m
Cambridge Aerospace has raised $300 million at a $3.4 billion valuation to expand its Skyhammer and Starhammer interceptors, two years after launch.
Amazon tops $3trn as AWS sales grow 36.7 per cent
Amazon’s market value topped $3 trillion on Monday after second-quarter results showed AWS sales up 36.7 per cent and a raised capital spending forecast.
Apple lodges fresh legal challenge over UK data access order
Apple UK encryption challenge returns to the surveillance court as the company files a fresh complaint over a Home Office demand for access to encrypted data.
