Duolingo is set to phase out its use of contract content creators and increase its reliance on artificial intelligence as part of a major strategic shift to become an “AI-first” company, according to a message from co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn. In an internal email posted to LinkedIn on Tuesday, von Ahn told staff […]
Google is facing a landmark £5 billion legal challenge in the UK, accused of abusing its dominance in internet search to stifle competition and inflate the cost of advertising for businesses. The class action lawsuit, filed on Tuesday at the Competition Appeal Tribunal, alleges that Google unlawfully shut out rival search engines and leveraged its […]
Royal Mail is trialling a high-tech, solar-powered postbox equipped with a barcode scanner and a larger hatch designed to accept parcels — in what it calls the biggest transformation to postbox design in more than 175 years. Dubbed the “postbox of the future”, the new design reflects the growing shift in the postal sector as […]
Gerry Adams, the former Sinn Féin president, has said he is considering legal action against Meta after discovering that several of his books may have been used without permission to train the tech giant’s artificial intelligence models. Adams claims that at least seven of his titles were included in material scraped from the web to […]
The cost of an iPhone could more than triple in the US market following President Donald Trump’s sweeping new trade tariffs, analysts have warned — a move likely to reverberate through global supply chains and consumer tech markets. Apple, which assembles the vast majority of its devices in China, now faces a staggering 54% tariff […]
US President Donald Trump has announced a 75-day extension to the deadline for TikTok’s sale or divestment, postponing a potential ban of the social media platform in the United States. The move, confirmed via a statement on Truth Social, marks the second time the president has delayed enforcement of legislation passed by Congress last year […]
Live shopping — a blend of entertainment and e-commerce — is making its way from Asia into Western markets, with brands increasingly turning to interactive livestreams to sell products and engage customers. But as platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Amazon invest in this retail trend, many are asking whether live shopping will truly […]
Amazon has stunned the tech world with a last-minute bid to acquire TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing platform currently facing a US ban over national security concerns linked to its Chinese ownership. The move comes just days ahead of a critical enforcement deadline. Under legislation signed into law in April 2024 by then-President Joe Biden, […]
Apprenticeship and workplace training provider Multiverse has posted a 29 per cent rise in sales to £58.4 million for the year ending March 2024, but its losses also deepened, underscoring the high cost of its rapid expansion. Founded by Euan Blair, son of former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair, the company reported pre-tax losses of […]
Elon Musk has announced an $80 billion merger of his artificial intelligence venture xAI with social media platform X, formerly Twitter, in a move he claims will “unlock immense potential” by combining AI capabilities with real-time user interaction. The non-cash transaction values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion — or $45 billion […]