Twitter has changed its brand and logo from its famous blue bird to “X”. The new white X on a black background has replaced the blue bird on the desktop version of the social network, although is yet to appear on the mobile app. “Tweets” will also be replaced, according to Twitter’s owner Elon Musk, […]
Mobile networks must tell people if they are going to be charged for using their phone abroad under new plans from the UK regulator. Ofcom wants people to be alerted about potential fees for roaming – using minutes, texts or data outside the UK. It says one in five people currently do not realise they […]
Threads will add an alternative home feed of posts as part of a series of updates to the new social media app after users complained. Instagram boss Adam Mosseri said a feed for Threads showing posts in chronological order is currently being worked on. Users want to see posts from accounts they follow rather than […]
Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads, logged five million sign-ups in its first four hours of operation, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, as the company seeks to woo users from Elon Musk’s troubled platform through an offer of lengthier posts, a handful of celebrity backers – and a strong resemblance to its competitor. The Facebook and Instagram […]
The US company behind ChatGPT has said its first international office will be based in London. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman said the move was an “opportunity to attract world-class talent”. It comes after he criticised the EU’s proposed legislation regulating artificial intelligence (AI), which would require companies to reveal the content used to train […]
Apple has criticised powers in the Online Safety Bill that could be used to force encrypted messaging tools like iMessage, WhatsApp and Signal to scan messages for child abuse material. Its intervention comes as 80 organisations and tech experts have written to Technology Minister Chloe Smith urging a rethink on the powers. Apple has said […]
The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Chloe Smith, has announced a £54 million investment to support the UK’s AI and data science workforce and develop trustworthy and secure AI. The investment is set to support universities across the UK in their work develop cutting edge artificial intelligence technology as £31 million of […]
Google could be forced to sell parts of its $224.5 billion advertising business after the European Commission found that the tech giant had been abusing its dominant position in the sector. The search engine business has been accused of conduct that may have foreclosed rivals and enabled the company to charge high fees for its […]
Tech industry experts have given their support to calls for a new global AI watchdog. The call to action comes as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave his backing to a proposal by leading artificial intelligence executives for the creation of an international AI watchdog body like the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Generative AI technology […]
Software as a Service (SaaS) developer, Ringover, has announced the completion of a €20 million financing round. The round led by Orange Ventures and Bpifrance’s Large Venture and accompanied by historical investor Expedition Growth Capital. This new round of funding will enable Ringover to significantly step up its investment in research and development, particularly in […]