Category: Technology

OpenAI makes $1bn deal to bring Disney characters to ChatGPT and Sora 55 minutes ago Shiona McCallumSenior technology reporter Getty Images Disney has agreed to invest $1bn (£740m) in OpenAI as part of a deal which will let people use many of its iconic characters in the chatbot ChatGPT and video-generation tool Sora. It is… Continue reading OpenAI makes $1bn deal to bring Disney characters to ChatGPT and Sora

People spending even more time online now than during the pandemic 8 hours ago Laura CressTechnology reporter Getty Images UK adults spent over half an hour longer online every day in 2025 than they did during the pandemic, according to an annual survey of internet habits by the regulator Ofcom. The Online Nation report found… Continue reading People spending even more time online now than during the pandemic

Trump gives Nvidia green light to sell advanced AI chips to China US President Donald Trump has announced that he will allow AI chip maker Nvidia to sell its advanced H200 chips to “approved customers” in China. “We will protect National Security, create American Jobs, and keep America’s lead in AI,” Trump said on social… Continue reading Trump gives Nvidia green light to sell advanced AI chips to China

Elon Musk’s X fined €120m over ‘deceptive’ blue ticks Elon Musk’s social media platform X has been fined €120m (£105m) by the EU over its blue tick badges. The European Commission said by allowing people to pay for a blue verified check mark on their profile, the social media platform “deceives users” because the firm… Continue reading Elon Musk’s X fined €120m over ‘deceptive’ blue ticks

Bank of England warns of AI bubble risk 20 hours ago Archie MitchellBusiness reporter PA Media The Bank of England has warned of a “sharp correction” in the value of major tech companies with growing fears of an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble. It said share prices in the UK are close to the “most stretched”… Continue reading Bank of England warns of AI bubble risk

‘First of its kind’ scanner to study blast trauma A mobile brain scanning system, thought to be the first of its kind, is being developed to measure the effect of blast exposure in soldiers. A team at the universities of Nottingham and Birmingham has used £3.1m of Ministry of Defence funding to develop a vehicle-based… Continue reading ‘First of its kind’ scanner to study blast trauma

OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis 7 minutes ago Jennifer McKiernan,Political reporter, Paul Seddon,Political reporterand Tom Gerken,Technology reporter BBC The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has drafted in a leading cyber-security expert as it investigates how a document – containing key details of Wednesday’s Budget – went live too early.… Continue reading OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis

Vinted blocks ‘sickening’ sexually explicit ads Online marketplace Vinted says it has removed sexually explicit adverts, after a mum reported seeing a video depicting what she believed to be a pornographic scene while browsing for clothes. Kirsty Hopley, 44, from Carlisle, said she was searching the app for a dressing gown when the ad popped… Continue reading Vinted blocks ‘sickening’ sexually explicit ads

Nvidia beats earnings forecasts amid Wall Street’s AI jitters Chip giant Nvidia beat Wall Street’s expectations for revenue and upcoming sales, easing fears about AI spending that have jolted the stock market in recent days. In its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, the company said revenue for the three months to October jumped 62% to… Continue reading Nvidia beats earnings forecasts amid Wall Street’s AI jitters

Cloudflare outage takes down X and ChatGPT A number of high-profile websites, including X and ChatGPT, have gone down for some users due to problems affecting major internet infrastructure firm, Cloudflare. Thousands of users began reporting issues with the sites, as well as other services, to outage monitoring site Downdetector shortly after 11:30 GMT on… Continue reading Cloudflare outage takes down X and ChatGPT