Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donates $1m to Trump fund

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donates $1m to Trump fund Reuters Liv McMahon Technology reporter 30 minutes ago Meta has donated $1m to a inauguration fund for Donald Trump, in another sign of the tech giant’s boss, Mark Zuckerberg, attempting to build bridges with the president-elect. Trump has previously been highly critical of Mr Zuckerberg and Facebook… Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donates $1m to Trump fund

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General Motors pulls plug on robotaxi project

General Motors pulls plug on robotaxi project Getty Images Peter Hoskins Business reporter Reporting from Singapore Lily Jamali North America technology correspondent Reporting from San Francisco 23 minutes ago General Motors has announced that it will stop funding the development of the Cruise self-driving taxi. The company says it will now “refocus autonomous driving development… Continue reading General Motors pulls plug on robotaxi project

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Vodafone boss says prices won’t rise after Three ‘mega-merger’

Vodafone boss says prices won’t rise after Three ‘mega-merger’ Getty Images Michael Race & Graham Fraser Business reporter and Technology reporter 5 December 2024, 07:42 GMT Updated 1 hour ago The boss of Vodafone has insisted the telecom company’s merger with rival Three – which has finally been approved by the regulator – will not… Continue reading Vodafone boss says prices won’t rise after Three ‘mega-merger’

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Microsoft faces £1bn class action case in UK over software prices

Microsoft faces £1bn class action case in UK over software prices Getty Images Tom Gerken Technology reporter 19 minutes ago Thousands of UK businesses could receive payouts if a legal claim filed against tech giant Microsoft is successful. Regulation expert Dr Maria Luisa Stasi is alleging the tech giant overcharged companies for its Window Server… Continue reading Microsoft faces £1bn class action case in UK over software prices

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Why so many games are failing right now – and why others are breakout hits

Why so many games are failing right now – and why others are breakout hits Adam Riches Tom Richardson BBC Newsbeat 30 November 2024, 03:03 GMT “Everything is on fire at the moment,” says indie developer Adam Riches. It’s not a controversial view, and when Adam says it he’s almost casual. Just a fact of… Continue reading Why so many games are failing right now – and why others are breakout hits

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Uber questioned by US regulator over subscription plan

Uber questioned by US regulator over subscription plan Getty Images João da Silva Business reporter 13 minutes ago Uber has been questioned by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about its subscription plan, the company said in a statement. It follows a Bloomberg report saying the US consumer watchdog was investigating the ride-hailing giant over… Continue reading Uber questioned by US regulator over subscription plan

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Conservationists turn to AI in battle to save red squirrels

Conservationists turn to AI in battle to save red squirrels Genysys Engine Zoe Kleinman Technology editor @zsk 23 November 2024 An artificial intelligence (AI) tool which has been trained to tell the difference between grey and red squirrels could be “an absolute game changer”, conservationists say. The system, called Squirrel Agent, has been trained on… Continue reading Conservationists turn to AI in battle to save red squirrels

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PayPal down for customers worldwide as thousands report issues

PayPal down for customers worldwide as thousands report issues Getty Images 6 minutes ago Payment app PayPal is encountering issues worldwide, it has confirmed. It said in a post on its service status page it was experiencing “a system issue” that may be affecting multiple PayPal Products – including account withdrawal and express checkout. “Our… Continue reading PayPal down for customers worldwide as thousands report issues

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