Microsoft has said it is making a “multi-year, multibillion-dollar investment” in the artificial intelligence (AI) start-up OpenAI – the maker of ChatGPT and other tools that can write readable text and generate new images. The tech giant described its new agreement as the third stage of a growing partnership with the San Francisco-based OpenAI that […]
An asteroid the size of a small truck will pass by Earth tonight, making one of the closest approaches to the planet ever recorded. Asteroid 2023 BU will zoom over the southern tip of South America at about 12.27am on Friday, only 2,200 miles above the Earth’s surface. It will be well within the orbit […]
The FBI and international partners have at least temporarily dismantled the network of a prolific ransomware gang they infiltrated last year, saving victims including hospitals and school districts a potential 130 million dollars (€119 million) in ransom payments, US officials announced. “Simply put, using lawful means we hacked the hackers,” deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco […]
Elon Musk has returned to the witness box for a third day in a lawsuit brought by Tesla investors who allege he misled them with a tweet about a deal that never happened, claiming that his intent had been to let his shareholders know he was considering a buyout. The 51-year-old billionaire resumed his defence […]
Music streaming service Spotify has said it is cutting 6% of its global workforce, or about 600 jobs, becoming the latest tech company to resort to lay-offs as the post-pandemic economic outlook weakens. CEO Daniel Ek announced the restructuring in a message to employees that was also posted online. Mr Ek wrote that as part […]
The US justice department and eight states sued Google on Tuesday, alleging that its dominance in digital advertising harms competition. The US government alleges that Google’s plan to assert dominance has been to “neutralise or eliminate” rivals through acquisitions and to force advertisers to use its products by making it difficult to use competitors’ products. […]
A new emperor penguin colony has been discovered in Antarctica using satellite mapping technology, scientists have said. The newly-discovered colony, announced to mark Penguin Awareness Day, brings the total number of known emperor penguin breeding sites around the coastline of Antarctica to 66, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) said. The site, identified by penguin guano […]
Is slow-paced, instrumental music not helping you get to sleep? Scientists say you should try your favourite energetic song instead. Early research suggests listening to preferred music – even if it is loud, energetic, and has vocals – may be able to facilitate better shut-eye. Experts believe this is because there is no “one-size-fits-all” when […]
Google’s parent firm Alphabet has said it will cut about 12,000 jobs, in an email to staff. It becomes the latest tech giant to announce significant cuts after similar announcements from Amazon and Microsoft in recent weeks. The cuts, which will affect about 6% of the group’s workforce, are expected to be made broadly across […]
Elon Musk was depicted as either a liar who callously jeopardised the savings of “regular people” or a well-intentioned visionary as lawyers delivered opening statements at a trial focused on a Tesla buyout that never happened. Lawyers on opposing sides drew the starkly different portraits of Mr Musk for a nine-person jury that will hear […]
