Microsoft to stop packaging Teams with Office to head off EU anti-trust action
Microsoft will stop packaging its Teams videoconferencing app with its Office software in Europe in an effort to head off anti-trust penalties by regulators. The tech giant also said that it would take steps to make
AI system beats trio of human champions at drone racing
An AI drone has beaten three champion drone racers, setting a “new milestone” as the first autonomous system capable of winning against human champions at a physical sport, researchers said. An AI system called Swift won
Deepfakes to get ‘very real’ but ‘denying real content’ is worse, experts say
AI experts have warned that the weaponisation of deepfakes “is only going to get worse” but the real concern is “denying real content”. Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival’s presentation on AI and TV, on Wednesday,
Google to remove news links in Canada over online news law
Google has said it will remove links to Canadian news on its platforms across Canada after a new law that forces digital giants to compensate media outlets for content they share or otherwise repurpose comes into
Twitter threatens legal action over Meta’s rival app Threads
Twitter has threatened to sue Meta over its fast-growing rival Threads app, alleging that it stole trade secrets. The Instagram and Facebook owner, which launched Threads on Wednesday, appeared to deny that former Twitter employees worked
Facebook faces legal setback in EU court decision on data privacy and ads
Facebook lost a legal challenge on Tuesday at the European Union’s top court over a groundbreaking German antitrust decision that limited the way the company uses data for advertising. The European Court of Justice said competition
Twitter to stop TweetDeck access for unverified users
TweetDeck is to become the next part of Twitter to be limited to users who have paid for verified status. The application, which allows users to manage multiple feeds and searches, will only by accessible to
