Google chief admits ‘biased’ AI tool’s photo diversity offended users

Sundar Pichai addresses backlash after Gemini software created images of historical figures in variety of ethnicities and genders

US supreme court appears skeptical of social media content moderation laws

World’s biggest social media firms challenge state laws blocking them from moderating certain content or banning users

India confronts Google over Gemini AI tool’s ‘fascist Modi’ responses

Junior minister accuses tech firm of violating country’s IT laws with ‘downright malicious’ answers

Google pauses AI-generated images of people after ethnicity criticism

Company says it will adjust its Gemini model after criticism of ethnically diverse Vikings and second world war German soldiers

‘Humanity’s remaining timeline? It looks more like five years than 50’: meet the neo-luddites warning of an AI apocalypse

From the academic who warns of a robot uprising to the workers worried for their future – is it time we started paying attention to the tech sceptics?

Tech firms sign ‘reasonable precautions’ to stop AI-generated election chaos

Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and TikTok outline methods they will use to try to detect and label deceptive AI content

Google stops notifying publishers of ‘right to be forgotten’ removals from search results

Move comes after Swedish court rules that informing webmasters about delisted content is breach of privacy

Take the money and run? I tested X’s paid-promotion model, and it was woeful

Granted, a $50 investment wasn’t going draw in millions of clicks, but I expected more than just a few bots to show interest

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review: the Swiss army knife of phones, now with AI

Titanium superphone has serious speed, battery life and unrivalled camera zoom but is ultra-priced

Advertising slump sinks Google investor confidence despite overall high revenue

Tech giant beat revenue predictions for last quarter of 2023 but failed to deliver on predicted advertising revenue

TechScape: ‘Hot garbage’ or core protection? Inside Apple’s ongoing beef with the EU

Of course the App Store owner’s fight with EU regulators is about money – but is it also about something more?

US launches inquiry into AI deals by Microsoft, OpenAI, Google and Amazon

FTC will examine what rights the tech giants’ investments in AI companies have conferred and if those deals harm competition

Precarious conditions of AI ‘ghost workers’ revealed by Google termination of Appen contract, union says

Alphabet Workers’ Union says contract’s end will have ‘devastating impact’ on subcontractors who do the grunt work involved in training AI

Which is the best folding phone-tablet? Cutting-edge Androids face off

Samsung’s leading Galaxy Z Fold tested against challengers from Google Pixel, OnePlus and Honor to see which folder is top dog

Big tech boom or bust? Experts see signs of strength after wave of layoffs

Even as more job cuts await, some analysts see the beginnings of a bull market in the coming season of earnings reports