Intel secures $2bn lifeline from Japan’s SoftBank
Shares in chip maker rise amid reports US government is also considering taking a stake
Box, run, crash: China’s humanoid robot games show advances and limitations
Beijing is keen to showcase country’s prowess in robotics, say observers – but some are sceptical about real-world use
Intel shares jump after report says Trump administration looking at stake
Market value passes $104bn despite White House saying claims of talks to invest in factories are ‘speculation’
Nvidia and AMD agree to pay 15% of China chip export revenues to US
Unprecedented deal, an apparent reversal of security restrictions, is in return for licences to sell to China
Staff at UK’s top AI institute complain to watchdog about its internal culture
Whistleblowing complaint warns Alan Turing Institute is in danger of collapse due to government threats over funds
Trump plans 100% tariffs on chips but spares companies ‘building in US’
President’s plan expected to increase cost of electronics and household goods but US-produced chips to be exempt
Google says its new ‘world model’ could train AI robots in virtual warehouses
Genie 3 is latest step towards human-level artificial general intelligence, tech company claims
Should big tech be allowed to mine Australians’ text and data to train AI? The Productivity Commission is considering it
Interim report on digital economy also mulls changes to privacy rules and copyright collections to help harness AI’s benefits
Musk hails $16.5bn Samsung deal to supply Tesla with AI chips
South Korean tech company will produce carmaker’s next-generation semiconductors at new plant in Texas
UK competition watchdog to act over Apple and Google’s mobile platforms
CMA intends to force tech firms to make changes after designating them with ‘strategic market status’
Face age and ID checks? Using the internet in Australia is about to fundamentally change
New codes developed by the tech sector and eSafety commissioner come into effect in December, with major ramifications for internet users
Netflix uses generative AI in one of its shows for first time
Firm says technology used in El Eternauta is chance ‘to help creators make films and series better, not just cheaper’
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot melts down – and then wins a military contract
It was a week of lows and highs for the tech billionaire after the CEO of X resigned and its AI chatbot declared itself a super-Nazi – followed by scoring a contract of up to $200m
‘Scamazon’ – how fake emails are targeting Prime subscribers
A surge in messages from fraudsters about automatic renewal at a higher price has prompted Amazon to email 200m users to warn them
Could AI be accelerating slowdown in the UK job market?
Country’s economic woes remain main determinant to work opportunities but technological change is also creeping in