Meta to fire thousands of staff as Zuckerberg warns of ‘intense year’ Company reveals plans to cut about 5% of its global workforce days after saying it would get rid of factcheckers
Google investigated by UK watchdog over search dominance CMA to look at impact on consumers, businesses, advertisers and publishers, as well as collection of data
Amazon makes ‘largest ever’ UK order of electric trucks to cut carbon emissions Online retailer will also begin its first large-scale deliveries by train and trial heavy post-style carts
Apple asks investors to block proposal to scrap diversity programmes Conservative thinktank wants firm to end its DEI efforts because they create ‘litigation, reputational and financial risks’
Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of ‘pirated’ books to train AI models, authors claim Sarah Silverman and others file court case claiming CEO approved use of dataset despite warnings
Apple says it will update AI feature after inaccurate news alerts One alert claimed BBC story said Luigi Mangione, alleged murderer of US healthcare CEO, had killed himself
British AI startup with government ties is developing tech for military drones Exclusive: Concerns raised over role of Faculty AI, which has worked with NHS and government safety body
‘Virtual employees’ could join workforce as soon as this year, OpenAI boss says Sam Altman says tools that carry out jobs autonomously, known as AI agents, could transform business output
Amazon aims to branch into UK internet market with satellite broadband plan Proposed space launches within next two years could ultimately deliver mobile phone signal even to most remote areas
Nick Clegg has sold almost $19m in Meta shares since joining Facebook in 2018 Former UK deputy prime minister, who still has about $21m worth, is leaving role as president of global affairs
OpenAI lays out plan to shift to for-profit corporate structure AI company, which makes ChatGPT, says in blogpost ‘we once again need to raise more capital than we’d imagined’
How YouTube (and Skibidi Toilet) changed the Christmas toys market The shift from live TV to video platforms has made toy makers and sellers rethink products and where to sell them
AI-fuelled cloud storage boom threatens Irish climate targets, report warns Friends of the Earth calls on government to rein in growth of big tech centres for fear they could increase fossil fuel use
Government seeks Whitehall ‘startup’ culture with tech worker secondments Pat McFadden to urge departments to adopt ‘test-and-learn’ approach as part of £100m scheme for public sector reform
Facebook UK cut 700 staff and reduced tax bill last year, accounts show 10% of Facebook’s UK workforce was axed while revenue fell slightly but pre-tax profits rose despite advertising slowdown