Rio Tinto to buy US lithium producer Arcadium in $6.7bn deal Acquisition by Anglo-Australian miner comes despite global headwinds in electric car market
OpenAI raises $6.6bn in funding, is valued at $157bn The startup behind ChatGP, which is reportedly planning to become a for-profit business, is now valued on par with Uber
French AI summit to focus on environmental impact of energy-hungry tech Event will push for greater transparency and aims to rank AI firms in terms of ability to meet climate goals
HSBC calls on tech firms to help refund victims of fraud Bank says new UK compensation rules will fail to curb APP scams and prove financial sector is not the problem
All 23andMe board members but CEO resign over no adequate buyout offers The board has rejected both of Anne Wojcicki’s buyout proposals to save the struggling genetics company
Users of ‘throuples’ dating app Feeld may have had intimate photos accessed Alternative relationships site says it has resolved concerns about data security that tech firm claims to have uncovered
Meta to push on with plan to use UK Facebook and Instagram posts to train AI Move to use shared posts follows information commissioner concerns and sets collision course with EU over privacy
BP extends use of AI in five-year deal with spy tech firm Palantir Oil and gas company to use artificial intelligence to speed up decision-making by engineers
‘Throuples’ dating app Feeld nearly doubles turnover to £39.5m Platform registered at industrial estate in Cumbria and catering to alternative relationships has expanded globally
Advertiser exodus from X gathers pace with 26% ‘planning to cut spending’ Annual survey highlights growing concern about platform content and trust in information disseminated
Nvidia shares slump amid reports US is ramping up antitrust investigation Fall overnight comes after it shrinks by $279bn on Tuesday in biggest one-day drop in value by US company
Publish data on ride-hailing apps ‘to cut exploitation and emissions’, say campaigners Campaign group says firms such as Uber should reveal data on driver miles to help boost wages
VAT should be cut on refurbished electricals, says Currys boss Alex Baldock wants to keep gadgets out of landfill as UK’s largest electricals retailer embraces repair and reuse
X goes offline in Brazil after Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with local laws Millions of users shut out and 500,000 switch to rival platform Bluesky as providers enact supreme court ban
‘He was in mystic delirium’: was this hermit mathematician a forgotten genius whose ideas could transform AI – or a lonely madman? In isolation, Alexander Grothendieck seemed to have lost touch with reality, but some say his metaphysical theories could contain wonders