Google parent Alphabet beats forecasts with first $100bn quarter
Strong demand for ads and cloud services powered tech giant’s growth as it makes multibillion-dollar AI investment
Nvidia becomes world’s first $5tn company amid stock market and AI boom
Silicon Valley chipmaker hits $5tn valuation just three months after it was first to break through the $4tn barrier
Character.AI bans users under 18 after being sued over child’s suicide
Move comes as lawmakers move to bar minors from using AI companions and require companies to verify users’ age
Why the new Dyson V16 Piston Animal isn’t the vacuum you should buy
Dyson’s latest cleaner is the company’s biggest redesign in years. We put it through its paces on everything from flour to pet hair
Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents show
The best hair dryers for smooth, speedy styling at home – whatever your hair type
Want every day to be a good hair day? We tested 20 hair dryers to find the best, from gentle diffusers to high-speed and travel-ready models
Bureau of Meteorology apologises for new website and promises changes after ‘flawed’ update
BoM’s statement comes after federal environment minister says site refresh ‘not meeting many users’ expectations’
AFP developing AI tool to decode gen Z slang amid warning about ‘crimefluencers’ hunting girls
AFP commissioner Krissy Barrett says online crime networks of young boys and men are targeting vulnerable teen and preteen girls
Apple hits $4tn market value as new iPhone models revitalize sales
Tech company’s stock enters positive territory for first time this year after gaining about 13% since new iPhone launches
OpenAI completes conversion to for-profit business after lengthy legal saga
Restructuring paves way for ChatGPT maker to more easily raise capital and profit off its AI technology
Alan Turing institute launches new mission to protect UK from cyber-attacks
Programme is designed to defend energy, transport and utilities amid concern over vulnerability to internet outages
Tech chiefs tell Trump to call off troops – will Firefox go ‘full AI’?
In this week’s newsletter: Silicon Valley billionaires have a hotline to the US president. Plus, the head of Firefox talks AI-integrated browsers, and more
Amazon confirms plans to lay off 14,000 corporate workers as part of wave of cuts
Retail giant, which is vying to reverse pandemic hiring spree, attempts to cut costs and slim down its operation
Elon Musk launches encyclopedia ‘fact-checked’ by AI and aligning with rightwing views
Grokipedia’s entries hew closely to conservative talking points, with some journalists already saying it contains inaccurate information
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon Valley