Google rolls out AI-generated, summarized search results in US Tech giant also reveals AI assistant in progress, currently called Project Astra, and AI video generator Veo at annual I/O conference
OpenAI’s new GPT-4o model offers promise of improved smartphone assistants System can operate directly in speech, speeding up responses and noticing voice quirks, but it still needs the power of Siri
Law professor says Tesla threatened to fire law firm over Musk’s huge payout Charles Elson accused EV company of strong-arming law firm where he consulted over his legal brief opposing Musk’s pay
Laughing, chatting, singing, GPT-4o is AI close to human, but watch out: it’s really not human It is responsive enough to obscure the fact that it is not a sentient being. It comes with biases; it is a corporate product. Remember that, says technology writer Chris Stokel-Walker
TechScape: The new law that could protect UK children online – as long as it works Thanks to a new act that could reshape the internet, TikTok, Instagram and other platforms will need to ‘tame’ harmful content and algorithms
Inside the rise and fall of Ashley Madison: ‘People literally lost their lives’ A new Netflix docuseries explores how the site that enabled married people to have affairs devolved into chaos back in 2015
New GPT-4o AI model is faster and free for all users, OpenAI announces Tech company reveals new flagship model that ‘is the future of interaction between ourselves and the machines’
UK police could get Ghostbusters-style backpack devices to halt ebike getaways Device in development fires electromagnetic pulse that tricks ebikes and scooters into shutting off
Melinda French Gates to step down as co-chair of Gates Foundation Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates had pledged to continue work together through trial period after filing for divorce in 2021
‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services Ownership rights are buried in the fine print and downloading or buying physical copies may be the only ways to keep your favourites
Australian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitely Tech entrepreneur who lives in the US says he has been held up at Sydney airport for hours three times in the past year
Spice up your spreadsheets! Should you run your relationship like a business? Could office management software such as Slack and Notion optimise your relationship? A surprising number of people are trying it out
Arm owner SoftBank reports £1.2bn profit as it shifts towards AI Tech investor led £800m funding round into UK self-driving car software company Wayve
Internet use is associated with greater wellbeing, global study finds Researcher cautions against ‘one-size-fits-all solutions’ amid growing debate over impact, particularly on young people
The rage epidemic: is our modern world fuelling aggression? After the video of Peter Abbott screaming road-rage abuse through a car window went viral, we ask what’s behind the fury so many feel – and express