Google removes pledge against weaponising AI from website
We want to do some real evil now
Search engine outfit Google has removed a promise not to build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website.
China retaliates against Trump’s tariffs
Rare earth exports strangled
The trade war between China and the US took an ugly turn after President Donald Trump imposed a ten per cent tariff on Chinese goods entering the US.
The first part of EU’s new AI law running
Apple and Meta already unhappy about where this is going
The first requirements of the European Union’s AI Act have now come into force, effectively banning artificial intelligence systems deemed "unacceptably risky."
Pixel 4a users face unexplained battery woes
Bit of a mess
Many Pixel 4a owners are experiencing drastically reduced battery life following an unusual update for this end-of-life phone.
Google announces voluntary exit programme
Platforms & Devices division gutted
Google has announced a voluntary exit programme for employees in its Platforms & Devices division, offering severance packages to those who leave.
Meanie EU is punishing us for being clever moans Google
Nothing to do with being an evil monopoly
Search engine outfit Google has moaned to Europe’s top court that the big mean European Commission was punishing it for being innovative.
UK cloud services market not working
Not enough competition, says CMA
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded that competition in the UK cloud services market is not working as effectively as it should, potentially costing UK businesses hundreds of millions of pounds annually.
VD Vance says Big Tech has too much power
Things might not be so sweet for Tech oligarchs under Trump
Despite much brownnosing and cash handed over to Donald Trump, it seems that things might not go so well for the Big Tech oligarchs during this third term.
Microsoft was in the middle of the Gaza Conflict.
Flogged cloud and AI to the IDF
A leaked document from Israel’s Defense Ministry and files acquired from Microsoft’s Israeli subsidiary show that the software king of the world has been deeply involved in the Gaza conflict.
Trump rushes to protect US tech monopolies
Slams EU “taxes”
US President Donald Trump blasted European Union regulators for targeting Apple, Alphabet's Google and Meta, describing their cases against American companies as "a form of taxation."