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Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans

The BBC has learned the new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding for tech and AI projects.

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Apple sales rebound as AI bets scramble markets

Apple sales returned to growth, but Intel reported a sales slump and announced sweeping job cuts.

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British tech tycoon: I only got justice because I’m rich

Mike Lynch was acquitted in the US after an expensive legal process he fears others could not afford.

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Guinea pig home in cash crunch after Facebook funding row

Owners say rehoming the guinea pigs is “a real possibility” after the sudden loss of income.

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CrowdStrike sued by shareholders over global outage

A faulty update by the cyber-security firm last month caused chaos around the world.

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Video games strike rumbles on in row over AI

Video game performers are concerned that generative AI could be used to reproduce their voices.

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Can technology fix the ‘broken’ concert ticketing system?

The increased use of AI may prevent tickets being resold at excessively high prices.

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Instagram and Facebook ads drive profit surge

Sales of Instagram and Facebook adverts have soared, delivering a surge in profits for parent company Meta.

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Tinder parent company cuts jobs as subscriber numbers slump

The number of people paying for the world’s most popular dating app has continued to slide.

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Microsoft apologises after thousands report new outage

Microsoft said it was looking at a ‘network infrastructure’ issue impacting its services.

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