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Google settles $5bn lawsuit for ‘private mode’ tracking

Large technology firms have faced increased scrutiny of their practices in the US and beyond.

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New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for ‘billions’

The US news organisation claims millions of its articles were used without permission to train ChatGPT.

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Amazon Prime Video to have ads in UK from February

The “limited” ads will feature in content unless people pay £2.99 a month to remove them.

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Driverless cars: Tech possible for UK motorways by 2026, transport secretary says

Mark Harper believes the technology, he has personally seen, will be “gradually” rolled out

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High-speed train company Hyperloop One shuts down

Based on an Elon Musk idea, with previous backing from Richard Branson, the firm will close this month.

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China to increase curbs on video gaming industry

New plans to restrict the online gaming industry in the country send shares in tech giants tumbling.

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Tech Trends 2024: AI and electric vehicle deals

From an AI slowdown to humanoid robots doing real work – tech trends to watch out for in 2024.

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Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker sentenced to life in hospital prison

Judge says hacker remains a high risk through his skills and motivation to carry out cyber crime.

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Penny Mordaunt says Boris Johnson’s Covid WhatsApp messages went missing

MP Penny Mordaunt tells the Covid inquiry messages to Boris Johnson and Michael Gove went missing.

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Social media platform X down for users globally

Users are unable to view posts on the social media site with a message that says”Welcome to X!”

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