June 17, 2023
Twitter sued by music publishers for $250m
A group of 17 music publishers in the US has sued Twitter, claiming the platform enabled copyright violations involving nearly 1,700 songs. The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) is seeking more than $250m (£197.7m) in damages. In a…
June 13, 2023
US moves to block Microsoft’s Activision takeover
Regulators in the US have asked a judge to block Microsoft from completing its $69bn (£56bn) purchase of Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said the deal, which would be the largest in the history of…
June 11, 2023
Facebook owner Meta plans to create Twitter rival
Meta has shown staff plans for a text-based social network designed to compete with Twitter, sources have told the BBC. It could allow users to follow accounts they already follow on Instagram, Meta's image-sharing app. And it could potentially…
June 7, 2023
Twitch apologizes as streamers leave after adverts row
Twitch has apologised, after a backlash over new advertising rules. The Amazon-owned live-streaming service had said it would restrict the size and type of ads used by streamers who create content on Twitch. This would have substantially reduced the…
June 6, 2023
Apple expected to launch mixed-reality headset at WWDC
All eyes are on Apple as it is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), in California. It would be the technology giant's most significant product release since it unveiled the Apple Watch, in…
June 2, 2023
US Air Force denies AI drone attacked operator in test
A US Air Force colonel "misspoke" when describing an experiment in which an AI-enabled drone opted to attack its operator in order to complete its mission, the service has said. Colonel Tucker Hamilton, chief of AI test and operations in the US Air…
June 1, 2023
Amazon to pay $25m over Alexa and Ring privacy violations
Amazon is to pay $25m (£20m) to settle allegations that it violated children's privacy rights with its Alexa voice assistant. The company agreed to pay the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after it was accused of failing to delete Alexa recordings…
May 31, 2023
AI ‘godfather’ Yoshua Bengio feels ‘lost’ over life’s work
One of the so-called "godfathers" of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has said he would have prioritized safety over usefulness had he realized the pace at which it would evolve. Prof Yoshua Bengio told the BBC he felt "lost" over his life's work. The…
May 30, 2023
Artificial intelligence could lead to extinction, experts warn
Artificial intelligence could lead to the extinction of humanity, experts including the heads of OpenAI and Google Deepmind warn. Dozens have supported a statement published on the Centre for AI Safety webpage. "Mitigating the risk of extinction…
May 25, 2023
ChatGPT-maker warns it might leave EU over planned AI law
The boss of the company behind ChatGPT has said it might consider leaving the EU if it fails to comply with a planned law on artificial intelligence (AI). The EU's planned legislation could be the first to specifically regulate AI. And it could…