Technology News
- Google owner reveals £5bn AI investment in UK ahead of Trump visitGoogle's president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat tells the BBC there are "profound opportunities in the UK".
- Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen private data ransomed by hackersKering, the luxury French fashion house which owns the brands, confirmed the attack to BBC News.
- Musk buys $1bn worth of Tesla shares The purchases, the billionaire's first since 2020, boost his investment in the firm.
- US says 'framework' for TikTok ownership deal agreed with ChinaThe deal will pave the way to US ownership of the social media platform's American operations, according to the US treasury secretary.
- AI 'friend' chatbots probed over child protectionThe Federal Trade Commission is inquiring into seven tech companies including Snap, Meta, OpenAI and XAI.
- Will the latest iPhone kill off the Sim card?The iPhone Air will only have an eSim - will other phone makers also shift away from the familiar - but fiddly - plastic cards?