Tag: microsoft
Meta to block nudes in teens’ messages, Google Pixel 8 Pro can now measure body temp
Meta has said it will launch a new safety tool to block children from receiving and discourage them from sending nude images, including in encrypted chats later this year. The tool […]
Microsoft becomes $3 trillion company, Apple Mac turns 40
Microsoft became the second-ever company to exceed a $3 trillion (£2.4 trillion) valuation on Wednesday, after its focus on artificial intelligence (AI) drove an investor rally. The valuation follows Apple […]
Xiaomi unveils 5 new Redmi Note phones, Apple prepares to ‘split’ app store in Europe
Xiaomi has started the year with a bang, unveiling five new Redmi Note phones, with the higher-end handsets in particular sporting some impressively high-end features. The new range comprises the […]
Microsoft cleared to buy Activision Blizzard, Kia plans £25,000 EV
Microsoft’s revised offer to buy Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard has been approved by UK regulators. The Competition and Markets Authority said the deal addressed its concerns, after the watchdog […]
Female-led AI startups less likely to get investment, NGOs promised greater cybersecurity
An “urgent issue” of gender imbalance in artificial intelligence investment must be addressed according to a government-backed body which has found that female-founded companies accounted for just 2% of […]
Musk looks to charge everyone for X, YouTube bans ads on Russell Brand channel
Elon Musk has suggested that all users of X, formerly called Twitter, may have to pay for access to the platform. In a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, […]
Apple trainers at auction for $50,000, Musk takes @X account without paying owner
A pair of rare Apple trainers are being sold by auction house Sotheby’s for $50,000 (£38,969). The shoes were custom-made for employees only in the 1990s and were a one-time […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Amazon’s Book Depository to close down
UK-based online store Book Depository is being closed down by its parent company, the US technology giant Amazon. Book Depository has told customers it will cease operations later this month […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Macbook Pro models offer ‘unrivalled power’
The new MacBook Pro models are here. While they look just the same as the ones released in late 2021, the performance has been enhanced, thanks to the latest additions […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide
Microsoft will cut 10,000 jobs in the latest round of staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. It will affect up to 5% of its global workforce and cost the […]
