Car company Volvo has abandoned its target to produce only fully electric cars by 2030, saying it now expects to be selling some hybrid vehicles by that date. The carmaker blamed changing market conditions for its decision to give up a target it had announced only three years ago. It comes as the industry faces … Read more
Hundreds of Sky Glass television and Sky streaming service customers have reported issues with their devices. Users first reported technical glitches seemingly preventing some Sky Glass TVs from working properly or even turning on Thursday evening. Reports to platform outage monitor Downdetector were in the hundreds shortly before 21:00 BST on Thursday. But many customers … Read more
YouTube is to limit recommendations of certain health and fitness videos to teenagers, including those which “idealise” certain body types. It says 13 to 17-year-old users will still be able to search for and view fitness-related content – but will not be encouraged into repeated viewing of similar videos. YouTube says it is acting because … Read more
Donald Trump said he would enlist Elon Musk to run a “government efficiency commission” if he wins a second term as US president. Speaking to the Economic Club of New York on Thursday, Trump said the X owner had agreed to head a task force to conduct a “complete financial and performance audit of the … Read more
Ross Jarman Ihab Amed working on the test jet engine In a building on the edge of a business park outside Sheffield, researcher Ihab Ahmed is preparing to fire up a small jet engine. Originally used as an auxiliary power unit for a commercial airliner, it has been turned into a testbed for new fuels … Read more
Chris Baraniuk It’s estimated that one third of the world’s airline seats are made in Northern Ireland In a warehouse building in a quiet town in Northern Ireland, a robot arm is opening and closing an airplane meal table over and over again. It has been programmed to carry out this mundane task no fewer … Read more
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has hit out at French authorities, calling his arrest last week in relation to allegations of insufficient moderation on the messaging app “misguided”. In his first public statement since he was detained, he denied claims that Telegram is “some sort of anarchic paradise” as “absolutely untrue”. Mr Durov was … Read more
Getty Images A musician in the US has been accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) tools and thousands of bots to fraudulently stream songs billions of times in order to claim millions of dollars of royalties. Michael Smith, of North Carolina, has been charged with three counts of wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy and money … Read more
Sony Bot the difference: Astro Bot features dozens of cameos from well-known PlayStation characters It’s just a few hours before reviews of one of the year’s biggest PlayStation 5 releases arrive, and its director is talking about food. Buffets, to be precise. You might get a lot for your money, but how do you feel … Read more
Google uses anti-competitive practices to dominate the market for online advertising technology, a UK watchdog has provisionally found. The potentially unlawful behaviour could be harming thousands of UK publishers and advertisers, an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned. It accuses Google of preventing rivals from “competing on a level playing field” … Read more