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Why electricity costs so much in the UK (it's not all about the weather)

The UK government is reportedly considering abandoning its goal of removing fossil fuels from the country's electricity supply by 2030... Read more

EU accuses Meta, TikTok of breaking digital content rules

The EU accused Meta and TikTok on Friday of breaking the bloc's digital content rules, putting the companies at risk... Read more

Anthropic inks multibillion-dollar deal with Google for AI chips

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with Google to acquire more of the computing power needed for... Read more

UK court rules Apple abused App Store dominance

Apple lost a UK lawsuit Thursday which accuses the US tech giant of abusing the dominant position of its App... Read more

Microsoft hopes Mico succeeds where Clippy failed as tech companies warily imbue AI with personality

Clippy, the animated paper clip that annoyed Microsoft Office users nearly three decades ago, might have just been ahead of... Read more

Extent of AI-created content in American news and opinion pages revealed

A new research study released today finds that more than 9% of all news in U.S. newspapers contains at least... Read more

Firefly-inspired algorithm tackles resource allocation problem

Bio-inspired computational methods have gained popularity recently. These methods mimic the seemingly complex behavior of organisms to tackle difficult and... Read more

Online search a battleground for AI titans

Tech firms battling for supremacy in artificial intelligence are out to transform how people search the web, challenging the dominance... Read more

Amazon uses AI to make robots better warehouse workers

Amazon on Wednesday said it is speeding up the automation of its warehouses with the help of artificial intelligence and... Read more

India plans tightening AI rules to stem deepfake surge

India has proposed sweeping new regulations to govern artificial intelligence, aiming to curb a surge in misinformation and deepfake videos... Read more

Europeans favor solar power and local energy over imports, study finds

Renewable energy is today the cheapest source of electricity available. In order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement,... Read more

Purine-modified platinum electrodes could cut hydrogen costs

Hydrogen production from water may seem straightforward: splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen gases using an electric current. However, one... Read more

Banana-selling robots pitch customers in test run in Chicago suburbs

From bananas to burgers, store aisles to sidewalks, an army of robots has descended upon Chicagoland with the singular mission... Read more

Chinese car firm BYD is racing ahead with its electric vehicles. Here's how more established brands can catch up

Electric cars made by the Chinese car firm BYD are now a familiar sight on British roads. In September 2025,... Read more

AI heavyweights call for end to 'superintelligence' research

I have worked in AI for more than three decades, including with pioneers such as John McCarthy, who coined the... Read more