Big Tech stories
Families on Spotify's free, ad-supported tier can now give children under 13 supervised music-only accounts, starting in six markets.
Investor concern is mounting as WARC says Meta's ad business will fund most of its USD $125 billion to USD $145 billion AI spending.
The expansion will give European leaders and policymakers early access as W readies its public beta and new tracking dashboard for 17 June.
More Claude Code users will get longer sessions as Anthropic taps SpaceX data-centre capacity to ease compute bottlenecks.
Concerns over misinformation and manipulation are creating an opening for eYou, which is now available worldwide on iOS and Android.
Merchants could win back lost sales as tokenised checkout trims friction, reduces card-not-present fraud and keeps payment data in bank rails.
Backers are betting open-source AI will gain ground as Featherless.ai uses fresh capital to serve more enterprises and hardware architectures.
UK businesses face a growing data security dilemma as US laws can force American tech giants to hand over customer information.
Control of AI-led shopping standards is widening as five more firms join the Universal Commerce Protocol body, doubling its council to 10.
The move gives Mars staff a single AI system for search and task automation across its global Petcare, Snacking and Food businesses.
Businesses gain a single control plane for AI agents as Google Cloud folds developer tools, employee apps and partner software into Gemini Enterprise.
The probe could force new UK rules on software bundling and cloud licensing, potentially easing rivals' access to Microsoft's AI-heavy ecosystem.
Digital IDs could speed up account opening and cut fraud, but the industry body says ministers must first nail safeguards and liability.
The Mississippi site is set to become Amazon's first data centre in the state to cool operations with treated wastewater, easing pressure on local water supplies.
The three-year spend will expand local cloud capacity, boost cyber defences and train millions of workers as demand for AI grows.
Marketers under pressure to curb misinformation can now use a score that filters out weak AI-assisted content in PlatformAlt5's BriefBrain app.
Workers’ input on AI will shape how new tools are rolled out in Australian workplaces after Microsoft and the ACTU held a first summit in Sydney.
UK regulators are racing to assess whether Anthropic’s Mythos model could speed up attacks on banks and unsettle financial stability.
Diners in New Zealand can now skip several booking sites as Search surfaces tables with live availability and links straight to reservations.
Gemini-powered screening helped Google catch more than 99% of policy-violating ads before users saw them, as scams grew more complex.
