Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone
Owners of Apple's first foldable iPhone have reported problems with the device's screen - just days after the product went on sale.
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iPhone Duo owners report cracks in Apple’s first foldable handset
Company says small number of devices affected by display glitch after posts appear on Reddit and social media Owners of the new foldable iPhone are reporting cracks in the device’s screen, as Apple confirmed an issue with a “small number” of units…
Owners of Elvis music rights sue Anthropic for copyright violations
The company is accused of using hundreds of songs by the American rock-and-roll star to train its Claude AI model.
UK looking to give carmakers incentives to turn EVs into ‘power plants on wheels’
V2G tech enables drivers to charge automatically when electricity is cheaper and then sell some back to the grid at times of high demand Business live – latest updates Electric cars that can be used as “power plants on wheels” could be given…
Sunlight at night: US startup’s demonstration of lighting Earth from space draws critcism
Company imitates reflection of sun from mirrors, prompting pushback from some scientists, environmentalists and California locals Locals in a rural area of California were recently startled to see dazzlingly bright light shining down from nearby…
AI cloud computing companies face ‘guppy-level death’, Elon Musk warns, as funding dries up – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Bloomberg, intriguingly, are questioning Elon Musk’s claim that SpaceX has closed a $40bn debt deal to fund more chip purchases. They’ve heard that talks over the pricing of this deal are…
Data centre debate heats up ahead of US midterms - here's what you need to know
Data centres are the lifeblood of our digital world, but there are growing concerns about their environmental impact. The BBC explores their rise in charts.
Tech firms should pay the creators whose work they use | Letter
It could raise up to £300m a year, providing UK creators with additional income, write Barbara Hayes, Tayyiba Nasser, Christian Zimmermann and Paul Seheult Anthropic’s proposal (AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’, 19…
All aboard the TrainTok trend: spotters and staff boost rail content online
Number of videos about British trains doubles in three months as creators find audiences interested in workings of railways They are not just gathered at the end of your local train station platform any more. Now they are on your social media…
Skydance employees brace for expected restructure as megamerger dust settles
Battle far from over after Paramount and Warner Bros deal creates new global entertainment powerhouse “It feels like the calm before the storm,” says an executive at Skydance, the newly minted media empire formed from the megamerger of Paramount…
The datacentre next door: on the frontline of tech’s latest David v Goliath battle
The AI boom is pitting local residents against corporate giants seeking to power their energy-hungry networks – but one Welsh city is fighting back Dale Johnston opens the gate to his neat suburban garden on the western fringes of Newport in South…
‘Black October’: cybersecurity experts sound the alarm over new era of AI-enabled hacking
After the discovery of a severe bug in the PHP programming language, executives warned of a coming ‘vulnerability tsunami’ Leaders in cybersecurity are sounding the alarm after the discovery of a major vulnerability this week. They are predicting…
UK children just as likely to have suffered harm on social media despite crackdown
Campaigners call lack of progress ‘staggering’, as Ofcom also admits little change in severity of harm to children encountering unsafe content Landmark online safety measures have failed to limit the proportion of children suffering harm from…
We are reclaiming real life after getting rid of Instagram | Letters
Readers on taking back their lives – and brains – from social media algorithms I couldn’t agree more with Georgina McNamara (The one change that worked: I deleted Instagram – and embraced the joys of a truly private life, 19 October). Reading about…
A farewell to BioWare, maker of some of the best games of the 21st century | Lucy James
The closure of the studio responsible for some of the best games of the 21st century leaves the world of RPGs feeling smaller without the hope of another instalment of the much-loved sci-fi series Earlier this week, EA announced the closure of…
Experts cast doubt on Anthropic report detailing how AI has altered work at the company
Anthropic claims AI will shift how work gets done and labor demand – but some experts are skeptical of the vision Last year, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that artificial intelligence could eliminate half of entry-level white-collar jobs and…
Telegraph cuts 100 jobs as new owner promises to turn paper into ‘AI-powered’ global business
Redundancies come after paper was bought in June by European media group Axel Springer The new owners of the Daily Telegraph have made large numbers of staff redundant, telling them the title will be transformed from a newspaper “into a global…
The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
Indian workers are being paid to film themselves at work and the footage is used to train AI.
Apple Watch Ultra 4 review: longer battery life but still awaiting new features
Biggest Apple smartwatch gets better health tracking and new readiness tools with a battery and chip boost in preparation for controversial audio AI As the Ultra enters its fourth year as Apple’s biggest and beefiest smartwatch it gets the best…
The race to fix huge PHP code flaw at the heart of the internet - The Latest
Websites around the world have been taken offline as governments and businesses scramble to fix a flaw in the computer language PHP. There are fears that hackers could exploit the vulnerability to steal data, take control of web servers and disrupt…
Websites across world hit by millions of attempts to exploit PHP code flaw
Problem in language that underpins 70% of sites has led governments and companies to pull sites offline to patch fault Tell us: have you been affected by the PHP code flaw? What is PHP, and how bad is the computer language flaw causing website…
UK plans emergency powers to protect undersea cables
Ministers are set to gain powers over telecoms companies during national security emergencies.
Meta strikes deal with Mark Zuckerberg to help him foot billionaire tax bill
Chief executive agrees to remain in California for eight years even if state brings in one-off 5% wealth tax Meta has struck a deal with Mark Zuckerberg to help him foot a possible California wealth tax targeting billionaires. The social media…
Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances
Equating to the loss of 5% of its 93,000 global staff, job cuts come as bank announces jump in quarterly profits Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs as part of wider cost-saving plans that its bosses say are being driven by advances in AI. The job cuts…