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VW introduces monthly subscription to increase car power
The German car-maker says its "optional power upgrade" is designed to give customers more choice.
UK's Turing AI Institute responds to staff anger about defence focus
Whistleblowers say the charity is at risk of collapse because it has been told by the government to focus on defence.
Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount
The number of data centres is set to jump by a fifth in the coming years, figures seen by the BBC suggest.
Angry, confused and worried about police – behind Instagram bans
Hundreds of people have contacted the BBC to say they have wrongly been shut out of their accounts.
Intel shares jump after report of possible US stake in chipmaker
The reports emerged a day after a meeting between the Intel boss and Donald Trump.
Firm apologises for saying it would not process LGBTQ+ payments
Stripe said the information given by its support staff to some customers was "totally wrong."
Porn site traffic plummets as UK age verification rules enforced
Data suggests leading adult site Pornhub lost more than one million visitors in two weeks.
Apple rejects Musk's App Store bias claims
The X owner had accused Apple of making it impossible to fairly compete with ChatGPT.
Bezos-backed Perplexity AI makes surprise bid for Google Chrome
One technology investor called the $34.5bn offer a "stunt" that is much lower than Chrome's true value.
Government expands police use of facial recognition vans
The Home Office says the technology helps locate suspects but civil liberties groups warn of heightened surveillance.
'Cryptocrash king' Do Kwon pleads guilty to fraud
The South Korean former tech executive co-founded Singapore-based cryptocurrency firm Terraform Labs.
AI can make us UK's biggest firm, Rolls-Royce says
Tufan Erginbilgic says business deals to supply nuclear power for artificial intelligence could boost its fortunes
It shocked the market but has China's DeepSeek changed AI?
Some six months after DeepSeek shook Silicon Valley, is the Chinese AI chatbot still relevant?
Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sales to US
The chip giants will hand revenues to the US government in exchange for licences to export to China.
Musk's Tesla applies to supply power to British homes
If approved by the energy watchdog Ofgem, it would allow the US firm to take on the UK's dominant suppliers.
M&S click and collect returns 15 weeks after cyber attack
The retailer stopped taking orders on its website and app for clothing on 25 April.
Tough, smart and ahead of her time - how Dame Stephanie changed women's role in...
She founded the software company Freelance Programmers in 1962, which almost exclusively hired women, and in later life...
Wikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification rules
The Wikimedia Foundation says the new rules could threaten user privacy and safety.
AOL ends dial-up service after more than 30 years
The internet service which soared in popularity in the 1990s will come to an end from 30 September
HMRC using AI to scour suspected tax cheats' social media
It said the tech would not replace "human decision-making" and was subject to legal oversight.
Staff fear UK's Turing AI Institute at risk of collapse
A complaint raises concerns about the funding risks and a "toxic" culture at the Alan Turing Institute.
OpenAI claims GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to 'PhD level'
GPT-5's release comes as tech firms continue to compete in an effort to claim the world's most advanced AI.
Trump opens door for crypto in retirement accounts
The president signs an order aimed at expanding the kinds of investments allowed in retirement accounts.
What are semiconductors and why is Trump threatening 100% tariffs?
The president said he plans to introduce 100% tariffs on foreign-made chips, but the largest producers may avoid the lev...
Woman awarded £150,000 after LG phone sparks fire in her home
Denise Parks was in bed in her home in Coatbridge when a fire broke out in the early hours of the morning.
Jobs in video games dried up, so we made our own
Getting work in gaming is harder and harder, especially for new starters. How are young developers following their passi...
Call to vet YouTube ads like regular TV to stop scams
Liberal Democrats say regulations need to catch up with "the reality of how people are watching content".
Chinese nationals charged with exporting Nvidia AI chips to China
Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang are accused of exporting the chips from the US to China through Singapore and Malaysia.
Apple to invest $100bn after pressure from Trump
The president had been pressing Apple to do more of its manufacturing in the US.
WhatsApp deletes over 6.8m accounts linked to scams, Meta says
Many of the accounts were linked to criminal groups operating in South East Asia, the social media giant said.