Once the AI bubble pops, we’ll all suffer. Could that be better than letting it grow unabated? The world will be pushed into a recession, but perhaps we can build something more promising from the pieces
Tesla reports steep drop in profits despite US rush to buy electric vehicles Carmaker exceeded Wall Street’s expectations with more than $26bn in revenue, but saw a 37% drop in profits
‘Significant exposure’: Amazon Web Services outage exposed UK state’s £1.7bn reliance on tech giant Cloud computing disruption highlights risk of deepening ties despite warnings from UK’s own regulators, including the Treasury
Amazon says Web Services are recovering after outage hits millions of users – as it happened Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank, Ring doorbells and Amazon’s own shopping site among services hit by online outage
Nasa looks to other companies for US moon program as Musk’s SpaceX lags behind Nasa head said agency is opening up contracts for crewed lunar program Artemis after SpaceX had to delay timelines
Amazon Web Services outage shows internet users ‘at mercy’ of too few providers, experts say Crash that hit apps and websites around world demonstrates ‘urgent need for diversification in cloud computing’
Experiential entertainment is having a gold rush but commercial success is far from certain As an immersive Hunger Games show opens in London, producers turn to bankable franchises, with mixed results
Driverless cars are coming to the UK – but the road to autonomy has bumps ahead Waymo plans London robotaxis as early as 2026, but the history shows hype, hesitation and a few missed turns
Banks need stricter controls to prevent romance fraud, says City regulator FCA cites study showing victims’ ‘red flags’ are often missed and calls for improved monitoring systems
Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests
Capita fined £14m for data protection failings in 2023 cyber-attack Hackers stole personal information of 6.6m people but outsourcing firm did not shut device targeted for 58 hours
Vodafone outage: thousands of broadband and mobile users report problems Company apologises and says network ‘recovering’ after many customers say there were unable to access services
Trio win Nobel economics prize for work on technology-driven growth Joel Mokyr looked at growth and technological progress, while Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have written about the role of ‘creative destruction’
UK MPs urged to investigate TikTok’s plans to cut 439 content moderator jobs Trade unions and online safety experts sign letter warning jobs losses could expose children to harmful content
‘Lab to fab’: are promises of a graphene revolution finally coming true? Two decades after the material was first produced, some UK firms have reaped its potential but others are struggling