Australia’s GDP figures are meaningless when the boom in datacentres means destroying jobs and the climate In the March quarter Australia’s economy grew 0.3%. But the real issue is what drove that growth
Lloyds customers unable to make payments due to IT glitch Bank apologises after IT update caused problems with Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland apps
As the tech mega-IPO race heats up, has OpenAI missed its moment? With rivals racing to market to raise ‘eye-popping sums’, the spotlight is now on the AI sector’s one-time ‘poster child’
UK media websites given power to block Google using their articles in AI search Watchdog makes ruling on search summaries after publishers complain about drop in click-through traffic and revenue
Google owner Alphabet to sell $80bn in stock to fund AI spending spree Markets take note as world’s biggest equity fundraiser bids to garner more money than the three biggest-ever IPOs combined
Anthropic confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock market Financial stakes of the AI race rise as Elon Musk’s SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are slated to go public this year
Nvidia launches ‘superchip’ putting AI power into laptops and PCs Firm says its RTX Spark PC chip for Microsoft Windows will let AI agents replace the mouse and keyboard
FCA’s Palantir deal could expose UK financial data to Trump’s US, critics fear Exclusive: MP and campaigners say sensitive citizen and company data could be subject to US disclosure laws
Meta legal action forces Facebook whistleblower to sit in silence at Hay festival Sarah Wynn-Williams did not speak during event after lawyers warned of possible sanctions from tech firm
Four in 10 struggle to access mobile signal on the move in the UK Survey finds frustration with connectivity to 4G or 5G, highlighting weaknesses in digital infrastructure
Labour reports Farage’s alleged hack to security officials after he fails to do so Reform UK leader has claimed ‘hostile actors’ linked to Moscow accessed his data and leaked information on £5m gift
EU fines Temu for failing to stop sale of illegal and dangerous products European Commission finds shoppers on Chinese website very likely to find unsafe items and imposes €200m penalty
Oura launches Ring 5, world’s smallest smart ring, as it heads towards IPO Finnish-US startup has sold 5.5m rings worldwide since it was founded in 2013 and is valued at $11bn
‘Instagram truly is the new LinkedIn’: why gen Z is using social media to get hired In this competitive market, gen Z has started to turn to untraditional ways to land a job – including dating apps