
AI will be help rather than hindrance in hitting climate targets, Bill Gates says
Microsoft co-founder says efficiencies for technology and electricity grids will outweigh energy use by datacentres

Currys looks to AI tech to drive growth as profits climb
Retailer says AI-enabled phones and computers helped pre-tax profits rise by 10% despite UK sales slide

Crisis-hit firm behind vital NHS services faces uncertain future
Auditors say financial woes at tech firm Atos could hinder ability of its UK arm to continue as a going concern

Nvidia shares open higher after $500bn sell-off; Microsoft hit with EU antitrust charge over Teams – as it happened
Nvidia shares rise in early trading after sliding 13% over last three sessions, wiping out half a trillion dollars of value

‘It’s been hell’: injured Amazon workers turn to GoFundMe to pay bills
Amazon pledged to create ‘Earth’s safest place to work’. Three warehouse workers speak about their experiences

Apple found in breach of EU competition rules
European Commission finds iPhone maker broke new laws designed to protect smaller competitors against big tech platforms

Geologists raise concerns over possible censorship and bias in Chinese chatbot
GeoGPT developed in Chinese-funded earth sciences programme aimed at researchers in global south

Cyber-attack hobbles car dealers across US and Canada for third day in a row
CDK said in a letter to its 15,000 customers that it ‘did not have an estimated time frame for resolution’

Plusnet mobile customers told to switch within weeks or lose number
BT Group-owned provider has already ditched its TV service and will become a broadband-only supplier

Winklevoss twins donate $1m each to Trump as champion of cryptocurrency
Crypto tycoons claim Biden has ‘openly declared war against crypto’ in lengthy critique of administration policy

Post Office accidentally leaks names and addresses of wrongfully convicted operators
Company refers itself to data watchdog after publishing personal details of 555 people involved in Horizon IT lawsuit

GMB starts ballot process to be recognised at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse
GMB officials urge staff to ‘together, vote yes’ as month-long process begins which may result in first union recognition in UK

Nvidia becomes world’s most valuable company amid AI boom
Chipmaker dethrones Microsoft and Apple as stock market surge boosts valuation above $3.34tn

Will Elon Musk’s incessant innuendo ever catch up with him?
The companies led by the boob-obsessed billionaire have faced a number of sexual harassment lawsuits. Why do his cult-like followers still consider him a genius?