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Martyn Landi
Tech
Google facing £25 billion legal claim over abuse of search advertising market
The US tech giant has been accused of abusing its dominant position in online search to overcharge advertisers.
By
Martyn Landi
29 May 2025
Tech
Google brings more AI to search engine in ‘significant’ update
The tech giant has announced a range of updates, including the ability to ask a question using a combination of their voice and phone camera.
By
Martyn Landi
3 Oct 2024
Tech
OpenAI raises £5 billion in largest ever funding round
The funding values the ChatGPT maker at 157 billion US dollars (£118 billion), making it one of the most valuable start-ups in the world.
By
Martyn Landi
3 Oct 2024
Tech
Meta partners with UK banks to combat fraud
The parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp had been working with NatWest and Metro Bank.
By
Martyn Landi
3 Oct 2024
Tech
Epic Games sues Google and Samsung over anti-competition collusion claims
The Fortnite maker has accused the two tech giants of working together to block competition in app distribution.
By
Martyn Landi
30 Sept 2024
Tech
Competition regulator clears Amazon’s partnership with AI firm Anthropic
The Competition and Markets Authority said its initial investigation had found the partnership did not qualify for further investigation.
By
Martyn Landi
27 Sept 2024
Business News
Samsung adds Hive smart thermostat control to SmartThings home hub app
The tech giant has announced a range of new energy efficiency tools for users ahead of winter and rising energy bills.
By
Martyn Landi
26 Sept 2024
Tech
Meta unveils ‘revolutionary’ Orion augmented reality glasses
The company said it had scaled down technology normally found in headsets into a pair of glasses.
By
Martyn Landi
25 Sept 2024
Celebrity News
Film stars and sportspeople among those to share hoax ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ post
The post claims sharing it will prevent Meta from using a person’s profile data to train AI models, but users must do this through their app settings.
By
Martyn Landi
25 Sept 2024
Tech
CrowdStrike boss apologises over global IT outage
A senior executive from the cybersecurity firm appeared before a committee at the US Congress to answer questions about the July incident.
By
Martyn Landi
25 Sept 2024
Business News
Elon Musk says X will let blocked accounts still see user posts
The social media platform’s owner said a feature change would mean blocked accounts would still be able to see public posts, but not engage with them.
By
Martyn Landi
24 Sept 2024
Tech
CrowdStrike prepares to face questions in US congress over global IT outage
The cybersecurity firm was at the centre of a global IT failure in July.
By
Martyn Landi
24 Sept 2024
Tech
LinkedIn suspends training of AI models using UK user data
The UK’s data protection regulator said it had raised ‘concerns’ with the platform over the issue.
By
Martyn Landi
20 Sept 2024
UK
Sky Glass users complain of TVs not turning on as issue hits platform
An issue with the streaming TV platform has left many unable to switch on their devices.
By
Martyn Landi
20 Sept 2024
Tech
UK to hold conference of developers in Silicon Valley to discuss AI safety
Researchers and policy representatives will discuss the global effort to regulate the emerging technology.
By
Martyn Landi
19 Sept 2024
Politics
UK and allies issue cyber warning over China-backed malicious network
The National Cyber Security Centre has urged firms to protect themselves from a China-backed ‘botnet’ of thousands of compromised devices.
By
Martyn Landi
18 Sept 2024
Tech
Instagram launches parental control for under-16 accounts by default
The social media giant will now require anyone aged under 16 to get a parent’s permission to change new default settings in a major safety update.
By
Martyn Landi
17 Sept 2024
Tech
Meta to begin training AI on public posts from UK Facebook and Instagram users
The scheme will see public posts from UK adults posted to the platforms used to train the firm’s AI models, unless users opt out.
By
Martyn Landi
16 Sept 2024
Tech
TikTok to begin appeal against possible US ban
The social media giant faces a US law which requires the firm to split from its parent firm or face being banned over alleged Chinese links.
By
Martyn Landi
16 Sept 2024
Business News
UK convenes nations for talks on global cybersecurity
Three days of talks will focus on boosting global cybersecurity practices and helping more people gain cyber skills.
By
Martyn Landi
16 Sept 2024
Tech
OpenAI unveils new models designed to think more before answering
The OpenAI o1 series of AI models are designed to help with complex tasks and harder problems, the company said.
By
Martyn Landi
13 Sept 2024
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