Talks come as Big Tech seeks tie-ups with Silicon Valley artificial intelligence firms
Yann LeCun argues current AI methods are flawed as he pushes for ‘world modelling’ vision for superintelligence
Microsoft, Meta and Google have released new versions with fewer ‘parameters’ that are cheaper to build and train
Facebook and Instagram owner to be investigated on whether it does enough to protect mental health of young users
Companies need AI services revenues, not cost savings, to fuel data centre boom
Social psychologist Sonia Livingstone says there are alternatives to banning the young from social media
Regulators set to express concern over insufficient moderation of political ads that risk undermining electoral process
Microsoft is the company showing most tangible proof of AI revenue generation from hefty investments
Zuckerberg’s AI plans may have knocked its stock market value, but he hopes his next venture will have dramatic impact
Parent of Facebook and Instagram reports better than expected quarterly revenue but raises capex guidance
Artificial intelligence is a multibillion-dollar project with no clear timeline for revenues
Internet regulator orders delisting of two Meta-owned apps over ‘national security concerns’
Facebook parent claims Llama 3 takes a fresh step towards human-level intelligence
The tech sector will never embrace true openness
Upgrades are part of a wave of new large language models being released this year
And so is justifying the Trump Spac at $60 a share
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Big Tech groups are the first to face full investigations under bloc’s Digital Markets Act
Bosses sell hundreds of millions of dollars in company shares this quarter in sign that markets may be peaking
Prime minister pledges to respond to move that News Corp says threatens viability of some media groups
Microsoft, Google and Meta are using more water to cool down data centres that power artificial intelligence products
Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI agree at Munich Security Conference to stifle content designed to mislead voters
Meta just issued its first dividend. Will this become more common?
Microsoft, eBay and PayPal have each cut thousands of jobs since the start of the year
The term describes the slow decay of online platforms such as Facebook. But what if we’ve entered the ‘enshittocene’?
