Australia targets algorithmic social feeds as it looks to hit Big Tech harder. Australia plans to give social media users the option to switch off algorithm-based feeds in proposed legislation, serving as the latest blow to tech giants.What happenedSkip NavigationMarketsBusinessInvestingTechPolitics & PolicyVideoWatchlistInvesting…
OpenAI releases new AI agent – which promptly goes rogue
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Apple says ‘Fold’ and competitors ask ‘how wide? ’
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AI will help find cure for cancer ‘within our lifetimes’, says Arm Holdings chief
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5 Best Smart Speakers (2026): Alexa, Google, Apple
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Australia to let social media users ‘opt out’ of algorithm-based feeds in fresh blow to big tech
Australia to let social media users 'opt out' of algorithm-based feeds in fresh blow to big tech. Australia plans to give social media users the option to switch off algorithm-based feeds in proposed legislation, serving as the latest blow to tech giants.What…
There’s a new “Google Jail” for independent wikis
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AI will cure cancer in our lifetime, claims boss of UK chip giant
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Mistral raises €3B to make sovereign, open-weight AI the technology frontier
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