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Waymo has laid out plans for a robotaxi service in London with a pilot scheme due to begin in April.

Pornhub has announced it will restrict access to its website in the UK from next week, blaming the tougher age checks which have been introduced for explicit sites. From 2 February, only people who have previously made a Pornhub account will be able to access its content. Aylo, Pornhub’s parent company, said that updates to […]

3 hours ago ShareSave Lily JamaliNorth America Technology correspondent, San Francisco ShareSave BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Getty Images A landmark social media addiction trial in which top tech executives are expected to testify begins on Tuesday in California. The plaintiff, a 19-year-old woman identified by the initials KGM, alleges the design of the platforms’ algorithms left her addicted […]

8 hours ago ShareSave Liv McMahonTechnology reporter ShareSave Getty Images TikTok has announced a deal allowing it to continue operating in the US. But with the platform’s future in the country seemingly secured, its 200 million American users are expected to see some changes. What is the US TikTok deal? A majority-American board now owns […]

Ubisoft has cancelled six video games – including its long-awaited Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – as part of a “major reset” of its operations. The French developer and publisher, known for popular games such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Just Dance, has closed two studios and delayed seven titles as […]

Snapchat’s parent Snap has settled a social media addiction lawsuit just days before the landmark case was due to go to trial in Los Angeles. Terms of the deal were not announced as it was revealed by lawyers at a California Superior Court hearing, after which Snap told the BBC the parties were “pleased to […]

5 hours ago ShareSave Laura CressTechnology reporter ShareSave Getty Images The government will consult on whether social media should be banned for under-16s in the UK. It said “immediate action” would give Ofsted the power to check policies on phone use when it inspects schools, and it expected schools to be “phone-free by default” as […]

9 hours ago ShareSave Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor ShareSave Getty Images Adverts will soon appear at the top of the AI tool ChatGPT for some users, the company OpenAI has announced. The trial will initially take place in the US, and will affect some ChatGPT users on the free service and a new subscription tier, called […]

1 hour ago ShareSave Christal Hayesand Osmond Chia ShareSave Getty Images Elon Musk’s AI model Grok will no longer be able to edit photos of real people to show them in revealing clothing, after widespread concern over sexualised AI deepfakes in countries including the UK and US. “We have implemented technological measures to prevent the […]

Monzo says it has resolved an issue affecting its mobile banking app on Tuesday afternoon after thousands of customers reported difficulties accessing it. Platform outage monitor Downdetector saw more than 4,000 reports from users complaining of problems shortly after 15:00 GMT. The company earlier acknowledged an issue affecting its app – telling customers who tried […]