Apple to buck layoff trend by hiring UK AI staff

The tech giant’s chief executive, Tim Cook, said he expects to increase investment.

The slow and delicate aircraft taking on spy missions

Light aircraft that can fly and loiter at very high altitudes could provide back-up for spy satellites.

Fortnite maker Epic Games cutting 16% of workforce

The company says it is shedding the staff because it’s spending “way more” than it earns

PlayStation boss Jim Ryan to retire from Sony next year

He said he took the decision due to issues he had living in Europe while working in North America.

Watch: The Robot wolves trying to scare off Japan’s bears

A howling ‘monster wolf’ is scaring wild bears away from the city of Takikawa.

X scraps tool to report electoral fake news – researchers

A research organisation says the feature is now only available in European Union countries.

The self-driving trucks that are deliberately crashed

A maker of autonomous lorries is using AI software to prang computerised versions of the vehicles.

ChatGPT can now access up to date information

The chatbot’s knowledge previously only included data up to September 2021, but not any more.

Meta announces AI chatbots with ‘personality’

At Meta’s first in-person event since before the pandemic, Mark Zuckerberg announced his AI plans.

Hollywood writers agree to end five-month strike after studio deal

They can return to work while they vote on whether to approve a three-year deal that offers pay rises.