Amazon: US accuses online giant of illegal monopoly/in /by

The Federal Trade Commission alleges Amazon uses “unfair” and “illegal” strategies to keep power.

Disinformation most active on X, formerly known as Twitter, EU says/in /by

A European Commission report says the network has the most disinformation of six large social networks.

Reddit to begin paying people for popular posts/in /by

The social media site will split revenue with contributors who are awarded “gold” by other users.

Spotify will not ban AI-made music, says boss/in /by

In a rare interview, Spotify boss Daniel Ek talks to the BBC about AI, regulation and Harry and Meghan.

US-China rivalry spurs investment in space tech/in /by

The race to get back to the moon is fuelling US investment in private sector space firms.

Metaverse: What happened to Mark Zuckerberg’s next big thing?/in /by

Two years ago, the metaverse was billed as the next big thing – but many in the tech world have already moved on.

Amazon takes on Microsoft as it invests billions in Anthropic/in /by

The company is in a race among big tech firms to exploit the potential of artificial intelligence.

How the fall of the ‘King of Crypto’ cost one British man millions/in /by

As Sam Bankman-Fried awaits trial for fraud, his former investors wonder if they will ever recoup their losses.

Farmers turn to tech as bees struggle to pollinate/in /by

With bee populations struggling, mechanical pollination may be increasingly needed as a back-up.

TikTok frenzies ‘putting police and schools under strain’/in /by

The warning comes after a BBC investigation into disruption driven by the social media platform’s algorithms.