[ad_1] Chinese technology giant Tencent has made a €1.2bn ($1.25bn) investment in a spin-off from Ubisoft, the maker of the Assassin's Creed video games.Shenzhen-based Tencent will own about a quarter of the new business, with Ubisoft holding the rest of the new subsidiary, which is valued at around €4bn.The unit will run some of the French firm's biggest franchises, including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six.Tencent, which
[ad_1] Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesFashion retailer H&M is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create digital "twins" of 30 models.It says it will use the AI doppelgangers in some social media posts and marketing in the place of humans, if given permission by models."We are curious to explore how to showcase our fashion in new creative ways – and embrace the benefits of new technology – while staying true to
[ad_1] Tom SingletonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesOnlyFans' parent company has been fined £1.05m after giving inaccurate information about the measures it had in place to check the age of its users.The platform - which is known for hosting sexually explicit material - says people who visit it must be at least 18 years old.It uses facial age estimation technology - provided by a third party - where a selfie is analysed to
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump says he may cut tariffs on China to help seal a deal for short video app TikTok to be sold by its owner ByteDance.Trump also said he is willing to extend a 5 April deadline for a non-Chinese buyer of the platform to be found.In January, he delayed the implementation of a law passed under the Biden administration to ban TikTok.The legislation, which was signed
[ad_1] Lily JamaliReporting fromSan FranciscoEPASignage outside of the offices of the biotechnology company 23andMe in South San Francisco. Photo by GEORGE NIKITIN/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe computer systems of 23andMe have been struggling to cope with the sheer volume of customers racing to delete their data, after the DNA-testing company announced that it was filing for bankruptcy protection.The firm says it has now resolved the IT problems caused by increased traffic on its website
[ad_1] Noland Arbaugh has a chip in his brain to translate his thoughts into computer commands. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Tom GerkenTechnology reporterGetty ImagesThe free messaging app Signal has made headlines after the White House confirmed it was used for a secret group chat between senior US officials.The editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, was inadvertently added to the group where plans for a strike against the Houthi group in Yemen were discussed.It has caused a significant backlash, with Democrat Senate leader Chuck Schumer calling it "one of the
[ad_1] Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD has reported annual revenue for 2024 that has leapfrogged rival Tesla.The Shenzhen-based firm says revenue rose by 29% to come in at 777 billion yuan ($107bn; £83bn), boosted by sales of its hybrid vehicles. This topped the $97.7bn reported by Elon Musk's Tesla.BYD has also just launched a lower-priced car to rival Tesla's Model 3, which has long been the top selling EV
[ad_1] Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesFacebook and Instagram owner Meta is considering a paid subscription in the UK which would remove adverts from its platforms.Under the plans, people using the social media sites could be asked to pay for an ad-free experience if they do not want their data to be tracked.It comes as the company agreed to stop targeting ads at a British woman last week following a protracted legal
[ad_1] Popular DNA testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy protection, and announced that its co-founder and CEO, Anne Wojcicki, has resigned with immediate effect.The company will now attempt to sell itself under the supervision of a court. 23andMe said in a press release that it plans to continue operating throughout the sale process and that there "are no changes to the way the company stores, manages, or protects customer
