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It started as a gag, but Eric Zhu's sperm races are doing good work in putting male fertility under the microscope - literallyRemember when Elon Musk challenged Vladimir Putin to physical combat and Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight? Neither of those brawls took place for various reasons. Not least, I suspect, because Musk is just self-aware enough to know that he would not emerge with his dignity, or his spine, intact. However, if the richest man in the world is still casting around for a way to publicly demonstrate his virility, I think I've hit on the perfect way: sperm racing.This isn't some below-the-belt insult. Sperm racing is an emerging thing" among tech types now. A teenage entrepreneur called Eric Zhu came up with the idea, and went viral with his first sperm race in April. That initial race was rudimentary: college students gave sperm samples to be analysed and the results were turned into an animated race that visualised the fastest offerings. Continue reading...

Technological advances will bring social upheaval. How will we treat digital minds, and how will they treat us?Last month, when OpenAI released its long-awaited chatbot GPT-5, it briefly removed access to a previous chatbot, GPT-4o. Despite the upgrade, users flocked to social media to express confusion, outrage and depression. A viral Reddit user said of GPT-4o: I lost my only friend overnight."AI is not like past technologies, and its humanlike character is already shaping our mental health. Millions now regularly confide in AI companions", and there are more and more extreme cases of psychosis" and self-harm following heavy use. This year, 16-year-old Adam Raine died by suicide after months of chatbot interaction. His parents recently filed the first wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI, and the company has said it is improving its safeguards.Jacy Reese Anthis is a visiting scholar at Stanford University and co-founder of the Sentience Institute Continue reading...

A bunch of code is being pushed as the next Scarlett Johansson, a creation that is already causing pushback from real human actors

What does Europe's biggest porn conference reveal about the future of the porn industry? Amelia Gentleman reportsThe Xbiz Adult Industry Conference is Europe's largest porn industry gathering. About a thousand content creators travelled to Amsterdam for the event earlier this month. The Guardian reporter Amelia Gentleman was there and describes to Helen Pidd the upbeat atmosphere in the venue, especially when compared with the same event a decade earlier, and explains the role that OnlyFans has played in transforming the industry. The pair discuss the autonomy the site is said to give to the creators, as well as the potential for them to be pushed into making more extreme content.Finally, Gentleman visits a conference in Prague centred on AI girlfriends' and discusses how this new wing of the industry is marketing itself and how creators feel about it all. Continue reading...

A colossal volcanic eruption in January 2022 ripped apart the underwater cables that connect Tonga to the world - and exposed the fragility of 21st-century lifeFor a while, Sam Vea had been smelling sulphur on the air - only mildly infernal, like a distant sniff of hell, but sulphur nonetheless. Still, on the Saturday evening when the explosion happened, he sat up in fright. It sounded so near he thought some cataclysm had occurred right there, in his neighbourhood. The windows trembled. The curtains fell off. Vea peeked out of his house but saw nothing destroyed or on fire, so he looked at his wife and said: This has to be the volcano."Vea and his wife live in Tofoa, which, if you squint and picture Tonga's main island of Tongatapu as a long, medieval shoe, lies just below the instep, on a gentle rise of earth. They'd just returned home after dropping their daughters at a birthday party, but now Vea dashed to his van to go and collect them. On the way back, the road filled with cars hurrying away from the sea, and tiny pebbles fell from the sky. Not that long before, curious to see what a big volcanic eruption looked like, Vea had watched Dante's Peak on Netflix. In the movie, he remembered now, a white-hot rock had punched through the roof of a truck and killed Pierce Brosnan's partner, so he pulled over to wait out the traffic. The skies grew mottled with dust and ash. Drivers got out, took off their shirts and wiped their windshields down so they could see the road ahead. When they reached home, after two and a half hours, Vea sent his children to hide under the bed. Continue reading...

San Bruno officers pull over Waymo but say a ticket wasn't issued, as our citation books don't have a box for robot"'If a driver makes an illegal U-turn, but no one is behind the wheel, does the car still get a ticket? A police department in California grappled with this existential question last week.During a DUI enforcement operation, officers in San Bruno pulled over a car without anyone behind the wheel after the autonomous vehicle made an illegal U-turn at a light. A post by the San Bruno police department on Saturday shows an officer looking into a Waymo - the leading autonomous ride-hailing vehicle in the San Francisco Bay Area - after stopping the signature white car. Continue reading...

Platform suspended the US president's YouTube channel in 2021 after the January 6 Capitol riotYouTube has agreed to pay $24.5m to settle a suit brought by Donald Trump in 2021 that alleged the platform wrongly suspended his channel after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The Google subsidiary is the latest in a long string of tech companies to make a multimillion-dollar payout to the president over past decisions about his accounts.Trump had filed the suit against YouTube and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, alleging that the platform had accumulated an unprecedented concentration of power, market share, and ability to dictate our nation's public discourse". YouTube said it suspended Trump's channel because it had violated the website's policies against inciting violence. Because of the settlement, the case is now dismissed. Google did not immediately return a request for comment. Continue reading...

Revenues down more than 500m after company cut more than a quarter of UK workforceProfits at Dyson nearly halved during a difficult" year in which the home appliances business, founded by the billionaire Sir James Dyson, cut more than a quarter of its UK workforce.Dyson, which has been based in Singapore since 2019 in a move to future proof" the company, said it had sold 20m products during the year, more than ever before. Continue reading...

The games master has accrued millions of fans and sold out Madison Square Garden with his shows where he plays D&D live with guests. He's still bewildered' by the successIf anyone were to tell me that getting a job as a full-time cast member on a sketch YouTube channel would lead to playing Dungeons & Dragons at Madison Square Garden, then that person is either a time traveller or the biggest liar on the planet," says Brennan Lee Mulligan.The comedian, professional games master and host of the popular streaming show Dimension 20 is speaking ahead of his first trip to Australia, where he will be touring a live game of Dungeons & Dragons at huge venues around the country, including the International Convention & Exhibition Centre in Sydney and Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne. Titled Endless Dungeon, the show will see the LA-based performer teaming up with local comedians including Tom Cardy, Demi Lardner and Jordan Raskopoulos to create an improvised game of D&D. Continue reading...

Policing minister says government will put some parameters' around its deployment in EnglandLabour plans to consult on the use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology before expanding it across England, the new policing minister has told the party's annual conference.Sarah Jones, a Home Office minister, said the government would put some parameters" over when and where it could be used in future. Continue reading...

From shopkeeping sims to daring dating, here are the best games to snuggle up with as the weather turnsIt is traditional for any feature about cosy entertainment at this time of year to mention the nights drawing in, roaring open fires and the desire to curl up in an armchair with something nonthreatening. Well, as familiarity is an important element of cosiness, I'm not going to divert from convention. Here then, are 10 new games you'll be able to settle into the sofa with as the evenings darken and the heating goes on ... Continue reading...

Britain risks devolving its digital destiny to Silicon Valley. As a TUC manifesto argues, those affected must have a greater say in shaping the workplace of the futureIn The Making of the English Working Class, the leftwing historian EP Thompson made a point of challenging the condescension of history towards luddism, the original anti-tech movement. The early 19th-century croppers and weavers who rebelled against new technologies should not be written off as blindly resisting machinery", wrote Thompson in his classic history. They were opposing a laissez-faire logic that dismissed its disastrous impact on their lives.A distinction worth bearing in mind as Britain rolls out the red carpet for US big tech, thereby outsourcing a modern industrial revolution still in its infancy. Photographers, coders and writers, for example, would sympathise with the powerlessness felt by working people who saw customary protections swept away in a search for enhanced productivity and profit. Unlicensed use of their creative labour to train generative AI has delivered vast revenues to Silicon Valley while rendering their livelihoods increasingly precarious. Continue reading...

My vision was based on sharing, not exploitation - and here's why it's still worth fighting forI was 34 years old when I first had the idea for the world wide web. I took every opportunity to talk about it: pitching it in meetings, sketching it out on a whiteboard for anyone who was interested, even drawing the web in the snow with a ski pole for my friend on what was meant to be a peaceful day out.I relentlessly petitioned bosses at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern), where I worked at the time, who initially found the idea a little eccentric" but eventually gave in and let me work on it. I was seized by the idea of combining two pre-existing computer technologies: the internet and hypertext, which takes an ordinary document and brings it to life by adding links". Continue reading...

When Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin were caught on mic talking about living for ever, it seemed straight out of a sci-fi fantasy. But for some death is no longer considered an inevitability ...Imagine you're the leader of one of the most powerful nations in the world. You have everything you could want at your disposal: power, influence, money. But, the problem is, your time at the top is fleeting. I'm not talking about the prospect of a coup or a revolution, or even a democratic election: I'm talking about the thing even more certain in life than taxes. I'm talking about death.In early September, China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin were caught on mic talking about strategies to stay young. With the development of biotechnology, human organs can be continuously transplanted, and people can live younger and younger, and even achieve immortality," Putin said via an interpreter to Xi. There's a chance," he continued, of also living to 150 [years old]." But is this even possible, and what would it mean for the world if the people with power were able to live for ever? Continue reading...

The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation

Tracing profiles of those charged with online offences in summer 2024 helped us map a thriving social ecosystem trading far-right sentiment and political disillusionment

The Meta CEO fumbled a demo of his AI Ray-Bans, giving us hope that the robots might be too dumb to take overAs humanity inches closer to an AI apocalypse, a sliver of hope remains: the robots might not work.Such was the case last week, as Mark Zuckerberg attempted to demonstrate his company's new AI-enabled smart glasses. I don't know what to tell you guys," Zuckerberg told a crowd of Meta enthusiasts as he tried, and failed, for roughly the fourth time to hold a video call with his colleague via the glasses. Continue reading...

Criminals calling themselves Radiant say they will post additional private data online unless they are paidHackers with pictures and the private information of thousands of nursery children have threatened to publish more material online unless they are paid.Criminals calling themselves Radiant hacked the UK-based Kido nursery chain and posted profiles of 10 children online on Thursday. Their website on the dark web has posted a data leakage roadmap" that sets out how the next steps for us will be to release 30 more profiles of each child and 100 employees' private data". Continue reading...

Say goodbye to extortionate roaming fees - new companies like Airalo, Holafly and Saily offer cheap, easy coverage for your next international tripOn a week-long trip to Paris last year, I racked up nearly $100 in data charges on my iPhone, with taxes and fees. Ditto for a separate, eight-day trip to Spain, which was even more pricey. And, in what I now jokingly call an act of piracy, my three-week trip to seven countries - including a seven-day cruise - cost me over $300 for data.I (eventually) learned my lesson, and a little research yielded a simple solution that can make life a lot easier: Switching to a local carrier for your travels. This used to entail a visit to an airport kiosk or a mobile store to get a fingernail-sized plastic SIM chip installed in your phone, but a new feature called an eSIM lets you handle it all from your phone before you even leave. My eSim for Paris cost $11 for 5GB of data, plenty for checking emails, using Google Maps, and browsing social media (although I was careful not to upload photos until I had wifi access). In Spain, I spent $10 for 5GB. Continue reading...

They study for hours a day. The competitions have zero prize money. So what keeps quiz champions going for glory - and how do they win?

Subscription service is Meta's response to regulatory warnings over crunching users' data to serve targeted adsFacebook and Instagram users in the UK are to be offered advert-free versions of the social networks for up to 3.99 a month.Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has responded to regulatory warnings about personalised adverts, in which users' data is crunched to produce targeted ads, by launching an ad-free subscription service. Continue reading...

Watchdog applauds strong message' after federal court orders Gold Coast man Anthony Rotondo to pay for posting deepfake images to a now-defunct website

From hallway hooks to garden fortresses, here's where to keep your bike so it's safe, dry and out of the way 10 safety essentials cyclists won't leave home withoutI recently moved house and have a problem many cyclists face: where does the bike go? Research shows that about 5.5 million people in the UK would cycle more if they had space to store a bike at home; only 23% of people living in flats - and 58% who live in detached houses - have an accessible place for one.However, there are many bike storage solutions, from basic floor anchors for a tiny outdoor space to fancy high-security sheds, and even secure parking provided by local authorities. One cycle storage entrepreneur won 100,000 on Dragons' Den for his SpaceRail. Here are some of the best options I've come across, for inside the home, and out. Continue reading...

I tried my hand at this year's French arthouse gaming hit, but after an intense initial infatuation, the relationship hit the rocksWe don't just observe art; we have a relationship with it. Whether it's music, paintings or movies, the artist does their bit - but it's the involvement of our own psyche that completes the circle. This is even more true for games, because we don't sit for 100 hours in front of the Mona Lisa.Relationships with art change over time. I appreciated animation more when I was a younger man. I appreciate jazz much more today. I find the Mona Lisa alluring or boring depending on what mood I am in. Continue reading...

MGX, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will take 15% stake, with social media firm valued at $14bn

Agreement separates app from Chinese owner ByteDance and allows US investors to take 80% stakeDonald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday outlining the terms of a deal to transfer TikTok to a US owner.Trump said he and China's president Xi Jinping had come to an agreement to allow TikTok to continue operating in the US, separating the social media platform from its Chinese owner ByteDance. Trump said the deal complies with a law that would have forced the shutdown of the app for American users had it not been divested and sold to a US owner. Continue reading...

Brit card' already facing opposition from privacy campaigners as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigrationAll working adults will need digital ID cards under plans to be announced by Keir Starmer, in a move that will spark a battle with civil liberties campaigners.The prime minister will set out the measures on Friday at a conference on how progressive politicians can tackle the problems facing the UK, including addressing voter concerns around immigration. Continue reading...

Firm, which has 18 sites around London and more in US, India and China, has received ransom demand, say reportsThe names, pictures and addresses of about 8,000 children have reportedly been stolen from the Kido nursery chain by a gang of cybercriminals.The criminals have demanded a ransom from the company - which has 18 sites around London, with more in the US, India and China - according to the BBC. Continue reading...

Suit alleges OpenAI has a troubling pattern' of hiring former xAI workers to access secrets about the Grok chatbotElon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has accused rival OpenAI of stealing its trade secrets in a new lawsuit, the latest in Musk's legal assault on his former business partner, Sam Altman.The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in California federal court, alleged that OpenAI was engaged in a deeply troubling pattern" of hiring away former xAI employees to gain access to trade secrets related to its AI chatbot Grok. The company says OpenAI is pursuing unfair advantages in the race to develop AI technology. Continue reading...

US regulator said company enrolled millions of customers into service without consent and made it difficult to cancelAmazon has agreed to pay $2.5bn in fines and redress to Prime subscribers to settle a lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which accused the retail giant of signing users up for the service without their consent and making it difficult to cancel.In a statement, the FTC said $1.5bn of the total will go into a fund to repay eligible subscribers, on top of a $1bn civil penalty. Continue reading...

Foreign brands not linked to Kirk's Turning Point USA sell patriotic gear with unclear promises to donate profitsJust hours after Charlie Kirk's death was confirmed, hundreds of advertisements for memorial merchandise appeared on Facebook and Instagram.In a viral post with more than 8,000 shares and hundreds of thousands of likes, the brand See Jesus In You promoted an Echo of Freedom" shirt with an American flag and Kirk's signature, calling him a symbol of faith, liberty, and America". The simple shirt, which Kirk was wearing when he was assassinated, has become a hot commodity among his conservative supporters. Another clothing brand, Liberty Faith Gear, struck a much more combative tone in marketing its version of the freedom tee, as it urged patriots [to] rise when freedom is attacked. We do not hide. We do not bow". Continue reading...

Deepfakes come with risks that demand urgent regulation. But it is vital their potential as a creative and satirical tool isn't stifledSalman Rushdie believes AI will not be a threat to authors until ChatGPT can write a funny book". His faith in human over synthetic creativity may hold some truth in the literary space. But on our screens - from film, art and satire to the algorithmically turbo-charged, factually opaque, monetised churn of the 24/7 news cycle - AI is already making us laugh.Deepfakes - synthetic audio and video of people doing and saying things they never said or did - are the chief comedic disruptors in a suite of increasingly persuasive AI tools shaping the post-truth reality envisioned by the Microsoft engineer Eric Horvitz, where fact and fiction are indistinguishable. In eight short years, deepfakes have risen from cultural outlier to mainstream meme, embodying the futurist Roy Amara's Law: we overestimate the effects of new technology in the short run but underestimate its long-term impacts. Continue reading...

Our reviewer battled through bags of bread to find the top toasters, from two- and four-slice models to the best for busy households The best electric kettles, testedFew foods are as moreish as a perfectly golden slice of toast: hot, crunchy and preferably buttery. There's a reason why toast remains a favourite breakfast option, second only to cereal.And yet you probably give no more thought to your toaster than your kettle. However, unlike the kettle, there is greater room for error when it comes to toasting bread. No one ever discarded their over-boiled water on to the compost heap, but many burnt slices of toast have ended up with the peelings.Best toaster overall:

Meta rejects review findings, which claim two-thirds of new features designed to protect young people are woefully ineffective'Children and teenagers are still at risk from online harm on Instagram despite the rollout of woefully ineffective" safety tools, according to research led by a Meta whistleblower.Two-thirds (64%) of new safety tools on Instagram were found to be ineffective, according to a comprehensive review led by Arturo Bejar, a former senior engineer at Meta who testified against the company before US Congress, New York University and Northeastern University academics, the UK's Molly Rose Foundation and other groups.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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The iPhone-maker criticises Brussels' Digital Markets Act and says delayed features are leading to a worse experience for usersApple has called for the European Commission to repeal a swathe of technology legislation, warning that unless it is amended the company could stop shipping some products and services to the 27-country bloc.In the latest of a series of clashes with Brussels, the iPhone maker said the Digital Markets Act was leading to a worse experience for Apple users, exposing them to security risks, and disrupting the seamless way Apple products work together. Continue reading...

Sick of swiping and messaging but never meeting anyone you like and who likes you back? Here's what worked for some lucky couplesUsing dating apps to find love is commonplace these days - and yet, for many singles, it has become a double-edged sword. The perks of having a never-ending supply of potential matches at your fingertips are obvious - but the appeal of connecting and meeting with strangers is time-limited. It can be especially frustrating to feel as if you're stuck at the swiping stage.In 2023, US jeweller Shane Company found that the average American will spend about eight months using dating apps - swiping on around 3,960 profiles - before finding a partner. But for chronic daters, those numbers will probably sound optimistic; speaking to friends and colleagues, it's not uncommon to spend years on the apps" without significant romantic success. The download-delete-repeat" cycle can be disheartening and dating-app fatigue is growing; last year's Online Nation report from Ofcom showed that app use had declined significantly, with a drop of nearly 16% in the use of the 10 most popular dating apps. No wonder Meta this week announced that it is bringing an AI assistant to Facebook Dating, as well as Meet Cute, a new surprise match" feature designed to help users avoid swipe fatigue". Continue reading...

Europe has been slow to embrace robotaxis but Germany will allow remote-controlled rental cars from DecemberHaving been summoned by a few clicks in an app, the electric car slows to a halt outside the former cargo hall of Berlin's now defunct Tegel airport. No one is at the wheel, but upon a passenger stepping inside, a voice announces: This is Bartek, I am your driver today. Please buckle up and we can be on our way."The car emits a friendly jingle, then makes its way to the former runway, where it performs a fault-free manoeuvre around a route marked by traffic cones. Continue reading...

Under the known terms of the deal with China, TikTok would get a new board, including Murdochs and EllisonsDonald Trump revealed last week the US and China are close to inking a deal to let TikTok continue operating in the US. Details are not final, but should the agreement go through as has been reported, the owners of the US's most powerful cable TV channels may soon also steer the nation's most influential social network. The arrangement would gift Trump's billionaire allies a degree of control over US media that would be vast and unprecedented.Here's what we know. Under the known terms of the deal, which Trump declared has the tentative buy-in of Chinese president Xi Jinping, TikTok in the US would get a new group of US investors, led by the US software giant Oracle, which would license TikTok's vaunted recommendation algorithm and take over its security. Continue reading...

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In this week's newsletter: since 1988 the Game Developers Conference has been a core part of the gaming calendar - but exorbitant costs and Trumpism put that at riskEvery year for as long as I have been alive (read: since 1988), the annual Game Developers Conference has been held in California. It started out as essentially a house party: a gathering of 27 people in the living room of Atari designer Chris Crawford. By the mid-90s it had left Chris's house and grown to more than 4,000 attenders, and in 2005 found a permanent home in San Francisco's Moscone Center. These days, about 30,000 game development professionals of all kinds attend every year. The online GDC Vault is a precious trove of game development history and useful advice for any gaming discipline.GDC has developed a bit of an image problem in recent years, however, as we have reported before. It's prohibitively expensive for developers: a conference pass is more than $1,500, and travel and accommodation in one of the world's most expensive cities quickly multiplies the total cost to anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 (even for a hotel room with approximately the dimensions and safety of a phone booth). Continue reading...

Exclusive: Kirsty Innes made statement in now-deleted post on X seven months before taking up role as Liz Kendall aide

Platform's submission to age verification inquiry argues for a grace period for enforcement of laws it claims could infringe on human rights treaties

CBP officers took DNA samples from about 2,000 citizens, some as young as 14 and many who never faced criminal charges, new analysis showsIn March 2021, a 25-year-old US citizen was traveling through Chicago's Midway airport when they were stopped by US border patrol agents. Though charged with no crime, the 25-year-old was subjected to a cheek swab to collect their DNA, which was sent to the FBI, according to a new report. The unnamed citizen was later admitted into the country. Their DNA was added to the FBI's database of genetic material despite the lack of criminal charges.The 25-year-old is one of about 2,000 US citizens whose DNA was collected between 2020 and 2024 by the Department of Homeland Security and shared with the FBI, researchers from Georgetown's Center on Privacy and Technology found in an analysis of recently released data from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP officers took genetic material from some citizens as young as 14, according to the report. Continue reading...

Artificial intelligence is making steady advances into subtitling but, say its practitioners, it's a vital service that needs a human to make it workIs artificial intelligence going to destroy the SDH [subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing] industry? It's a valid question because, while SDH is the default subtitle format on most platforms, the humans behind it - as with all creative industries - are being increasingly devalued in the age of AI. SDH is an art, and people in the industry have no idea. They think it's just a transcription," says Max Deryagin, chair of Subtle, a non-profit association of freelance subtitlers and translators.The thinking is that AI should simplify the process of creating subtitles, but that is way off the mark, says Subtle committee member Meredith Cannella. There's an assumption that we now have to do less work because of AI tools. But I've been doing this now for about 14-15 years, and there hasn't been much of a difference in how long it takes me to complete projects over the last five or six years." Continue reading...

Expert raises concerns about what US TikTok deal could mean for News Corp's worrying dominance' in Australian media

The president's deal on visas could upend Silicon Valley, and will a TikTok purchase finally go through?Hello, welcome to TechScape. I'm writing to you from a plane back to a United States in uproar. This week's tech news is all about Donald Trump's deals: with China, with the UK, and with the US tech industry, which is facing steep fines for its favorite visa.Documents offer rare insight on Ice's close relationship with PalantirNvidia to invest $100bn in OpenAI, bringing the two AI firms togetherIf Anyone Builds it, Everyone Dies review - how AI could kill us allGoogle DeepMind claims historic' AI breakthrough in problem solvingMeta announces first Ray-Ban smart glasses with in-built augmented reality displayItaly first in EU to pass comprehensive law regulating use of AIAI could never replace my authors. But, without regulation, it will ruin publishing as we know itNvidia to invest $5bn in Intel after Trump administration's 10% stakeHow will childhood be changed by AI toys? Continue reading...

Company to shut 19 shops and convert five to Whole Foods outlets, after concept of stores without tills fails to catch onAmazon is preparing to shut down all of its Amazon Fresh stores in the UK, just four years after the US tech company launched its first grocery shop in London.The company plans to close all 19 Fresh stores, with plans to convert five of these into Whole Foods Market shops, the US organic grocery chain that it bought in 2017. Continue reading...