Tech News

Vertical farms are going through a tough period – do the hi-tech indoor farms have a future? Source: BBC

The manufacturers of a diabetes app say it has been restored after it stopped working. Source: BBC

The rare first-edition, unopened 4GB model sold for almost 400 times its original value. Source: BBC

Ian Hogarth said it was inevitable that more jobs would become increasingly automated. Source: BBC

Companies are using augmented reality labels on their products to share videos and animations. Source: BBC

Elon Musk confirms the firm has a heavy debt load and income in June was not what had been expected. Source: BBC

Sony agrees deal with tech giant to keep franchise on PlayStation as Activision buyout moves step closer. Source: BBC

The manufacturers of a popular diabetes app have removed it from the App Store after it broke. Source: BBC

The US actors’ union says artificial intelligence poses an “existential threat” to the profession. Source: BBC

A US watchdog has lost its latest bid to temporarily stop the technology giant’s $69bn Activision takeover. Source: BBC

US regulators are asking the maker of ChatGPT about protections for privacy and reputational risk. Source: BBC

A record number of 18-year-olds are picking computer-based courses, the university admissions body UCAS says. Source: BBC

Powerful new magnets have revived efforts to build a quiet propulsion system for ships and submarines. Source: BBC

Google’s Bard artificial intelligence chatbot can now also talk and respond to visual prompts. Source: BBC

Regulator Ofcom says it will open an investigation after customers said it was too difficult to cancel services. Source: BBC

The Federal Trade Commission’s request to block the Microsoft-Activision deal was rejected by a judge. Source: BBC

The industry says it has been blindsided by the government’s “catastrophic” tax decision. Source: BBC

The US Secretary of Commerce was among those impacted by the breach, according to reports. Source: BBC

The layoffs ultimately affected roughly 6,000 people, according to the lawsuit. Source: BBC

The new entity is called xAI, and employs several engineers that have worked at companies like OpenAI and Google. Source: BBC