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SpaceX targets biggest ever stock market debut, putting Musk on course to be trillionaire7:06 IPO could raise up to $75bn, giving SpaceX market value of $1.77tn as it sets up Musk for extraordinary wealth Elon Musk’s SpaceX is looking to raise $75bn (£55bn) from its blockbuster stock market listing next week as the rocket company aims for the largest initial public offering ever. If the stock market launch – primed for 12 June – goes as planned, founder Musk, the world’s wealthiest person… As the tech mega-IPO race heats up, has OpenAI missed its moment?19:26 With rivals racing to market to raise ‘eye-popping sums’, the spotlight is now on the AI sector’s one-time ‘poster child’ A year is a long time in AI. Just 12 months ago, Sam Altman was predicting his company OpenAI would build a super intelligence and fundamentally remake society. Now the boss of the ChatGPT developer is walking back those ideas after failing to make money from ads and erotic ch… I asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons | Myke Bart18:17 Nothing does more for your ego than realising you can make a better decision than a bot with all of human knowledge at its digital fingertips I am not, by nature, an early adopter. There comes a point in our lives where change becomes more irritating than exciting and, I suspect, I reached it sooner than most. But when a workplace recently tasked me with exploring practical applications for AI, I… How to actually reduce your screen time: 12 simple, realistic tips to stop doomscrolling16:32 Want to spend less time on your phone? We asked psychotherapists, professors and specialists for practical (and achievable) ways to cut down • The best screen-free activities Everywhere you look, people are glued to their smartphones. If you haven’t noticed this phenomenon, it’s likely because you, too, are glued to the little dopamine-deliverer. In March, Meta and YouTube had to pay a combined $… Amazon expands ultra-fast deliveries in UK and adds same-day fruit and veg15:58 Deliveries in 30 minutes or less coming to Manchester and Birmingham and fresh groceries service to start in London Amazon is expanding fast-track deliveries in the UK, including adding fresh fruit and vegetables to same-day services, after closing its standalone grocery stores . The firm said it would expand Amazon Now, its ultra-fast delivery service that already delivers goods in less than 30 … Seattle, home to Amazon and Microsoft, poised to pass moratorium on new datacenters14:50 Measure expected to succeed next week represents major rebuke to big tech as local disquiet over AI boom grows Seattle’s city government is on the verge of passing a year-long ban on the construction of new datacenters, the largest city yet in the US to consider such a moratorium as nationwide backlash grows. Four companies sought to build five large datacenters in areas serviced by Seattle’s public utility; if approved, they would have consumed approximately a third of the city’s current daily… Smartglasses and earpieces may worsen exam cheating in schools, says Ofqual10:19 Stronger checks likely to be needed in England to safeguard reputation of GCSE, AS and A-levels, says Ian Bauckham Cheating in exams could be magnified by the new generation of wearable hi-tech devices such as smartglasses or invisible earpieces, according to England’s qualifications watchdog. Ian Bauckham, the head of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), also reveal… My year with the robots: how Joanna Stern let AI into her home, work – and heart4.června In 2025, the tech journalist invited artificial intelligence to do nearly everything for her, including editing the book she was writing about the experiment. Some of it was useful, some not – but it was her time with a chatbot companion that really shook her For a year, Joanna Stern decided to turn herself into a “lab rat” – the object of her own experiment. Throughout 2025, she invited artifici… In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters3.června While many US city councils have passed moratoriums, Monterey Park is first where residents have voted on a ban Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Residents in Monterey Park, California , became the first in the US to vote on a permanent ban on datacenters on Tuesday, and early results indicate a resounding victory for the prohibition. While many cities and counties have already pa… Colorado governor vetoes block on surveillance pricing as other states push for bans3.června Consumer advocates decry Democrat Jared Polis for ‘choosing to side with dominant corporations’ over workers Colorado’s governor vetoed a bill on Tuesday that would have banned companies from using surveillance pricing to set workers’ wages and prices for consumer goods. The measure would have been the strongest in the nation against algorithmic pricing. While Maryland became the first state to a… Mina the Hollower review – squeaky fresh fun full of vintage magic3.června PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox; Yacht Club Games This brilliant adventure creates a whole world from one character with a unique ability You could mistake Mina the Hollower for something found on the liquid-crystal display of a Game Boy Color around the turn of the millennium. Like the pocketable Zelda and Pokémon games of the time, it presents a kind of snow-globe re… Martin Scorsese accused of ‘throwing artists under bus’ with AI storyboards3.června The director defends investment in and use of AI-generated storyboards, saying the immediacy of communicating his vision to cast and crew is ‘creatively freeing’ Martin Scorsese’s announcement that he has invested in an AI company and uses the technology to create storyboards has triggered a backlash from fellow members of the film industry. The New York Times reported that Scorsese had been appo… From God of War to Until Dawn – seven reveals from last night’s PlayStation event3.června The PS5 era has been in some ways disappointing for Sony – on Tuesday, the company revealed a slate of games they hope will change that • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here PlayStation’s future has looked a little uncertain these past few years. Although the PS5 has sold well and been very profitable, the brand is far from the runaway market leader it was in the PS2 d… Can autonomous AI-powered killer drones take morality onboard?3.června While the technology is set to play a growing role in modern warfare, there remains an unresolved ethical challenge Should the AI-powered drones of the future have a licence to kill? The question is becoming ever more pressing as governments and the defence industry acknowledge that drone systems will play an increasingly crucial role in future warfare. With drones being deployed in huge numbers … UK media groups given power to opt out of Google AI search summaries3.června Watchdog says ‘publishers will now have effective tools to prevent content being used to power AI features in search’ Business live – latest updates Publishers will be able to opt out of their content being used to train Google’s AI models and power its search summaries, the UK competition watchdog has announced as it imposes new conduct requirements on search services. “Publishers will now have … |