OpenAI has been forced to remove online content promoting its high-profile partnership with Sir Jony Ive’s hardware startup io, following a trademark dispute with AI earbud maker iyO. The ChatGPT developer confirmed it had taken down promotional materials from its website, including a dedicated page and a video featuring Ive and OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman discussing their $6.4 billion ...
Britons are spending more of their disposable income than they were a year ago, with 38% of consumers reporting a rise in non-essential spending, according to a new nationwide study by Bauer Media Outdoor. Despite ongoing cost-of-living pressures, the research suggests that consumer confidence is on the rebound. The Audiences in Focus report, which surveyed 2,000 UK respondents, found that ...
The BBC has issued a legal warning to US-based artificial intelligence company Perplexity, accusing it of reproducing BBC content without permission and demanding that the company stop using its material, delete existing data, and propose financial compensation. This marks the first time the BBC has threatened legal action against an AI company, as concerns escalate across the media industry over ...
The UK government will slash green levies on thousands of businesses in a major bid to reduce energy costs and revive the country’s manufacturing base, marking a key pillar of its long-awaited 10-year industrial strategy. Announced on Monday by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the policy aims to support more than 7,000 businesses by removing levies such as the renewables obligation, ...
Labour ministers have quietly scrapped a flagship £950 million electric vehicle (EV) charging fund first announced by the Conservatives, redirecting a smaller sum of £400 million toward on-street charge points, primarily in lower-income and underserved areas. The move marks a significant shift in the UK’s EV rollout strategy, prioritising urban, residential charging access over the motorway-focused approach envisioned under the ...