Meta to Use Your AI Chat Data for Targeted Advertising
Meta announced on Wednesday that it will begin using data from user interactions with its AI tools to power targeted advertising across its social platforms. The company plans to update its privacy policy by December 16 to reflect the change and will alert users in the coming days. The new rules will apply worldwide, with the exception of South Korea,...
Imgur Blocks UK Access Following Regulator Fine Warning
The site, popular for hosting and sharing memes and other images on platforms like Reddit and online forums, is no longer available to UK visitors. On Tuesday, users attempting to reach Imgur were met with a message reading, “content not available in your region”. The block also affects Imgur content embedded on other websites, which no longer displays for UK...
Innovate UK reveals the latest tech projects backed by Future Flight
The latest wave of aviation technology projects to secure support from the state-backed Future Flight Programme has been announced. Innovate UK is set to invest £4.4m across 14 pioneering projects, each focused on creating scalable, commercially viable applications for drone and aviation innovation. Among the initiatives receiving funding are the ‘Dragon’s Heart’ medical drone delivery network, a next-generation traffic management system...
Facebook and Instagram to Introduce £3.99 Ad-Free Subscription in the UK
Facebook and Instagram users in the UK will soon be able to access advert-free versions of the platforms for a monthly fee starting at £3.99. Meta, the parent company led by Mark Zuckerberg, has introduced the subscription in response to regulatory concerns over personalised advertising, which relies on analysing user data to deliver targeted ads. Under the new plan, web users...
UK Government Says AI Tool Helped Retrieve £500m Lost to Fraud
The Cabinet Office has revealed that government anti-fraud teams recovered a record £480m in the 12 months from April 2024 — the largest sum ever clawed back in a single year. The savings were achieved through a combination of cross-checking data across departments and deploying a newly developed AI tool. Ministers say the money will now help fund frontline services,...
Nvidia to Invest $100 Billion in OpenAI Infrastructure Deal
OpenAI and Nvidia have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver 10GW of Nvidia-powered systems, forming the backbone of OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure. The initiative is designed to accelerate the training and deployment of OpenAI’s upcoming AI models, marking a significant step towards the pursuit of superintelligence. Nvidia has committed up to $100bn to support the required infrastructure, including data...
Approval Granted for £100m Stockton Data Centre Project
Latos has secured planning approval for a new £100m data centre dedicated to AI inference workloads. The 18,836 sq ft facility will be developed at Preston Farm Industrial Estate in Stockton-on-Tees and will feature NVIDIA’s latest Blackwell GPUs. As a neural edge infrastructure specialist, Latos aims to bring the site online in early 2027. “From robotics to autonomous transportation, real-time AI is...
UK Secures £150bn Investment from US Companies in Tech Deal
The UK has secured £150bn of investment from US firms in a landmark “Tech Prosperity Deal” signed by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump. The government says the package will create 7,600 jobs, with major contributions from tech giants and private equity investors. Microsoft has pledged £22bn over four years, while Google will invest £5bn to...
Meta launches new AI-powered smart glasses
Meta unveiled its latest smart glasses on Wednesday, doubling down on its bet that everyday life will increasingly merge physical and virtual experiences—even as the strategy continues to rack up heavy financial losses. The highlight of the announcements was the launch of the Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, equipped with built-in screens that let users view messages, photos, and more...
UK Set to Become ‘AI Superpower’ as Nvidia Boss Announces £500m Investment
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive of US chipmaking giant Nvidia, has declared that “the UK is going to be an AI superpower” as he confirmed a £500m investment into a British tech firm. Speaking ahead of his attendance at Wednesday night’s state banquet with King Charles and Donald Trump, Huang announced an equity stake in NScale, a UK-based cloud...
