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AI’s biggest week: Google’s gains, robot demos and a NeurIPS reality check

A crowded AI field jostles for momentum This week’s NeurIPS 2025 conference turned into a showcase of how quickly the

REDDIT TIGHTENS TEEN SAFETY AS GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA RULES SHIFT

New age limits and content filters for under-18 users Reddit is rolling out a more heavily locked-down version of its

OpenAI lands big enterprise customer after ‘code red’ over Google

From panic to proof of concept OpenAI has announced a major new enterprise customer just days after an internal “code

JUDGE SLAPS ONE-YEAR LIMIT ON GOOGLE’S DEFAULT SEARCH DEALS

US court moves to loosen Google’s grip on search and AI defaults A US federal judge has ordered that Google’s

Google’s Android Update, Sony’s A7 V and New Gadgets Shape a Busy Week in Tech

Phones, cameras and everyday devices get smarter A new Android feature update is rolling out to Pixel phones, while hardware

APPLE LOSES KEY IPHONE LIEUTENANTS

Leadership churn raises questions over iPhone’s next era Apple is grappling with a wave of departures among senior executives tied

A GLASS KEYBOARD FINALLY SHIPS

Display keyboard for gamers and streamers A lavish mechanical keyboard first shown off three years ago is finally going on

CHEETAH SPERM BANK OFFERS LIFELINE TO A SPECIES ON THE EDGE

Scientists race to preserve genetic diversity before it’s lost Conservation scientists have begun building a specialised sperm bank for cheetahs,

MICRON SHUTS DOWN CRUCIAL BRAND TO CHASE AI DATA-CENTER BOOM

Memory maker pivots away from consumer PC market Micron Technology is closing its long-running Crucial consumer memory and storage brand

Jane Birkin’s ‘It Girl’ legacy gets a fresh rethink

New biography argues she was more than a muse A new biography of Jane Birkin is challenging the way the