News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith says that like pubs, local newspapers are facing an uphill battle to survive and continue serving their communities Owen Meredith, News Media Association chief executive 22:27, 12 Oct 2025 Reading a paper while having a pint is a relaxing tradition (Stock photo)(Image: Getty Images) A shake-up of pub…
Major technology companies suffered their worst single-day losses since April last week, with Amazon, Nvidia and Tesla leading a $770 billion wipeout in market capitalisation following President Donald Trump‘s threats of increased tariffs on Chinese goods. According to a report by CNBC, shares of Amazon, Nvidia and Tesla each dropped approximately 5% during October 10…
Elon Musk‘s artificial intelligence (AI) startup, xAI, is hiring specialists to boost the development of “world models.” These are next-generation AI systems which are designed to understand and navigate physical environments. The San Francisco-based startup has hired two AI researchers from Nvidia to accelerate this effort. The move positions xAI alongside major rivals like Meta…
Britain’s competition watchdog designated Google with “strategic market status,” marking the first use of its regulatory powers aimed at curbing Big Tech’s dominance in the United Kingdom. The Competition and Markets Authority found that Google controls over 90% of UK search traffic, granting regulators authority to impose targeted interventions on how the tech giant operates…
Legal experts WIRED spoke with say that the ICE monitoring and documentation apps that Apple has removed from its App Store are clear examples of protected speech under the US Constitution’s First Amendment. “These apps are publishing constitutionally protected speech. They’re publishing truthful information about matters of public interest that people obtained just by witnessing…
Summary Google Deepmind has introduced a new AI model capable of operating web and mobile interfaces. The Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model is now available in preview. Developers can access it through the Gemini API. Built on Gemini 2.5 Pro, the model is designed to help agents interact directly with graphical user interfaces. It works…
Google is expanding access to Opal, its AI vibe-coding app, to 15 more countries. The app, which lets you create mini web apps using text prompts, is now available in Canada, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, Singapore, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panamá, Honduras, Argentina, and Pakistan. “When we opened up Opal to users…
WIRED’s top smartphone recommendation for most people is Google’s Pixel 9a (9/10, WIRED Recommends), thanks to its incredible balance of performance and features for its $499 MSRP. But Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days October sale event has brought the first major discount on Google’s smartphone, slashing the price to a mere $349. That’s shockingly amazing….
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, and Michael Intrator, CEO of CoreWeave, CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images AMD just won the biggest AI deal in the company’s history, with OpenAI entering a definitive agreement to deploy 6 gigawatts of AMD GPUs, with the first gigawatt of capacity powered…
President Donald Trump has shared a message on Truth Social, pleading with Google and YouTube to bring back Univision before the 2026 Midterm Elections, writing, “Google, for the purpose of FAIRNESS, please let Univision back!” Newsweek has reached out to Google outside of regular working hours via email for comment. Why It Matters In September,…