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Xbox tech boss says 'unacceptable' outage should not have affected disc games https://ift.tt/WXNPMry The outage meant Xbox users had trouble signing into their accounts, seeing their game library and launching games

The Chinese robot army transforming the UK's retail industry https://ift.tt/MZXbp3E Britain's weak productivity growth and labour shortages are creating an opportunity for China's robotics firms.

Meta shares fall as frustration grows over AI spending plans https://ift.tt/f5ga3vX Mark Zuckerberg said Meta intends to sell for the first time AI tools to other companies

Is AI facing a big financial reckoning? https://ift.tt/63fq7y4 Sharp falls in the value of chip makers have stoked investor concerns that the euphoria around AI related companies is fading.

Data centres could pay hundreds of millions in deposits for power demands https://ift.tt/XKSMnvl The regulator said a fee of between £237,500 to £712,500 per megawatt should be charged for upcoming projects.

Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots https://ift.tt/h2aP9ny The US and China are locked in a race to the lead the world in robotics and artificial intelligence.

Sloppy and clumsy but overwhelming - inside the rogue ChatGPT hack https://ift.tt/eg7tXKd Details have been released of an emergency call with hundreds of cyber-security experts after the ChatGPT hack of a tech company.