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Netflix has been sued in Texas over claims it collects data belonging to children and adults in the US state without their consent, and uses “addictive” design to keep them hooked. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the streaming giant of “spying” on citizens saying it “records and monetises billions” of pieces of information about how users behave on the platform, despite suggesting otherwise. “Every interaction on the platform became a data point revealing information about the user,” his office said. BBC
The board of eBay has rejected the US video games retailer GameStop’s surprise $55.5bn bid (£41bn) for the online marketplace, describing the proposal as “neither credible nor attractive”. Earlier this month, GameStop made an unsolicited bid for eBay, publishing a letter on its website outlining a half-cash, half-stock proposal. This was despite the US games company – which became a global household name during the meme stock craze of 2021 – being worth far less than its takeover target. Guardian
A woman who claims ChatGPT contributed to her husband’s death in a mass shooting is suing its maker. Tiru Chabba was one of two killed in an attack at Florida State University in April last year. Six others were wounded. Prosecutors last month began their own criminal probe into whether ChatGPT – which is owned by Open AI – played a part in the tragedy. Florida’s attorney general James Uthmeier said the chatbot had advised the suspect, Phoenix Ikner, on what gun and ammunition to use. Sky News
Countries in the European Economic Area and Switzerland have committed almost 200 billion euros ($235 billion) to their electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem, research group New Automotive said on Tuesday. The investments underline the scale of the region’s push to cut its reliance on China, which the International Energy Agency said earlier this year made more than 80% of all batteries produced in 2025, including those used outside EVs. Reuters
Google and Apple have just released matching announcements. iPhone’s new iOS 26.5 is now live, unleashing a long-awaited change to text messaging. But while Apple’s update drives headlines worldwide, Google’s change is more critical. “End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling out today for Android and iPhone users,” Google confirmed on May 11. “Google and Apple have led a cross-industry effort to bring end-to-end encryption to RCS.” Forbes
Google has updated one of its photo apps, bringing new powers to Android phones – and this isn’t a Pixel exclusive, because everything is accessed through an app. The update has come to Snapseed, one of the best photo editors of yesteryear that’s now been fully updated for Android. The move comes after iOS got Snapseed 4 earlier in the year – and now Android phone owners can benefit from the same features. T3.com
An artificial intelligence system blackmailed its user after being trained on science fiction about AI turning evil. Anthropic said “internet text that portrays AI as evil and interested in self-preservation” explained why its Claude bot had turned against its human operator. In an experiment last year, Anthropic installed Claude in a fictional company, giving it access to all of its employees’ emails, including one detailing plans to shut the bot down at the end of the day. Telegraph
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