The AI start up Manus has formally recommenced its independent operational activities. This development follows the intervention by Beijing, which obstructed its USD 2 billion acquisition by Meta Platforms. This concludes a period of more than four months of significant uncertainty within the technology sector for the company.

According to Reuters, Amazon's autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Zoox, and Alphabet's Waymo, both prominent Big Tech entities, have separately announced expansions of their driverless ride hailing operations into further United States cities. These declarations follow the recent commencement of paid services by Zoox in one of its established operational locations. This development marks a period of intensified activity within the autonomous transport sector.

OpenAI has denied allegations of trade secret theft from Apple, stating the iPhone maker provided no evidence of confidential information being stolen by former employees. According to Reuters, the AI organisation described the dispute as being "a mess of Apple's own making," in a filing in a US District Court in San Jose, California. This legal action escalates tensions between the two prominent technology firms.