Netflix has released viewer data on 99% of its catalogue for the first time. Users around the world watched The Night Agent for 812m hours, making the political thriller its most viewed show in the first half of this year. The streaming giant has been criticised for not being transparent about how content performs on
The UK’s competition watchdog is to look at whether Microsoft’s high-value partnership with OpenAI could be considered as a merger. The Competition and Markets Authority is examining whether the US tech giant’s work with OpenAI could affect the AI market overall. Microsoft, reportedly OpenAI’s biggest investor, said it had “preserved independence” for both firms. But
Elon Musk has said Disney boss Bob Iger should be “fired immediately” after the company stopped advertising on X. “Walt Disney is turning in his grave over what Bob has done to his company,” Mr Musk said in a series of posts against the media giant. It comes just a week after he told companies
McDonald’s has announced the details of its new restaurant idea, CosMc’s, which would operate in the same market segment as Starbucks. Its pilot will open this month in a part of Chicago, with a plan to be in about 10 locations by the end of 2024. Meanwhile, the fast-food giant also plans to open about
Hackers have been able to gain access to personal information from about 6.9 million users of genetic testing company 23andMe, using customers’ old passwords. In some cases this included family trees, birth years and geographic locations, the company said. After weeks of speculation the firm has put a number on the breach, with more than
The former head of Abercrombie & Fitch is suing the firm for refusing to cover his legal fees after he was accused of running a sex trafficking operation. A lawsuit filed in October alleged the US retailer had funded a “criminal enterprise” run by Mike Jeffries over two decades. It came after a BBC investigation revealed allegations
Tui, one of the world’s largest travel firms, has said it is considering quitting the London Stock Exchange in favour of a listing in Frankfurt. The holiday giant said some shareholders had asked whether its UK listing was “optimal and advantageous”. The move would deal another blow to London’s attractiveness as a base for big
The president of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai has denied that his country is using the meeting to make oil and gas deals. The BBC reported on Monday that leaked briefing documents revealed plans by the United Arab Emirates to discuss fossil fuel deals with 15 nations. COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber said at a news
The first transatlantic flight by a large passenger plane powered only by alternative fuels has taken off. Operated by Virgin Atlantic, it is flying from London’s Heathrow to New York’s JFK airport. Airlines see the flight, which is supported by government funding, as demonstrating that a greener way of flying is possible. But a lack
Tesla has sued the Swedish Transport Agency after postal workers stopped delivering licence plates connected to the electric car company. The move is intended to support a strike by Tesla metal workers in the country. The IF Metall union is fighting the US carmaker for a collective bargaining agreement, which is standard in Sweden. Tesla
