Technology News for Saturday 19th April 2025

1. Search eats internet: Google's AI overviews face EU scrutiny

The Commission is "assessing" Google's use of AI summaries at the top of its search results under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and EU copyright law, amid a broader structural clash over AI- ...

2. Scientists claim to have discovered 'new colour' no one has seen before

The research follows an experiment in which researchers in the US had laser pulses fired into their eyes. By stimulating specific cells in the retina, the participants claim to have witnessed a blue-green colour that ...

3. Man Versus Machine as China Shows Off Humanoid Robots in Half-Marathon

BEIJING—Metal met asphalt in a half-marathon that featured thousands of human runners—and 21 Chinese humanoid robot models. Saturday's road race involving human runners and a score of robots in Beijing has been billed as a showcase of China's ...