New EU law could open up messaging and app buying

The Digital Markets Act designed to curb the market power of big-tech is starting to come into force.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/DWQi4Rx

Elon Musk dissolves Twitter's board of directors

It means he cements his control over the company by becoming its sole director.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/WL14CdJ

Instagram bug tells some users accounts are suspended

Some have received a message saying their account has been stopped for 30 days.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/lZAtEHV

UK watchdog warns of emotion-analysis tech risks

Immature biometric technologies are as unscientific as the magic sorting hat in Harry Potter., the ICO warns.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/0CVn8bN

Apple: Chinese workers flee Covid lockdown at iPhone factory

Video shared online shows people jumping a fence to escape the plant, owned by Foxconn, in Zhengzhou.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/UKz7FV5

Liz Truss phone hack claim prompts calls for investigation

The Mail on Sunday claims the ex-prime minister's phone was hacked while she was foreign secretary.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/vAgahfq

Musk Twitter takeover: Billionaire denies report he plans to fire workers to avoid payouts

The world's richest man completed his takeover of the platform last week after months of legal wrangling.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ihazmTu

Will Donald Trump go back on to Twitter?

Donald Trump shares a love for Twitter with Elon Musk, its new owner, but times have changed.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/7wRQMb8

Elon Musk clears out Twitter bosses in $44bn deal

The social media platform's management begins to exit as the billionaire seals his takeover of the firm.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/XYLdjK0

UK online safety legislation delayed again

Commons leader Penny Mordaunt insists the legislation aimed at protecting children is still a priority.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/wzgPyf3

The crash dummy aimed at protecting women drivers

Researchers in Sweden are close to completing an industry-first average female crash test dummy.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/o4pkjSX

Who is Elon Musk?

The boss of Tesla and SpaceX is the world's richest person and a business celebrity with few rivals.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/Kna9iyx

What next for Twitter under Elon Musk?

The BBC's technology editor looks at the path ahead for the tech company and the billionaire.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63424258?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Elon Musk: How the world's richest person bought Twitter

One of the most publicised and frenetic deals in Silicon Valley history has reportedly been completed.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/WpJCUNm

Elon Musk completes Twitter $44bn takeover

A protracted deal ends as the billionaire and "free speech absolutist" buys the social media platform.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/8k435VO

Investors dump Amazon as economy concerns grow

The tech giant warned of slower growth as shoppers return to bricks and mortar stores.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/hPqlL6I

Lee Jae-yong: Samsung appoints convicted heir to top job

Lee Jae-yong was found guilty of bribery and embezzlement before being granted a presidential pardon.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/pzIbjwV

Black women missing from tech industry, says report

A report says an additional 20,000 black women need to be recruited to match numbers in the wider workforce.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/itOFcbZ

Twitter: Elon Musk visits HQ as deal deadline looms

Elon Musk changed his Twitter bio to "Chief Twit" ahead of the Friday deadline to complete its acquisition.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/lC8Jb6E

Facebook owner Meta sales continue to fall

The company has lost confidence of many investors, after shares have plunged roughly 60% this year.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ZFhUlBr

Google and Microsoft hit by slowing economy

The tech giants say customers are cutting back amid growing signs of an economic downturn.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/yhplmHZ

WhatsApp down for users across UK and world

Many are complaining that they are unable to send messages from the Meta-owned platform.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ewhZps0

Competition regulator needs teeth to curb big tech, MPs say

They urge publication of a draft bill that could see firms fined 10% of turnover for market abuses.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/UMNjE4r

US charges alleged Chinese spies in telecoms probe case

US officials believe China tried to obstruct an investigation, steal technology and intimidate dissidents.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/i1NGFDX

TikTok blamed by filmmaker for allowing abusive comments on video

Emmeline Hartley feels its software drives sexist hate towards her film, but TikTok says it bans misogyny.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/hkZDU20

Ed Sheeran: Hacker who stole singer's unreleased music is jailed

Adrian Kwiatkowski offered the songs in exchange for cryptocurrency on the dark web.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/5wLg4r8

The flying car that could turn into a biplane

An American start-up reveals a novel design, but what is the future of flying cars?

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ZgkN9Mh

TikTok denies it could be used to track US citizens

In response to a media report, the firm said it does not collect precise location data from US users.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/IPnONHL

Deepfaked: ‘They put my face on a porn video’

Campaigner Kate Isaacs describes the horror of seeing her face digitally edited into an adult film.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/d71xhqV

Amazon workers fail to reach strike threshold in historic UK ballot

GMB says it was three votes short of reaching the 50% threshold needed for industrial action.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/7gHbBzI

Amazon could pay UK shoppers £900m compensation

A group-action claim alleges Amazon breached competition law and caused customers to pay higher prices.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/QYR48t3

TikTok raises livestream age after BBC exposes child begging

BBC News found hundreds of accounts going live from Syrian camps, with children begging for donations.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/QOW9M10

Amazon UK makes cautious move into insurance sales

The store will initially focus on home insurance and has just three insurers on board.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/UEGFcpA

Google offers glimpse of ultra-realistic chat tech

Earlier this year, the company fired an engineer who claimed the Lamda AI language system had feelings.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/4iGSaIZ

Netflix: Big hits help reverse subscriber losses

The company added over 2.4 million subscribers, reversing losses earlier in the year.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/oA7Ez5Y

Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK's competition watchdog CMA

The social media giant says it is disappointed with the ruling but will accept it.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/pCmvkTD

Kanye West agrees to buy right-wing platform Parler

Ye "will never have to fear being removed from social media again", Parler boss George Farmer posts.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/kU2jNyP

How Ukraine is winning the social media war

Despite civilian and military bloodshed, Ukraine's online information war keeps a sense of humour.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/B7ltJOf

Musk says SpaceX will keep funding Ukraine Starlink internet

The tycoon reverses his earlier decision to stop funding a vital internet service for Ukraine.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/cIYGRLD

Shein owner Zoetop fined $1.9m over data breach response

New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses Zoetop of lying about the extent of the 2018 attack.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3E8vUNZ

Elon Musk under federal investigation over Twitter deal

The court filing said the billionaire was under investigation but it did not explain why.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/UNRdVhX

Office time is not for video calls, says tech boss

The boss of messaging platform Slack says people should come into work to do other things.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/DTjnJNE

E-waste: 5 billion phones to be thrown away in 2022

Billions of phones will be hoarded in drawers and cupboards or thrown away rather than recycled, studies suggest.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/YNHq0bv

Netflix ad-supported service to launch in November

The firm is rolling out the less expensive offering to try to attract viewers.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/s37Tq9R

India's solar powered future clashes with local life

India wants 40% of its electricity to come from renewable sources, which will require vast amounts of land.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/9zIjx1s

AI tools fail to reduce recruitment bias - study

Artificially intelligent analysis of job applications or videos is "pseudoscience", researchers say.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/odfvbVD

Two Huawei 5G kit-removal deadlines put back

A small number of companies argued the original targets risked network outages, the government says.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/EWkNsLX

Fabrice Muamba: Snapchat CPR lessons will save lives

Snapchat releases a "lens" that teaches people how to use chest compressions for cardiac arrest.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/GIOijFM

'The nerd emoji is not who we are'

Lowri, 13, is campaigning for an option to add a pair of glasses on emojis.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/WaNBQDy

Paperless trade plans put before Parliament

The government says it could reduce document processing times from days to seconds.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/vgUkGKB

Commonwealth Games makes mystery esports U-turn

Despite a successful test event for competitive gaming, at the 2022 Games, organisers reject it for 2026.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/6qC74cK

Lab-grown brain cells play video game Pong

Australian and UK researchers grow brain cells in a lab that have learned to play a 1970s video game.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/jZhXVzt

The LA kids who started behind and then flew ahead

A new scheme in Los Angeles is proving effective in helping teenagers with poor English.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/GyVOHZf

Xbox v PlayStation: Giants clash over Call of Duty

Microsoft hits back at claims its proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard could harm its rival Sony.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/rd7i5mC

Russia confirms Meta's designation as extremist

Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram have been banned since March for alleged Russophobia.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/c5IoeyP

Uber and Lyft shares slump on US 'gig' economy plan

Tens of millions of people work in the global gig economy across services like food delivery and transport.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/oM8OfIK

Netflix signs up to ratings body Barb

It means the streaming giant's viewing figures will be measured by an external body for the first time.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/K2jO1Ci

TikTok profits from livestreams of refugees begging

Children are among those pleading for hours for digital gifts, as the company takes a cut of up to 70%.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/yH0dO5j

Tiktok profits from livestreams of refugees begging

Children are among those pleading for hours for digital gifts, as the company takes a cut of up to 70%.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ntjC4xo

Chinese technology poses major risk - GCHQ Chief

Sir Jeremy Fleming says the country's leadership is aiming to manipulate technology to gain influence.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/wfQgrxV

Court win for man fired after turning webcam off

An American IT company asked the employee to keep his webcam on while he worked.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/BHClTeG

Asia chipmaker shares slide after US curbs on China

On Friday, Washington announced new rules to restrict sales of semiconductor technology to China.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/DB3UoEW

Celebration of women in science and tech ending

This year's Ada Lovelace Day will be the last because of a lack of corporate funding.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/bn7IvGQ

Rollercoaster rides trigger emergency calls from new iPhones

Users say the rides triggered the phones' crash detection system, US media reports.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/68eDwVM

Musk on China-Taiwan: Beijing praise and Taipei criticism over comments

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said Taiwan should become a special administrative zone of China.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3WCuNvm

Tesla's Optimus and the problem with humanoids

Unlike Elon Musk's latest creation, the most useful robots, experts say, do not look human - so far.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/pB2Alu5

Samsung warns of 32% hit to profits on chip slump

Meanwhile, US chip maker AMD said its third quarter revenue would be $1bn less than forecasts.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/fyX6j9A

Elon Musk: Twitter won't 'take yes for an answer'

Twitter said it did not trust the billionaire's promises to proceed with the takeover.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/8MJl0Uc

Former Uber security chief convicted for concealing a felony

Joe Sullivan had covered up a "massive theft" of Uber user data, in 2016, prosecutors said.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/QFsiBDK

Elon Musk X: What life is like on a super-app in Asia

In Asia, super-apps are already a vital part of everyday life, with everything available at a click of a button.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/1sxDShg

Apple iPhone: Can India be China’s ‘plus one’ to the world?

Can India become the new manufacturing hub as global firms try to reduce their dependence on China?

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/b0XO6cF

Ex-Google ad boss builds tracker-free search engine

Sridhar Ramaswamy says the technology sector has become "exploitative" of people's data.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/cPKTBZD

Elon Musk, Twitter and the mysterious X app

The story of Musk buying Twitter, and how it began with "X, the everything app".

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/Nf6ZQDC

Elizabeth Holmes: Theranos founder gets hearing on new trial

Elizabeth Holmes requested a new trial after claiming federal prosecutors presented misleading evidence.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ksl31tc

Twitter shares halted after report Elon Musk deal to go ahead

Trading in Twitter shares is suspended after a report stated the billionaire will now buy the business.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/E5DTj9Y

EU Parliament approves common charging cable from 2024

Euro-MPs vote to make all mobile devices use the same USB-C type charger from 2024.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/IQ21mq5

WWE: Randy Orton's tattoo artist wins case over designs in game

Jurors agree Take-Two used Catherine Alexander's designs on Orton's player model without permission.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/F1Qw84v

Zelensky and Musk in row over Ukraine 'peace plan poll'

The Tesla boss asked followers to vote on his ideas to end Russia's invasion, prompting criticism.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/wXzPCcx

Vodafone and Three in merger talks

The third and fourth largest mobile phone networks reportedly hope to strike a deal by the end of the year.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/NYe4qaJ

Kim Kardashian charged over crypto 'pump and dump' case

Kim Kardashian has agreed to pay $1.26m after regulators charge her in EthereumMax case.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/t1buEdL

April Jones: Is the internet safer after April Jones' murder?

Powers were granted for some after her murderer was found with imagery on his computer.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/vrndWl6

Liu Jingyao and Liu Qiangdong: Chinese billionaire sexual assault case settled in US

A closely-watched case where business titan Richard Liu was accused of rape was settled hours before trial.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/Mcr1mFN

Bruce Willis denies selling rights to his face

It was widely reported that the actor had sold his face to a deepfake company.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/lTHQMzk

Tesla boss Elon Musk presents humanoid robot Optimus

The tech billionaire claims the robot will change the future of physical work.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/Ml1LkC8