Friday, September 30, 2022

Roblox removes 'meat grinder' Ukraine v Russia game

The War on Larkiv game was accepted and promoted by the world's largest children's game platform.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/THZ5dkl

Technew

The War on Larkiv game was accepted and promoted by the world's largest children's game platform.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/THZ5dkl

Technew

New text messages between Musk and Twitter boss Parag Agrawal reveal how the relationship broke down.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/DwU9GxZ

Prince William makes online safety plea after Molly Russell verdict

The Prince of Wales says online safety for young people should be "a prerequisite, not an afterthought".

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/BbP26YE

Messages reveal how Musk and Twitter boss fell out

New text messages between Musk and Twitter boss Parag Agrawal reveal how the relationship broke down.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/DwU9GxZ

Technew

The Prince of Wales says online safety for young people should be "a prerequisite, not an afterthought".

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/BbP26YE

Molly Russell: Social media a factor in teenager's death, coroner says

The death of Molly Russell "should send shockwaves through Silicon Valley", the NSPCC's chief says.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/qV4NuGT

Technew

Molly Russell, 14, viewed social media posts about self-harm and suicide before taking her own life.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/qV4NuGT

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Google to close Stadia cloud service and refund gamers

Stadia allows players to stream games online without owning a console.

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

Technew

Stadia allows players to stream games online without owning a console.

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

Technew

Doreen Bogdan-Martin is the first International Telecommunication Union secretary-general in its history.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/bIk4RzC

UN elects first female tech agency secretary-general

Doreen Bogdan-Martin is the first International Telecommunication Union secretary-general in its history.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/bIk4RzC

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Technew

Anger rises after 40% of Australians had details stolen in possibly the nation's worst-ever breach.

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

Optus: How a massive data breach has exposed Australia

Anger rises after 40% of Australians had details stolen in possibly the nation's worst-ever breach.

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

Technew

People harmed by such items and digital ones like drones will have easier access to legal help.

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

EU Commission to make it easier to sue over AI products

People harmed by such items and digital ones like drones will have easier access to legal help.

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

NHS app hits 30 million downloads in England

The health service says 448,000 people have used the app to make decisions on organ donations.

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

Technew

The health service says 448,000 people have used the app to make decisions on organ donations.

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

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Technew

Data watchdog says it is naming and shaming seven organisations for failing to share information.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/rbYRy4a

Data sharing: MoD and Home Office ignored people's data requests - ICO

Data watchdog says it is naming and shaming seven organisations for failing to share information.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/rbYRy4a

Technew

Studio in Finland is the latest and clearest example of the streaming giant moving into gaming.

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

Netflix plans to launch its own video game studio

Studio in Finland is the latest and clearest example of the streaming giant moving into gaming.

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

Monday, September 26, 2022

Tim Cook: 'No good excuse' for lack of women in tech

Apple chief executive tells the BBC the tech sector needs more women in order to thrive.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/xQNl40B

Technew

The 14-year-old girl viewed material about self-harm and suicide before she took her own life.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/DS5aBZr

Molly Russell: Instagram posts seen by teen were safe, Meta says

The 14-year-old girl viewed material about self-harm and suicide before she took her own life.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/DS5aBZr

TikTok may be fined £27m for failing to protect children

The video-sharing platform has been issued with a final notice of intent by the UK's data watchdog.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/qzXK9o1

Technew

Agency asks police forces around the world to seek and detain the South Korean businessman.

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

Interpol seeks arrest of failed crypto-firm boss Do Kwon

Agency asks police forces around the world to seek and detain the South Korean businessman.

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

Friday, September 23, 2022

Testing the new iPhone: From battery to always-on screen

The BBC's Technology Editor, Zoe Kleinman, has been testing out the latest Apple smartphone.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/OXALp0r

Technew

The BBC's Technology Editor, Zoe Kleinman, has been testing out the latest Apple smartphone.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/OXALp0r

Iran unrest: What's going on with Iran and the internet?

The internet is cutting out and residents are unable to access social media in parts of the country.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/8jrD1SM

Technew

The internet is cutting out and residents are unable to access social media in parts of the country.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/8jrD1SM

Technew

The National Cyber Crime Unit detained a 17-year-old from Oxfordshire on Thursday evening.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/uxX0krw

Technew

The 14-year-old girl viewed material about self-harm and suicide before she died in 2017.

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

Molly Russell inquest: Instagram clips seen by teenager were 'most distressing'

The 14-year-old girl viewed material about self-harm and suicide before she died in 2017.

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

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Rape posts every half-hour found on online incel forum

More must be done to tackle women-hating movement incel, the Centre for Countering Digital Hate warns.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2O5saKx

Technew

The search for wheat alternatives is being driven by a demand for healthier diets and food security.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ND76Cge

Tesla ordered to recall more than a million US cars

The US car-safety watchdog says a window glitch is affecting all four Tesla models.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/RFHWGj0

Technew

The US car-safety watchdog says a window glitch is affecting all four Tesla models.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/RFHWGj0

Technew

Optus is looking into the unauthorised access of data including names, addresses and passport numbers.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/x3vztSg

Australia phones cyber-attack exposes personal data

Optus is looking into the unauthorised access of data including names, addresses and passport numbers.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/x3vztSg

Ted Lasso characters join Fifa 23

The fictional AFC Richmond will be available in the the latest version of the popular football game.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/LXcavF3

Technew

The fictional AFC Richmond will be available in the the latest version of the popular football game.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/LXcavF3

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Twitch announces slots and roulette gambling ban

The livestreaming site will prohibit streams of slots, roulette or dice games from many jurisdictions.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/xUAYhL9

Technew

The livestreaming site will prohibit streams of slots, roulette or dice games from many jurisdictions.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/xUAYhL9

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Technew

But rules to tackle "legal but harmful" material will change over free-speech fears, a minister says.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/sZE10CA

Technew

Emails and texts link to a fake Ofgem website where people's personal details are demanded.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/cbdGTQ2

Monday, September 19, 2022

Molly Russell's inquest to put focus on big tech

The teenager's inquest begins today and some see it as test of the power of US tech giants.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/aA43TeV

Technew

Natural disasters have spurred some communities and homeowners to generate their own electricity.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ZrRGcb5

Off-gridders take energy needs into their own hands

Natural disasters have spurred some communities and homeowners to generate their own electricity.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ZrRGcb5

Technew

More than 90 images and videos were leaked from the franchise's next instalment, developer Rockstar confirms.

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

Grand Theft Auto VI footage leaked after hack, developer Rockstar confirms

More than 90 images and videos were leaked from the franchise's next instalment, developer Rockstar confirms.

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

Saturday, September 17, 2022

Twitter sued by Dutch town Bodegraven-Reeuwijk over paedophilia rumour

A conspiracy theory falsely claims that Bodegraven near The Hague was once home to a Satanic ring.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/QURBXr7

Friday, September 16, 2022

IHG hack: 'Vindictive' couple deleted hotel chain data for fun

The pair, who say they are from Vietnam, wiped out IHG group data after a foiled ransomware attack.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/X8Wq9VU

Technew

The pair, who say they are from Vietnam, wiped out IHG group data after a foiled ransomware attack.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/X8Wq9VU

Technew

The second biggest cryptocurrency is to switch to a new operating model that it says uses 99.9% less energy.

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

Ethereum Merge: A cryptocurrency 'going green'

The second biggest cryptocurrency is to switch to a new operating model that it says uses 99.9% less energy.

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

Technew

A hacker was apparently able to gain access to the company's internal systems.

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

Uber investigating hack on its computer systems

A hacker was apparently able to gain access to the company's internal systems.

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

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Technew

The emojis are being used to hide harmful content about vaccines from Facebook moderation tools.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/Lt01SIA

Carrot emojis hide anti-vax posts on Facebook

The emojis are being used to hide harmful content about vaccines from Facebook moderation tools.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/Lt01SIA

Technew

The Seesaw app is used by millions of parents, students and teachers across America

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/xB1sNWe

US school app accounts hacked to send explicit image

The Seesaw app is used by millions of parents, students and teachers across America

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/xB1sNWe

Technew

Staff at the Coventry warehouse are voting on whether to strike amid a row over a pay offer.

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

Amazon workers in Coventry 'making history' with strike ballot

Staff at the Coventry warehouse are voting on whether to strike amid a row over a pay offer.

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

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

South Korea 'cryptocrash' boss faces arrest warrant

Do Kwon is behind the Terra Luna and TerraUSD cryptocurrencies that plunged in value in May.

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

Technew

The global stream is for those wanting to pay their respects but who are unable to travel to London.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/wGE8LWC

BBC streaming Queen Elizabeth II lying in state

The global stream is for those wanting to pay their respects but who are unable to travel to London.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/wGE8LWC

Technew

Nearly six million people tried to follow the plane's route, causing the Flightradar24 site to crash.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/uNd6KGw

Queen Elizabeth II: Flight carrying coffin most tracked plane in history

Nearly six million people tried to follow the plane's route, causing the Flightradar24 site to crash.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/uNd6KGw

Technew

An EU court has largely upheld a £3.5bn fine against Google over its Android platform.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/U9q76zc

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Technew

Ethereum, which currently uses as much energy as a medium-sized country, is to halt cryptomining.

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

Technew

Publishers should be compensated over Google's 'anti-competitive' digital ad practices, say lawyers.

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

Google faces €25bn legal action in UK and the EU

Publishers should be compensated over Google's 'anti-competitive' digital ad practices, say lawyers.

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

Twitter misleading the public, whistleblower says

Twitter's former head of security Peiter Zatko has been giving evidence to US lawmakers.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/MlL2Kbk

Technew

Twitter's former head of security Peiter Zatko has been giving evidence to US lawmakers.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/MlL2Kbk

Technew

A number of new artificial intelligence systems turn simple text prompts into striking images.

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

"Art is dead Dude" - the rise of the AI artists

A number of new artificial intelligence systems turn simple text prompts into striking images.

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

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Technew

Residents received a text to shut down non-essential power after record temperatures in the state.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/51yOb4V

Emergency text averted possible California power cuts

Residents received a text to shut down non-essential power after record temperatures in the state.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/51yOb4V

Brazil bans sales of iPhones without USB power adapters

Apple says it will appeal against Brazil's ban on the sale of iPhones that do not come with adapters.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3rUNG4H

Technew

Apple says it will appeal against Brazil's ban on the sale of iPhones that do not come with adapters.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3rUNG4H

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Technew

The tech company presented a range of new devices at an event held at its California headquarters.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/qAxJtv7

Apple reveals iPhone 14 Pro and Watch Ultra

The tech company presented a range of new devices at an event held at its California headquarters.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/qAxJtv7

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Technew

The US has barred chip companies that get federal funding from building advanced facilities in China.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/MdP1gWa

US bars 'advanced tech' firms from building China factories for 10 years

The US has barred chip companies that get federal funding from building advanced facilities in China.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/MdP1gWa

Tool to spot breast cancer at home wins UK Dyson award

The Dotplot aims to help women self-check at home and track any changes they may find on an app.

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

Technew

The Dotplot aims to help women self-check at home and track any changes they may find on an app.

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

Technew

The chain, run by Intercontinental Hotel Group, said their online services were facing disruptions.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/z7PmWnF

Holiday Inn hit by cyber attack

The chain, run by Intercontinental Hotel Group, said their online services were facing disruptions.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/z7PmWnF

Monday, September 5, 2022

Technew

Bullitt, which makes rugged smartphones, is due to launch a satellite-connected handset in February.

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

UK firm takes on Apple iPhone14 and Elon Musk with satellite phone

Bullitt, which makes rugged smartphones, is due to launch a satellite-connected handset in February.

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

Instagram fined €405m over children's data privacy

The regulator found some children's business accounts had been set to public by default.

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

Technew

The regulator found some children's business accounts had been set to public by default.

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

MrBeast Burger sees thousands fill shopping centre

MrBeast fans flock to the grand opening of his first burger restaurant, in the US.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/hBzT9rE

Technew

MrBeast fans flock to the grand opening of his first burger restaurant, in the US.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/hBzT9rE

Friday, September 2, 2022

Why the folding phone revolution has a way to go

After 13 months, technology editor Zoe Kleinman's Flip3 screen breaks, but can the concept live on?

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/7YpNxG0

Technew

After 13 months, technology editor Zoe Kleinman's Flip3 screen breaks, but can the concept live on?

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/7YpNxG0

Technew

The cryptocurrency exchange site had been lined up by Uefa to replace Gazprom as a sponsor.

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

Crypto.com pulls out of Uefa Champions League deal

The cryptocurrency exchange site had been lined up by Uefa to replace Gazprom as a sponsor.

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

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Dangerous e-bike chargers found on Amazon and eBay

The products have since been removed from sale after an investigation by a consumer safety charity.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/S02BPql

Technew

The products have since been removed from sale after an investigation by a consumer safety charity.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/S02BPql

Twitter gives in to user requests for edit button

It is testing the feature among staff and will roll it out in the coming weeks to Twitter Blue subscribers.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/x8ZVzkW

Technew

It is testing the feature internally and will roll it out in the coming weeks to Twitter Blue subscribers.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/x8ZVzkW

Hackers target politicians with fake news website

The Australian government is among those targeted by the hackers, according to Proofpoint.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ozqPj8V

Technew

The $69bn takeover of the Call of Duty maker may now be investigated in-depth by a UK watchdog.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/GsRu3zT

Technew

The Australian government is among those targeted by the hackers, according to Proofpoint.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ozqPj8V

Microsoft Activision deal could lessen competition, UK watchdog finds

The $69bn takeover of the Call of Duty maker may now be investigated in-depth by a UK watchdog.

from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/GsRu3zT

Technew

It's the latest in a series of restrictions imposed by the Vietnamese government on social media users. from BBC News - Technology htt...