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TikTok investigated over use of children's data - 3/03 2:10 pm

It will look into how the social media platform uses the data of 13 to 17-year-olds to recommend content.





Crypto prices rally after Trump backs five coins for 'crypto reserve' - 3/03 6:29 am

Trump named five cryptocurrencies he wanted in a potential national reserve so the US could become "the Crypto Capital of the World".





WhatsApp says it has resolved technical problem - 1/03 2:21 am

Thousands of users reported problems on Friday, but the Meta-owned company says the issue is now resolved.





Microsoft announces Skype will close in May - 1/03 1:48 am

The internet chat and phone service, which is owned by Microsoft, made the announcement on X.





Lloyds Bank says app issues fixed after payday IT issue - 28/02 8:46 pm

Technical issues have affected UK banking app users on payday for the second-month running in 2025.





Can AI help modernise Ireland's healthcare system? - 28/02 8:06 am

Ireland is investing billions of euros to revamp its healthcare service - will AI help?





Amazon joins quantum race with 'cat qubit' powered chip - 27/02 9:29 pm

The prototype chip it dubs Ocelot follows similar announcements by Microsoft and Google





Instagram may launch separate Reels app to take on TikTok - report - 27/02 9:29 am

It comes as Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok's future remains uncertain in the US.





US intelligence head 'not told' about UK's secret Apple data demand - 27/02 4:55 am

Tulsi Gabbard said she was seeking further information from the FBI and other US agencies.





What an AI-generated video of Gaza reveals about Trump tactics - 27/02 2:28 am

The US president sparked a social media frenzy when he posted a video of Gaza generated by artificial intelligence on his site Truth Social.





Alexa relaunched with ambition to be 'your best digital friend' - 27/02 1:20 am

It is available from March and included in a Prime subscription - or $19.99 to non-members.





Crypto sleuths join hunt for $1.5bn stolen in biggest ever heist - 27/02 12:21 am

ByBit is offering financial rewards to anyone who can spot criminals attempting to launder the stolen crypto.





Apple AI tool transcribed the word 'racist' as 'Trump' - 26/02 7:04 pm

Experts have questioned the company's explanation that it is due to the two words being similar.





Tesla shares slump after European sales fall - 26/02 3:53 pm

Shares in the US electric carmaker dropped after European sales halved in January.





What Apple pulling Advanced Data Protection means for you - 26/02 2:11 pm

The tech giant's decision has prompted questions and concerns about reduced protections for UK iCloud users.





Tech Life: Could AI pick the next James Bond? - 26/02 4:30 am

With Amazon in charge of James Bond, could they use AI for scripts and casting?





Major Asia bank to cut 4,000 roles as AI replaces humans - 25/02 8:48 pm

It makes DBS one of the first major banks to offer details on how AI will affect its operations.





Countries compete to keep skilled young workers - 25/02 8:03 am

EU nations hope that tax benefits might encourage young, skilled workers to stay, but will they work?





Historic visual effects studio Technicolor collapses in UK - 25/02 2:39 am

The company's UK entity has filed for administration, with 'the majority' of its UK staff made redundant.





Virgin Media internet restored after earlier outage - 25/02 1:30 am

The internet giant says it has 'fully restored' services for customers affected by its Monday outage.





List weekly accomplishments or resign, Musk tells US federal workers - 23/02 10:33 pm

The weekend email comes as Elon Musk leads an effort to aggressively curtail the government workforce.





Watch: A real-life flying car takes to the skies - 23/02 8:28 am

From science-fiction to the real world, flying cars are here - but could the concept actually take off?





Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row - 22/02 4:59 pm

Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.





Cryptocurrency theft of ??1.1bn could be biggest ever - 22/02 9:49 am

Dubai-based Bybit said it could afford to reimburse customers and that it was working to find the hackers.





Coinbase boss claims SEC will drop crypto lawsuit - 22/02 1:00 am

The SEC's 2023 lawsuit formed part of a crackdown on crypto firms which President Trump pledged to reverse.





What does Jack Ma's return to the spotlight mean? - 21/02 8:42 am

Analysts say the Alibaba founder's re-emergence could signal a policy change in Beijing.





Will quantum computers disrupt critical infrastructure? - 21/02 8:40 am

Quantum computers will be able to crack existing encryption and threaten critical infrastructure.





Children routinely using social media, Australian regulator says - 20/02 10:31 pm

It found they were easily able to bypass age checks on apps, which face being banned for under-16s.





AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years - 20/02 8:08 pm

The lead researcher has told the BBC he was so astounded he assumed his computer had been hacked.





Apple gambles on new iPhone with AI features at lower cost - 20/02 4:58 am

The tech giant is hoping AI at a lower price can reinvigorate sales of its flagship piece of hardware.





Powerful quantum computers in years not decades, says Microsoft - 20/02 12:56 am

It says a new chip it has created could end up being as important a breakthrough as the semiconductor.





'Hopeless' to potentially handy: law firm puts AI to the test - 18/02 8:15 pm

Despite 'incredible' progress AI tools still aren't up to the level of even a junior lawyer, research suggests.





Argentina's President Milei denies crypto fraud allegations - 18/02 7:48 pm

Javier Milei says he was acting in "good faith" when he posted about a crypto currency which collapsed.





DeepSeek 'shared user data' with TikTok owner ByteDance - 18/02 7:40 pm

South Korea's data protection regulator says user data was sent to the Chinese owner of TikTok.





Too many video games, too little time - but could that be changing? - 18/02 5:24 pm

Bigger, longer, better? Why the race to pack more hours into video games might be slowing.





Hair: 'It???s just thrown away but it's gold' - 18/02 6:27 am

India is the world's biggest exporter of human hair but it wants more of the lucrative wig market.





Meta plans globe-spanning sub-sea internet cable - 18/02 1:40 am

It is the latest move from Meta to invest more in global connectivity rather than its apps.





Argentina president faces impeachment calls over crypto crash - 18/02 12:30 am

Some have accused Javier Milei of performing a "rug pull" after he promoted a virtual coin on social media.





S Korea removes Deepseek from app stores over privacy concerns - 17/02 6:26 pm

App stores in South Korea have removed DeepSeek over concerns about how it manages users' data.





Musk v Altman: What might really be behind failed bid for OpenAI - 17/02 11:50 am

Elon Musk's goal might be hindering the growth potential of the AI firm of his rival Sam Altman, experts say.




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