Tech news
- 'UK crowds are the best': Does home advantage make a difference in esports?on 2025-03-29 at 2:14 am
The Rocket League Championship Series Birmingham Major brings together the 16 best teams in the world
- Center Parcs removes X account from website after fake account set upon 2025-03-29 at 1:42 am
An IT consultant took charge of the Center Parcs UK's handle after the firm deactivated its account.
- Amateur photographers hope to fix Wikipedia's 'terrible' pictureson 2025-03-29 at 1:42 am
The site is littered with awful photos, particularly of celebrities - but a volunteer project is trying to fix that.
- Assassin's Creed maker gets $1.25bn Chinese investmenton 2025-03-28 at 5:22 am
Shenzhen-based Tencent, which owns the popular messaging app WeChat, will hold about a quarter of a new subsidiary.
- What's next for social media?on 2025-03-28 at 12:02 am
Start-up social media firms are looking to capitalise on dissatisfaction with the social media giants.
- H&M to use digital clones of models in ads and social mediaon 2025-03-27 at 2:44 pm
Some fear the move could mean less work for models, photographers and make-up artists.
- OnlyFans fined over user age-check information failingson 2025-03-27 at 11:33 am
The site - which is known for hosting explicit material - gave inaccurate information about age verification.
- Social media ban not practical or effective, teens sayon 2025-03-27 at 8:21 am
The youth parliament says it wants more action from MPs and social media companies on violent online content.
- China tariffs may be cut to seal TikTok sale, Trump sayson 2025-03-27 at 8:08 am
Trump also said he is willing to extend a 5 April deadline for a non-Chinese buyer of the platform to be found.
- NHS software provider fined £3m over data breach after ransomware attackon 2025-03-27 at 1:25 am
Security failings by the Advanced Computer Software Group led to a cyberattack in 2022 that impacted NHS services.
- Atomfall: How a forgotten nuclear disaster inspired a video gameon 2025-03-27 at 12:04 am
A new video game has brought the 1957 disaster in Cumbria back into the spotlight.
- 23andMe users struggle to delete their highly sensitive dataon 2025-03-26 at 4:42 pm
Multiple users said they had problems after the DNA-testing firm filed for bankruptcy protection.
- Tech Lifeon 2025-03-25 at 8:32 pm
Noland Arbaugh has a chip in his brain to translate his thoughts into computer commands.
- Chinese electric carmaker BYD sales beat Teslaon 2025-03-25 at 3:24 am
The Shenzhen-based firm says revenue for last year came in at $107bn, boosted by sales of its hybrid vehicles.
- Clickon 2025-03-22 at 1:00 am
Lara Lewington explores how technology and AI are transforming what it means to be human.
- Honest or unrealistic? Roblox boss's online safety advice sparks debateon 2025-03-22 at 12:54 am
Hundreds of people contacted the BBC after Dave Baszucki spoke about safety on the hugely popular gaming platform.
- 'Chubby filter' pulled from TikTok after user backlashon 2025-03-21 at 4:55 pm
Critics say the AI tool - which made people look overweight - was a form of body-shaming.
- Uber offers 20 hours of free childcare in bid to lure female driverson 2025-03-21 at 4:11 pm
A union says it should instead pay drivers more so they can take time off with their families.
- The slow but steady advance of driverless vehicleson 2025-03-21 at 12:02 am
Robo-taxi services and driverless trucks are gaining ground but progress is painstaking.
- Google agrees to pay $28m in racial bias lawsuiton 2025-03-19 at 4:50 am
The tech giant confirmed it had "reached a resolution" but rejected the allegations made against it.
- Tech Life: Archiving achievementon 2025-03-18 at 8:30 pm
How the US government’s crackdown on diversity deleted women’s military contributions.
- Subsea fibre cables can 'listen out' for sabotageon 2025-03-18 at 1:27 am
Ways are being developed for subsea cables to "sense" whether they are being disturbed or attacked.
- Disasters spur investment in flood and fire risk techon 2025-03-18 at 12:08 am
Services that assess climate change risks are springing up for home buyers, insurers and lenders.
- Telegram founder allowed to leave France following arreston 2025-03-17 at 3:12 pm
The billionaire has been accused of failing to properly moderate his app to reduce criminality.
- Shut vile death video site, families say, as Ofcom gets new powerson 2025-03-17 at 12:02 am
Families want a website showing deaths of their loved ones to be taken down, as the online regulator gets new powers.
- It's not a competition! The collaborative video game loved by playerson 2025-03-15 at 12:14 am
Josef Fares has found big success with co-operative two player games. Why aren't others doing the same?
- Apple encrypted data row hearing begins in secreton 2025-03-14 at 5:20 pm
The BBC - along with civil liberties groups and some US politicians - argue the case should be heard in public.
- Two judges order Trump administration to give fired workers their jobs backon 2025-03-14 at 11:18 am
The workers were laid off as part of the president's plan to scale back the size of the US government.
- 'Huawei lobbyists' held in Belgium raids over EU corruptionon 2025-03-13 at 6:40 pm
The prosecutor's office said it raided 21 addresses in Belgium, according to local media.
- Keep kids off Roblox if you're worried, its CEO tells parentson 2025-03-13 at 10:03 am
The gaming platform is wildly popular, but has been rocked by allegations it exposes children to harmful content.