Tech news
- What is the Signal messaging app and how secure is it?on 2025-03-25 at 2:54 pm
Experts say using even such a privacy-focussed platform for national security matters is very unusual.
- 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.
- Meta considers charging for ad-free Facebook and Instagram in the UKon 2025-03-24 at 3:45 pm
The firm is considering asking people to pay to remove ads if they do not want their data to be tracked.
- DNA testing site 23andMe files for bankruptcy protectionon 2025-03-24 at 9:42 am
The company said that it will now attempt to sell itself under the supervision of a court.
- The man with a mind-reading chip in his brain - thanks to Elon Muskon 2025-03-23 at 1:04 am
Noland Arbaugh tells the BBC how being the first Neuralink patient has changed his life.
- 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' 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.
- Man files complaint after ChatGPT said he killed his childrenon 2025-03-21 at 11:37 am
The Norwegian man says the chatbot's maker OpenAI should be fined over the completely inaccurate information.
- Tesla vandals face up to 20 years in prison, says attorney generalon 2025-03-21 at 1:20 am
The US attorney general said a wave of vandalism and arson attacks at Tesla dealerships is "domestic terrorism".
- 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.
- Why Elon Musk's Grok is kicking up a storm in Indiaon 2025-03-20 at 10:51 pm
The chatbot has become an "unfiltered and unhinged" digital sensation in India.
- 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.
- US tech firms feel pinch from China tariffson 2025-03-13 at 12:04 am
The price of China-made smartphones, TVs and laptops could rise in the US and elsewhere, experts warn.
- Saudi Investment Fund pays $3.5bn to capture Pokémon Goon 2025-03-12 at 5:14 pm
It is amongst the highest-grossing mobile games in the world, with 30 million monthly players.
- Global smartwatch sales fall for first timeon 2025-03-11 at 4:39 pm
Market researchers say the slumping popularity of the market-leading Apple Watch was to blame
- Google Chromecast users' fury at second day of TV streaming issueon 2025-03-11 at 12:16 pm
Google says it is aware of an issue impacting some Chromecast devices and is working to fix.
- From chatbots to intelligent toys: How AI is booming in Chinaon 2025-03-10 at 10:34 pm
China plans to invest more than a trillion dollars as it races against the US to rule advanced tech.
- Software bug at firm left NHS data 'vulnerable to hackers'on 2025-03-10 at 1:24 am
The NHS is looking into claims that a software flaw at Medefer left patient data vulnerable.