| Porn site fined £1m over age checks has never responded to Ofcom |
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:10:10 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The regulator tells the BBC it has been emailing AVS Group Ltd without reply since July. |
| New homes delayed by 'energy-hungry' data centres |
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:37:59 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The London Assembly found the growth of new data centres temporarily halted building some houses in 2022. |
| Production halted at Chinese factory making 'childlike' sex dolls |
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:46:49 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The issue is in the spotlight after Shein announced a global ban on the sale of sex dolls with a childlike appearance. |
| India scraps order to pre-install state-run cyber safety app on smartphones |
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:39:33 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The order to make the registration mandatory had led to a major backlash from several cyber experts. |
| Bank of England warns of AI bubble risk |
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:11:17 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The central bank says US stock price valuations are their most stretched since the dotcom bubble burst. |
| Dell family to seed Trump accounts for kids with $250 |
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:00:08 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The donation will help seed new Trump-branded investment accounts. |
| YouTuber Marques Brownlee shutting down phone wallpaper app |
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:37:59 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The app, which was criticised at launch for its $11.99 (£9) a month fee, will close on 31 December. |
| Fashion house Valentino criticised over 'disturbing' AI handbag ads |
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:26:01 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Social media users have called the luxury Italian fashion brand's artificial intelligence-made adverts "cheap" and "lazy". |
| 'First of its kind' scanner to study blast trauma |
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:01:33 GMT
Source: BBC News |
It will be able to monitor changes in brain function just minutes after weapon use, scientists say. |
| Jorja Smith's record label hits out at 'AI clone' song |
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:12:08 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The label claims Haven's dance hit I Run was made using AI trained on the award-winning singer's voice. |
| Virgin Media fined £24m for leaving vulnerable customers 'at risk of harm' |
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:57:53 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Ofcom has fined Virgin Media after an investigation found it had left thousands of vulnerable telecare customers at risk. |
| Barcelona distances itself from sponsor's cryptocurrency after backlash |
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:02:44 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Experts say the deal may put fans at risk as the Catalan club tries to relieve its financial woes. |
| OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis |
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:19:51 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Rachel Reeves's statement was thrown into chaos after journalists were able to access the document early. |
| Nvidia plays down Google chip threat concerns |
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:36:24 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The world's most valuable company said it was still "a generation ahead of the industry". |
| Ofcom vows to name and shame platforms over online sexism |
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:51:18 GMT
Source: BBC News |
But critics say the regulator's new measures need to be the law rather than guidelines to make the internet safer for women and girls. |
| Teens plead not guilty over TfL cyber-attack |
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:09:56 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Thalha Jubair, 19, and Owen Flowers, 18, are charged with conspiring to commit unauthorised acts. |
| Graduate jobs under threat from AI, PwC boss says |
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 02:34:57 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The accountancy giant says artificial intelligence will eventually lead to fewer entry-level positions at the firm. |
| Streaming platform Twitch added to Australia's teen social media ban |
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 02:33:49 GMT
Source: BBC News |
It joins other platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat in the ban that starts next month. |
| Vinted blocks 'sickening' sexually explicit ads |
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:10:50 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The online marketplace removed adverts which included a video a user said depicted a pornographic scene. |
| Why an AI 'godfather' is quitting Meta after 12 years |
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:35:57 GMT
Source: BBC News |
One of the pioneers in the current AI boom, he has had disagreements with fellow engineers over the future of the technology. |
| Deepfake 'nudify' site fined £55,000 over lack of age checks |
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:19:23 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The regulator said it had also opened new investigations into 20 porn sites over suspected online safety breaches. |
| Ford boss: 'Now is not the time to tax electric vehicles' |
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:03:09 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Ford's UK boss says it is "not the right time" to tax electric vehicles when demand has already stalled. |
| Lack of online age verification sparks concern |
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:44:59 GMT
Source: BBC News |
A review finds an assumption UK age verification would apply in Jersey was not correct. |
| Major League Baseball signs deals with Netflix, ESPN and NBCUniversal |
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 02:23:41 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The media deals will allow the platforms to show select baseball games over upcoming seasons. |
| Instagram to start closing Australian teen accounts ahead of social media ban |
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:31:45 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Under-sixteens will be banned from major social media plaforms from 10 December. |
| Judge rules Meta doesn't have monopoly after Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions |
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:58:19 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The decision allows Instagram's parent company to avoid the prospect of the company breaking up |
| Nvidia shares rise after strong results ease 'AI bubble' concerns |
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:23:24 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The chip maker says revenue for the three months to October jumped 62% to $57bn. |
| Roblox blocks children from chatting to adult strangers |
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:16:47 GMT
Source: BBC News |
One of the world's most popular gaming platforms has faced criticism for its child safety record. |
| Cloudflare apologises for outage which took down X and ChatGPT |
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:48:55 GMT
Source: BBC News |
"We apologise to our customers and the Internet in general" the web infrastructure company said. |
| Baby Shark: How a 90-second clip created a $400m business |
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:00:46 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Shares in the firm behind the highly-addictive children's song rose by more than 9% in their stock market debut. |
| Man who cryogenically froze late wife sparks debate by dating new partner |
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:13:36 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Gui Junmin froze his dead spouse as a sign of his devotion - but it's now emerged he is dating again. |
| Google boss says trillion-dollar AI investment boom has 'elements of irrationality' |
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:16:04 GMT
Source: BBC News |
In an exclusive BBC interview, Sundar Pichai hailed artificial intelligence as an "extraordinary moment" but said no company would be immune if bubble burst. |
| Tech Life |
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:30:00 GMT
Source: BBC News |
How AI is used in songwriting and fashion. Plus, a warning on how it’s used in toys. |
| Tech Now |
Sat, 29 Nov 2025 01:00:00 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Adrienne Murray meets the engineers designing icebreaker ship technology for the Arctic. |
| Tech Life |
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:50:00 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Some children in the United States are learning with help from AI-powered apps at school. |
| Tech Now |
Sat, 22 Nov 2025 01:00:00 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The scientists on a quest to improve our predictions of global sea level rise. |
| Tech Life |
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:30:00 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Who are digital nomads, and why are more countries welcoming them ? |
| Tech Now |
Sat, 15 Nov 2025 01:00:00 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Shiona McCallum meets an AI startup working to fix erratic clothing sizes in fashion. |
| Tech Life |
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:30:00 GMT
Source: BBC News |
We visit a royal palace to meet some of the pioneers of artificial intelligence. |
| Tech Life |
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:30:00 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The issues around parents keeping an eye on their children using tracking technology. |
| Tech Life |
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:30:00 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Bots are driving down human traffic at the world's largest online encyclopedia. |
| The high tech studio transforming movie car stunts |
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:25:32 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Alasdair Keane tests out the new generation of stunt cars. |
| Tech Life |
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:30:00 GMT
Source: BBC News |
There are calls for AI to be prevented from carrying out actions which might harm humans. |
| Will boats be a breakthrough for 3D printing tech? |
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:10:39 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Dutch firms are betting that hulls made with 3D printing machines will mean cheaper boats. |
| Scammers hacked her phone and stole thousands - so how did they get her details? |
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 04:58:08 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Sue Shore told the BBC how scammers targeted her - and we found her information had been leaked online. |
| The entrepreneur connecting tourists to African hospitality |
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:02:30 GMT
Source: BBC News |
TripZapp founder Rory Okoli wants to make it simple for tourists to book and pay for African travel. |
| The contradiction at the heart of the trillion-dollar AI race |
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:52:41 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The confusing question lingering over the AI hype is whether it could be a bubble at risk of bursting |
| On the front line of Europe's standoff with Russia's sanction-busting shadow fleet |
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:23:14 GMT
Source: BBC News |
With Europe imposing sanctions on Moscow, there has been a growing network of vessels sailing without a valid flag from Russia through European waters. |
| Can technology fix fashion's sizing crisis? |
Sat, 15 Nov 2025 04:03:27 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The BBC looks into whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help people who struggle when clothes are oddly sized. |
| Call of Duty is back, and it's got a battle on its hands |
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:47:29 GMT
Source: BBC News |
The annual instalment of the massive series faces new challenges from competitor Battlefield 6. |
| The Kenyan start-up aiming to electrify African transport |
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:03:14 GMT
Source: BBC News |
From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa's delivery market. |
| Fire-blocking chemicals promise safer buildings |
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:13:36 GMT
Source: BBC News |
New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals. |
| 'This is the big one' - tech firms bet on electrifying rail |
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:14:09 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether. |
| The South African start-up bringing tech to townships |
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:07:11 GMT
Source: BBC News |
Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa. |