Digital pound plans should proceed with caution, say MPs
The benefits of a digital pound are unclear but the government should keep exploring it, say MPs.Source: BBC News - Technology | 2 Dec 2023 | 1:08 pm
Three network down for tens of thousands across UK
The network says it is working on the issue to fix it as soon as possible.Source: BBC News - Technology | 2 Dec 2023 | 7:04 am
GTA 6: Game to be unveiled with 5 December trailer
Ten years after the release of GTA 5, the next game in the series is due to be unveiled on 5 December.Source: BBC News - Technology | 2 Dec 2023 | 6:20 am
Why weather in games is getting more realistic
Dynamic weather is a rumoured feature in GTA 6. But what is it, and what does it mean for players?Source: BBC News - Technology | 2 Dec 2023 | 1:12 am
TikTok: US judge blocks Montana's ban citing free speech
Chinese-owned app welcomes the ruling against "unconstitutional law" due to come into effect in January.Source: BBC News - Technology | 1 Dec 2023 | 5:48 pm
Watch: Musk attempts Cybertruck window stunt again
The pickup truck - Tesla’s latest offering - had its windows smashed during a demonstration in 2019.Source: BBC News - Technology | 1 Dec 2023 | 4:52 pm
'Sued by my abuser for millions, I set up a social network instead'
The app that gives women a place to speak out about sexual harassment and other #MeToo issues.Source: BBC News - Technology | 1 Dec 2023 | 1:18 pm
'Red gold': Why saffron production is dwindling in India
The spice saffron fetches huge sums of money, but is hard to grow and Indian production is falling.Source: BBC News - Technology | 1 Dec 2023 | 11:20 am
Meta takes down China-based network of thousands of fake accounts
The company says accounts posted about divisive issues ahead of the 2024 presidential election.Source: BBC News - Technology | 1 Dec 2023 | 8:41 am
Booking.com hackers increase attacks on customers
Researchers say cyber-criminals are offering big sums for hotels' log-in details to target holidaymakers.Source: BBC News - Technology | 1 Dec 2023 | 7:13 am
Air New Zealand lists AirTag baggage trackers as prohibited checked items
Air New Zealand has updated its terms of service to ban certain baggage trackers from checked luggage.The airline's website was recently updated with specific advice on luggage trackers in passengers checked luggage, saying that...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Technology | 2 Nov 2022 | 2:50 pm
UK ditches homegrown COVID-19 tracing app to use Google-Apple model
Britain will switch to the Apple and Google model for its COVID-19 test-and-trace app, ditching an attempt to develop an app by itself after the homegrown system did not work well enough on Apple's iPhone, the government said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 6:05 am
Robinhood trading app back online after major outage
Robinhood Markets Inc, the fintech startup credited with helping popularize trading with millennials, said on Thursday it resolved an issue that had caused a "major outage" on its platform earlier in the day.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 5:58 am
Exclusive: Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new security weakness
A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google's market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake Security told Reuters, highlighting the tech industry's failure to protect browsers as they are used more for email, payroll and other sensitive functions.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 5:48 am
U.S. House panel hears from Facebook, Google, Twitter on election security
Top officials from Facebook, Google and Twitter were grilled by U.S. lawmakers on Thursday at a virtual hearing on foreign influence and election security ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential contest.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 5:42 am
France's top court rejects core of law targeting online hate speech
France's top court rejected most of a draft law that would have compelled social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter to remove any hateful content within 24 hours, it said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 4:54 am
No date for release of test-and-trace app in UK, minister says
Britain's health minister declined on Thursday to set a date for when a smartphone app to help trace people who have been in contact with a person infected with the new coronavirus would be rolled out.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 4:40 am
Facebook sues individuals for offering to extract data, gather likes
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it filed lawsuits against individuals in Europe and the United States for abusing its platforms to offer automated tools for scraping users' personal data and gathering likes.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 4:18 am
Kenya video-conference platform elbows its way into crowded field
Tiny Kenyan start-up Gumzo is a minnow on the booming teleconferencing scene but its creators hope the platform will help companies spend more of their cash in Africa rather than on foreign technology companies.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 3:58 am
Amazon and Valentino file joint lawsuit over shoe counterfeiting
Italian luxury brand Valentino and Internet giant Amazon have filed a joint lawsuit against New York-based Kaitlyn Pan Group for allegedly counterfeiting Valentino shoes and offering them for sale online.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 3:41 am
DC superheroes coming to your headphones as Spotify signs podcast deal
Podcasts featuring Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman will soon stream on Spotify as the Swedish music streaming company has signed a deal with AT&T Inc's Warner Bros and DC Entertainment.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 2:44 am
