Online games could be first to be hit
Getty Images Video game actors have been on strike for almost two weeks Online games could be first to be hit by the video game acting strike if the dispute…
The real story of the website accused of fuelling Southport riots
Getty Images Police stand before a burning car in Sunderland – one of several towns and cities hit by riots What connects a dad living in Lahore in Pakistan, an…
Online platforms told they risk stirring up hate and violence
Ofcom has told social media firms – which have been blamed for stoking the unrest sweeping parts of the UK – that there is “no need to wait” to make…
Government concerned by immigration lawyer ‘hitlist’
The government says social media platforms “clearly need to do far more” after it emerged a list purporting to contain the names and addresses of immigration lawyers was being spread…
Elon Musk sues Unilever and Mars over X advertising ‘boycott’
Elon Musk’s X/Twitter is suing a group of major companies, alleging that they unlawfully conspired to boycott the site. It accuses the food giants Unilever and Mars, private healthcare company…
Watchdog set to fine NHS IT firm after medical records hack
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has provisionally imposed a £6m fine on an NHS software provider over a data breach which affected more than 80,000 people. The breach took place…
What could Google monopoly ruling mean for you?
Getty Images The tech world is digesting a US judge’s potentially seismic ruling that Google illegally monopolises online search and related advertising It took four years to get to this…
Musk says ‘no choice’ but to shut X San Francisco HQ
Elon Musk has said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he has “no choice” but to move the flagship office of the social platform out of…
Is carbon capture an efficient way to tackle CO2?
Getty Images Climeworks’ Icelandic plant captures CO2 direct from the atmosphere It could be a scene from science fiction. Towering over dark, mossy lava fields are stacks of noisy machines…
Social media must take action on agitators
Getty Images A police car was set on fire amid protests in Sunderland on Saturday The Prime Minister has told an emergency meeting about the violent disorder in UK cities…