How does WhatsApp make money?
Getty Images The main messaging apps are all free to use, so what is in it for them? In the past 24 hours I’ve written more than 100 WhatsApp messages.…
Firm hacked after accidentally hiring North Korean cyber criminal
Getty Images A company has been hacked after accidentally hiring a North Korean cyber criminal as a remote IT worker. The unidentified firm hired the technician after he faked his…
Twitch streamer suspended after Palestinian rant
Popular streamer Zach Hoyt, better known as Asmongold, has been suspended from Twitch after saying in a video Palestinians come from an “inferior culture”. Asmongold, who has over five million…
Fight begins to make mobile-free schools law
Getty Images Calls are growing to ban smartphones in schools in England by law, as education experts and unions back an MP’s attempt to push a new law through Parliament.…
UK considering rules for universal charging cable
Getty Images The UK government is considering whether to require all new electronic devices to use the same type of charging cable. A call for evidence launched in October is…
Google turns to nuclear to power AI data centres
Google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to generate the vast amounts of energy needed to power its artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. The company says the…
African nations race to put satellites in space
SpaceX Senegal’s first satellite hitched a lift on a SpaceX launcher in August One by one, the satellites – each of them encrusted with a hodge-podge of solar panels and…
Elon Musk accused of copying designs by I, Robot director
Watch: Musk promises self-driving Tesla taxis, but are they safe? The director of 2004 sci-fi film I, Robot has accused billionaire Elon Musk of copying his designs for humanoid machines…
Why is Elon Musk’s latest Starship rocket test a big deal?
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully completed a world first test, landing part of their Starship back onto its launch pad. This means the company’s plan to develop a fully reusable…
How social media algorithms shape speech
BBC Social media algorithms, in their commonly known form, are now 15 years old. They were born with Facebook’s introduction of ranked, personalised news feeds in 2009 and have transformed…