Roblox to ban young children from messaging others
Getty Images Roblox has announced it will block under-13s from messaging others on the online gaming platform as part of new efforts to safeguard children. Child users will not be…
Google told to sell Chrome to end search monopoly
Reuters The US Department of Justice is proposing a host of remedies to prevent Google from maintaining its internet search monopoly The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has demanded Google…
The superpowers of coatings make possible the impossible
Getty Images Jet engines wouldn’t run without high-performance coatings Jet engines are one of the most jaw-dropping feats of engineering humans have ever come up with. But jet engines shouldn’t…
Temu owner misses sales forecast as China economy slows
PDD Holdings, the Chinese owner of online shopping platforms Temu and Pinduoduo, has reported disappointing sales and profit as Chinese consumers continued to hold back amid an economic slowdown. US-listed…
Bluesky chief doesn’t know age limit for users
Wikipedia/Makeworldpedia Jay Graber, the chief executive of Bluesky, said there were no plans to introduce advertising The chief executive of the social media network Bluesky – which has exploded in…
Thousands of customers worldwide report login issues
Getty Images Payment app PayPal is encountering issues worldwide, it has confirmed. It said in a post on its service status page it was experiencing “a system issue” that may…
Social media ban for under-16s ‘on the table’ says UK government
Getty Images A possible ban on social media for under-16s in the UK is “on the table”, the technology secretary Peter Kyle has told the BBC. Speaking on the Today…
‘God’s influencer’ to be made first millennial saint in April
A London-born teenager nicknamed “God’s influencer” for his online skills will be made a saint in April. Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15,…
We’ve hit YouTube limit so are moving to Netflix
Anthony Stanley/WENN/Alamy The Sidemen have been among Britain’s most popular YouTubers for the past decade The Sidemen are used to making content for YouTube, but say they’ve now “hit the…
Tech Life: Donald Trump’s robodogs
Who’s behind the robot dogs at Donald Trump’s house? Plus: Wasting scammers’ time. Source link