Tech Life: VPNs and India
The mystery of the security and privacy apps disappearing from app stores in India. Source link
Will young developers take on key open source software?
Joe Fay Technology Reporter Daniel Stenberg Daniel Stenberg first released his open source software in 1996 Many of us have prepared instructions and critical information for our family in the…
TikTok says data of four dead British teens may have been removed
A TikTok executive has said data being sought by a group of parents who believe their children died while attempting a trend they saw on the platform may have been…
AI chatbots unable to accurately summarise news, BBC finds
Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Getty Images Four major artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are inaccurately summarising news stories, according to research carried out by the BBC. The BBC gave OpenAI’s ChatGPT,…
Unofficial TikTok downloads surge in the US
TikTok’s uncertain future in the US has caused a surge in people putting the app on their phones through unofficial means, the BBC has been told. An executive order from…
US politicians furious at UK demand for encrypted Apple data
Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Getty Images Two US lawmakers have strongly condemned what they call the UK’s “dangerous” and “shortsighted” request to be able to access encrypted data stored by…
TikTok returns to Android and Apple app stores in the US
TikTok is again available on the US app stores of Apple and Google, after President Donald Trump postponed enforcement of a ban of the Chinese-owned social media platform until 5…
See through smoke and around corners
Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter Sylvia Zhang Prof Mingmin Zhao (right) has been working on a radio vision system for robots If you want to find out whether your robot can…
Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after rename criticism
Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images Google Maps has blocked reviews for the Gulf of Mexico, after criticism of its decision to label it “Gulf of America” for users in…
Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt fears for ‘Bin Laden’ AI scenario
The former chief executive of Google is worried artificial intelligence could be used by terrorists or “rogue states” to “harm innocent people.” Eric Schmidt told the BBC: “The real fears…