What’s next for social media?
Shubham Agarwal Technology Reporter Jay Springett Jay Springett experimented with new social platforms Jay Springett, a tech strategist and podcast host, joined the social media app Butterflies AI out of…
Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft gets $1.25bn investment from Chinese tech giant Tencent
Chinese technology giant Tencent has made a €1.2bn ($1.25bn) investment in a spin-off from Ubisoft, the maker of the Assassin’s Creed video games. Shenzhen-based Tencent will own about a quarter…
OnlyFans fined over user age-check information failings
OnlyFans’ parent company has been fined £1.05m after giving inaccurate information about the measures it had in place to check the age of its users. The platform – which is…
H&M to use digital clones of models in ads and social media
Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images Fashion retailer H&M is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create digital “twins” of 30 models. It says it will use the AI doppelgangers…
Social media ban not practical or effective, teens say
The government needs to do more to protect young people from violent and harmful content online, a report by teenagers suggests. The Youth Select Committee, a parliamentary group of 14…
Trump says he may cut China tariffs to help seal deal to sell the app
US President Donald Trump says he may cut tariffs on China to help seal a deal for short video app TikTok to be sold by its owner ByteDance. Trump also…
23andMe customers struggle to delete their data
Lily Jamali Reporting fromSan Francisco EPA Signage outside of the offices of the biotechnology company 23andMe in South San Francisco. Photo by GEORGE NIKITIN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock The computer systems of 23andMe have…
What is messaging app Signal and how secure is it?
Tom Gerken Technology reporter Getty Images The free messaging app Signal has made headlines after the White House confirmed it was used for a secret group chat between senior US…
China’s electric carmaker BYD sales beat Elon Musk’s Tesla
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has reported annual revenue for 2024 that has leapfrogged rival Tesla. The Shenzhen-based firm says revenue rose by 29% to come in at 777 billion…
Meta considers charging for Facebook and Instagram in the UK
Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is considering a paid subscription in the UK which would remove adverts from its platforms. Under the plans, people…