Tech firms face demands to stop illegal content going viral
Tech platforms could be forced to prevent illegal content from going viral and limit the ability for people to send virtual gifts to or record a child’s livestream, under more…
President says he has a buyer for popular app
President Donald Trump has said he has a buyer for TikTok, the video-sharing app that was banned in the US amid claims it posed a national security risk. In a…
Meta admits wrongly suspending Facebook Groups
Graham Fraser and Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Getty Images Meta says it is “fixing” a problem which has led to Facebook Groups being wrongly suspended – but denied there is…
Should we be letting flies eat our food waste?
MaryLou Costa Technology Reporter Reporting fromVilnius, Lithuania Energesman Fly larvae are excellent at converting food waste into protein Most people are inclined to shoo flies away from food, and the…
‘Made in the USA’ reference disappears from Trump phone listing
Days after the Trump Organisation announced plans to launch a US-made smartphone, a reference to its American production has vanished from its website. A “Made in the USA” tagline featured…
Marathon Digital to Buy Bitcoin After Bond Sale, Reveals SEC Subpeona – Markets Insider
Marathon Digital on Monday said it plans to sell hundreds of millions of dollars worth of debt and use some of the funds it raises to buy bitcoin. Shares dropped,…
Pornhub to introduce ‘government approved’ UK age checks
Chris Vallance & Liv McMahon Technology reporters Getty Images Pornhub and a number of other major adult websites have confirmed they will introduce enhanced age checks for users from next…
Three network phone calls down but data still working
The mobile operator Three has confirmed some users are currently unable to make phone calls. In a post on X, the network said there was “an issue affecting voice services”…
US Judge sides with AI firm Anthropic over copyright issue
Natalie Sherman and Lucy Hooker BBC News Getty Images A US judge has ruled that using books to train artificial intelligence (AI) software is not a violation of US copyright…