Why it has one of the most digital governments
Ben Morris Technology of Business Editor Getty Images Ukrainians can access 130 services from the Diia portal Rounding a corner in Kyiv on 24 Feb 2022, Oleksandr Bornyakov remembers driving…
Indian scientists search for the perfect apple
Priti Gupta Technology Reporter Getty Images Jammu and Kashmir is India’s biggest apple producing region “My neighbours thought I’d lost my mind,” says farmer Kakasaheb Sawant. In 2022 he had…
WhatsApp to start showing more adverts in messaging app
WhatsApp is launching three new ad features in a global roll-out across the messaging app. The Meta-owned platform says the new ads will not be shown in the same place…
How a race for electric vehicles threatens a marine paradise
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Global Witness The Raja Ampat archipelago in Indonesia is sometimes referred to as the ‘Amazon of the Seas’ Stark images, captured from a drone…
Meta AI searches made public
How would you feel if your internet search history was put online for others to see? That may be happening to some users of Meta AI without them realising, as…
Data bill opposed by Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa finally passes
A bill which sparked an extraordinary stand-off between some of the UK’s most high-profile artists – and their backers in the House of Lords – has finally been passed. Peers…
Meta urged to go further in its crackdown on ‘nudify’ apps
Tom Gerken Technology reporter Getty Images Meta has taken legal action against a company which runs ads on its platforms promoting so-called “nudify” apps, which typically using artificial intelligence (AI)…
Disney and Universal sue Midjourney over copyright
Disney and Universal are suing artificial intelligence (AI) firm Midjourney over its image generator, which the Hollywood giants allege is a “bottomless pit of plagiarism”. The two studios claim Midjourney’s…
WhatsApp backs Apple in its legal row with the UK over user data
Getty Images WhatsApp has told the BBC it is planning to support Apple in its legal action against the UK Home Office over user data privacy. The messaging app’s boss,…