Uber brings forward trialling driverless taxis in UK
Uber will trial robotaxis – autonomous cars with no human safety driver at the wheel – in London next spring. The ride-hailing app will work with the UK artificial intelligence…
China’s electric cars are cheaper, but is there a deeper cost?
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Will Musk’s explosive row with Trump help or harm his businesses?
Lily Jamali North America technology correspondent Getty Images When Elon Musk recently announced that he was stepping back from politics, investors hoped that would mean he would step up his…
NatWest fixes app outage which left customers fuming
Tom Gerken Technology reporter Getty Images NatWest says it has now fixed an issue which left customers unable to use the bank’s mobile app, leaving some unable to access their…
M&S hackers sent abuse and ransom demand directly to CEO
Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service Bloomberg via Getty Images The Marks & Spencer hackers sent an abuse-filled email directly to the retailer’s boss gloating about what they had…
Tesla shares hit as Trump-Musk feud explodes
Watch: How Trump and Musk’s fall out played out in real time Investors sold off shares in Tesla on Thursday, as tensions erupted between boss Elon Musk and US President…
Stores open at midnight as fans rush to buy Nintendo Switch 2
Tom Gerken Technology reporter Peter Gillibrand Newsbeat reporter Bloomberg via Getty Images The Nintendo Switch 2 has been released worldwide, with stores opening at midnight so fans could get their…
TikTok blocks searches for extreme thinness ‘skinnytok’ hashtag
TikTok is preventing users searching for “skinnytok” – a hashtag which critics say directs people towards content which “idolises extreme thinness.” Content associated with the hashtag includes videos showing people’s…
North Face and Cartier hit by cyber attacks
Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Getty Images Fashion brand The North Face and luxury jeweller Cartier have become the latest retailers to report having customer data stolen in cyber attacks. North…
Apple and Google clash with police and MPs over phone thefts
Tom Gerken Technology reporter The Met Police seized more than 1,000 handsets in a crackdown in February Senior figures at Apple and Google have clashed with the police over its…