Children hacking their own schools for ‘fun’, watchdog warns
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a warning about what it calls the “worrying trend” of students hacking their own school and college IT systems for fun or as…
Jaguar Land Rover admits hackers may have taken data
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has admitted that some data may have been taken by hackers in a cyber-attack that has halted car production and forced the vehicle-maker to send workers…
Meta covered up potential child harms, whistleblowers claim
Two former Meta safety researchers told a US Senate committee on Tuesday that the social media giant covered up potential harms to children stemming from its virtual reality (VR) products.…
Publishers fear AI summaries are hitting online traffic
Suzanne BearneTechnology Reporter Getty Images Newspapers are banking on online revenue to replace falling circulation When actress Sorcha Cusack left the BBC drama Father Brown in January, it made headlines,…
Elections watchdog admits ‘painful lessons learned’ after Chinese hack
The UK’s elections watchdog says it’s taken three years and at least a quarter of a million pounds to fully recover from a hack that saw the private details of…
Social media ban lifted after 19 killed in protests
Watch: Fire and tear gas as protesters clash with police in Nepal Nepal has lifted a social media ban, which sparked protests and led to clashes with police that left…
Microsoft Azure services disrupted by Red Sea cable cuts
Microsoft’s Azure cloud services have been disrupted by undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea, the US tech giant says. Users of Azure – one of the world’s leading cloud…
Jaguar Land Rover production severely hit by cyber attack
A cyber-attack has “severely disrupted” Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicle production, including at its two main UK plants. The company, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, said it took…
Experts aim to close the language gap
Pumza FihlaniBBC News in Johannesburg BBC Farmer Kelebogile Mosime uses an AI app that speaks her language Although Africa is home to a huge proportion of the world’s languages –…