Security concerns over system at heart of digital ID
The government is facing questions over whether the system at the heart of its plans for digital ID can be trusted to keep people’s personal data secure. Digital ID will…
Firms develop new tech to electrify trains
Chris BaraniukTechnology Reporter AFP via Getty Images Diesel locomotives are being replaced with electric models Every day, thousands of passengers heading south west on trains leaving Aldershot station pass a…
First UK phones to get satellite connectivity in signal blackspots announced
Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor Getty Images Virgin Media O2 is set to become the first mobile network operator to offer UK customers automatic connectivity via satellite in places without phone signal.…
Ofcom slams O2 over unexpected mobile phone contract price rise
The UK’s media regulator has criticised O2 for raising its prices by more than it promised customers when they took out their phone contracts. Ofcom said it was “disappointed” with…
Amazon confirms massive job losses in corporate division
Liv McMahon,Technology reporter and Osmond Chia,Business reporter Reuters Amazon has confirmed it plans to cut thousands of jobs, saying it needs to be “organised more leanly” to seize the opportunity…
Heathrow, Xbox and Minecraft among sites down
Heathrow, NatWest and Minecraft are among some of the sites and services experiencing problems amid a global Microsoft outage. Outage tracker Downdetector showed thousands of reports of issues with a…
Character.ai to ban teens from talking to its AI chatbots
Chatbot site Character.ai is cutting off teenagers from having conversations with virtual characters, after facing intense criticism over the kinds of interactions young people were having with online companions. The…
OpenAI shares data on ChatGPT users with suicidal thoughts, psychosis
OpenAI has released new estimates of the number of ChatGPT users who exhibit possible signs of mental health emergencies, including mania, psychosis or suicidal thoughts. The company said that around…
OpenAI completes shift to becoming for-profit entity
Lily JamaliNorth America Technology Correspondent, San Francisco Reuters OpenAI has completed its long-planned conversion to a for-profit entity, a move that could allow it to raise billions of dollars in…
Alan Turing AI boss denies toxic culture accusations
The Alan Turing Institute Chair has told the BBC there is “no substance” to a number of serious accusations which rocked the organisation in the summer. In August, whistleblowers accused…