The start-up with science kits for young Africans
Stemaide’s goal is to bring science and technology skills to all young Africans. Started in 2022 in Ghana, it has developed a science kit that will work in areas without…
Government disappointed by unexpected O2 price rise
The government has asked the media regulator to revisit its rules on phone companies raising their prices in the middle of a contract, after O2 unexpectedly announced it was raising…
China to ease chip export ban in new trade deal, White House says
China will begin easing an export ban on automotive computer chips vital to production of cars across the world as part of a trade deal struck between the US and…
I don’t see streaming as the competition
The boss of one of the UK’s biggest cinema chains says he does not see streaming services and home entertainment as competition. Tim Richards, the founder and chief executive of…
Will AI mean the end of call centres?
Jane WakefieldTechnology reporter Getty Images Many of us moan about calling call centres, but would dealing with AI be an improvement? Ask ChatGPT whether AI will replace humans in the…
Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in
Chris VallanceSenior technology reporter Getty Images Pornhub says the number of UK visitors to its website is down 77% compared with July, when more rigorous age checks for sexually explicit…
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…