Tech Life – Drones with Tasers
Available for over a year We speak to the founder and CEO of Axon Enterprise, maker of the Taser, about the tech’s future. And the future includes drones armed with…
Capita fined £14m for cyber-attack which affected millions
The UK’s data watchdog has fined outsourcing firm Capita £14m after the personal data of 6.6 million people was stolen in a cyber-attack. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said Capita…
Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers
Lauren Turner and Osmond Chia Reuters The US government has seized more than $14bn (£10.5bn) in bitcoin and charged the founder of a Cambodian business empire, Prince Group, with allegedly…
OpenAI boss says ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for verified adults
Lily JamaliNorth America Technology Correspondent and Liv McMahonBBC Technology Journalist Reuters FILE PHOTO: OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo OpenAI plans to…
Have plans on paper in case of cyber-attack, firms told
People should plan for potential cyber-attacks by going back to pen and paper, according to the latest advice. The government has written to chief executives across the country strongly recommending…
Why AI is being trained in rural India
Priti GuptaTechnology Reporter, Mumbai NextWealth India’s Virudhunagar is home to ancient temples Virudhunagar, a town in southeastern India, can boast temples that date back thousands of years. But not far…
Thousands of UK customers report broadband issues
Liv McMahonTechnology reporter Getty Images Thousands of Vodafone customers across the UK have reported its services are down. Downdetector, which monitors web outages, showed more than 130,000 people had flagged…
Tech Life – Class action
Available for over a year A class action lawsuit is underway in Italy against Meta and TikTok. Lawyers say they want to protect younger children from social media harm. We…
Netherlands cracks down on China-owned chip firm over security risk
The Dutch government said on Sunday that it had taken the “highly exceptional” decision to intervene at Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia over a potential “risk to Dutch and European economic security”.…
A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble fears in Silicon Valley
Lily JamaliTechnology correspondent, San Francisco Getty Images Silicon Valley is home to many major tech firms, including Apple’s circular headquarters At OpenAI’s DevDay this week, OpenAI boss Sam Altman did…