Google fined €2.95bn by EU for abusing advertising dominance
Google has been fined €2.95bn (£2.5bn) by the EU for allegedly abusing its power in the ad tech sector – the technology which determines which adverts should be placed online…
Largest illegal live sports streaming site shut down
Liv McMahonTechnology reporter Getty Images The world’s biggest destination for illegal streams of live sports events has been shut down, according to a leading anti-piracy group. The Alliance for Creativity…
Head of UK’s Turing AI Institute resigns after funding threat
Graham FraserTechnology reporter Alan Turing Institute Dr Jean Innes said it had been “a great honour to lead the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence” The chief…
The green steel firms looking to revive US steel making
Chris BaraniukTechnology Reporter Boston Metal Making steel using electricity is less carbon intensive than traditional methods An activity centre for babies and toddlers, an Indian restaurant, an indoor golf centre…
Silksong demand prompts Steam and game store crash
Liv McMahonTechnology reporter Team Cherry The biggest online video game stores crashed on Thursday as they struggled to deal with high demand for Hollow Knight: Silksong – one of the…
Charli XCX Apple dance creator settles Roblox lawsuit
The TikToker behind the viral Apple dance has settled a lawsuit against Roblox. Influencer Kelley Heyer had accused the online platform of copying her choreography, inspired by the Charli XCX…
Google told to pay $425m in privacy lawsuit
A US federal court has told Google to pay $425m (£316.3m) for breaching users’ privacy by collecting data from millions of users even after they had turned off a tracking…
Luigi Mangione’s likeness used to model shirt on Shein
Fast-fashion giant Shein has launched an investigation after an image of Luigi Mangione – accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last year – was used to…
M&S hackers claim to be behind Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack
A group of young English-speaking hackers are claiming to be behind the cyber attack which has halted the global production lines of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). The group is bragging…
A let off or tougher than it looks? What the Google monopoly ruling means
Lily JamaliNorth America Technology Correspondent, San Francisco Shutterstock A Google business logo on an office building in midtown Atlanta, Georgia In the modern internet era, few monopoly cases have been…