Vinted blocks ‘sickening’ sexually explict ads
Online marketplace Vinted says it has removed sexually explicit adverts, after a mum reported seeing a video depicting what she believed to be a pornographic scene while browsing for clothes.…
Ofcom fines deepfake nudification site for lack of age checks
The operator of a so-called “nudification” site has been fined for failing to put in age verification measures, which are required under online safety laws. The regulator Ofcom investigated Itai…
Major League Baseball signs deals with Netflix, ESPN and NBCUniversal
America’s Major League Baseball (MLB) has signed a slew of deals with broadcast and streaming giants to show select games for the next three seasons. Netflix, the world’s largest streaming…
Bitcoin prices could triple: crypto bull
Veteran crypto investor Dan Morehead is sticking with his very bullish outlook on bitcoin prices (BTC-USD) even as the crypto has climbed to fresh highs this week. “I can see…
Nvidia shares jump after revenue and outlook beat estimates
Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Reuters Chief executive Jensen Huang said sales for some of Nvidia’s AI components were “off the charts” Chip giant Nvidia beat Wall Street’s expectations for revenue and…
How the viral Baby Shark video created a $400m business
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter Getty Images When Kim Min-seok gave the go-ahead in June 2016 to publish a 90-second clip of a children’s song, he had no idea what he was…
On the front line of Europe’s standoff with Russia’s shadow fleet
Jessica Parker,Berlin correspondent, Baltic Sea and Ned Davies,BBC Verify Getty Images The BBC joined coastguards on the front line of Europe’s uneasy standoff with Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” Out on…
Roblox blocks children from chatting to adult strangers
Shiona McCallumSenior Tech Reporter Getty Images Children will no longer be able to chat to adult strangers on Roblox – one of the world’s most popular gaming platforms – as…
Meta does not have social media monopoly, judge rules
A US district judge in Washington has ruled that Facebook-parent Meta Platforms did not violate antitrust laws with its acquisitions of photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp more than…
Cloudflare apologises for outage which took down X and ChatGPT
A number of high-profile websites, including X and ChatGPT, went down for many on Tuesday, due to problems affecting major internet infrastructure firm, Cloudflare. Thousands of users began reporting issues…