Secret Service ‘aware’ of Elon Musk post about Harris and Biden
The US Secret Service says it is “aware” of a social media post by Elon Musk in which he said that “no one is even trying” to assassinate President Joe…
Instagram gives parents more control over teen accounts
Getty Images Instagram is overhauling the way it works for teenagers, promising more “built-in protections” for young people and added controls and reassurance for parents. The new “teen accounts”, for…
Facebook owner Meta bans Russian state media networks
Facebook owner Meta says it is banning several Russian state media networks, alleging they use deceptive tactics to carry out influence operations and evade detection on its platforms. “After careful…
TikTok to begin appeal against being sold or banned in US
TikTok will start making its case on Monday against a law that will see it banned in the US unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells the social media app within nine…
Women in tech groups ‘can’t run on inspiration alone’
Suw Charman-Anderson Suw Charman-Anderson warns that the annual event she organises may have to end Groups supporting women in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) fields are struggling to survive…
London transport cyber attack: Boy, 17, arrested
Getty Images Tfl says a “limited number of customers” may have had bank account numbers and sort codes accessed A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the cyber…
Musk and Zuckerberg have ‘polluted culture’
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg and X owner Elon Musk are “the worst polluters in human history”, Stephen Fry has said. The actor and comedian made the claim during a lecture…
Cristiano Ronaldo first to hit 1bn social media followers
Cristiano Ronaldo has hit 1bn total followers across his various social media accounts – making him the first person to reach that mind-boggling figure. The number is calculated by combining…
Vodafone clashes with UK’s competition watchdog over Three merger
Vodafone and Three have rejected claims by the UK’s competition watchdog that their proposed merger would lead to higher prices for millions of mobile users. The Competition and Markets Authority…
Start-ups claim beanless coffee more ethical
Zoe Corbyn How does beanless coffee taste? Zoe Corbyn has been finding out I am in a high-end coffee shop in a tech-heavy area of San Francisco, staring suspiciously into…