Pinterest boss says he thinks about Molly Russell every day
The boss of Pinterest has told the BBC the death of Molly Russell is a daily reminder of the urgent need to make social media safer for young people. The…
TikTok ‘recommends sexual content and porn to children’, says report
Angus CrawfordBBC News Investigations Getty Images TikTok’s algorithm recommends pornography and highly sexualised content to children’s accounts, according to a new report by a human rights campaign group. Researchers created…
Apple pulls US immigration official tracking apps
Apple has pulled apps that let users flag sightings of officers from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The tech giant told the BBC it had removed ICEBlock from its…
Japan faces Asahi beer shortage after cyber-attack
Japan is facing a shortage of Asahi products, including beer and bottled tea, as the drinks giant grapples with the impact of a major cyber-attack that has impacted its operations…
The people turning to AI for dating and relationship advice
Suzanne BearneTechnology Reporter Getty Images Earlier this year, Rachel wanted to clear the air with a man she had been dating before seeing him again in a wider friendship group…
Xbox Game Pass price increase gets players angry
Georgia Levy-Collins and Peter GillibrandBBC Newsbeat Activision The Call of Duty series is one of the biggest titles available via Xbox Game Pass Fans have reacted angrily after Microsoft announced…
Half of UK adults now pay on mobile
Half of UK adults are now regularly paying for things by tapping their phone, new banking data suggests. A surge in the use of mobile payments via services such as…
Musk becomes first person ever to see wealth top $500bn
Tesla boss Elon Musk has become the first person ever to achieve a net worth of more than $500bn (£370.9bn), as the value of the electric car company and his…
Hackers delete data stolen in nursery cyber-attack after backlash
Hackers who attempted to extort a nursery chain by posting stolen images and data about children on the darknet have removed the posts and claim to have deleted the information.…
Government targets UK Apple users in new demand for data
The UK government has issued a new order giving it the right to demand access to the personal data of Apple’s British users, the BBC understands. It is the latest…