App’s child data protection inadequate, Canada probe finds
TikTok’s efforts to stop children using the app and protect their personal data have been inadequate, a Canadian investigation has found. Hundreds of thousands of children in the country use…
Man arrested in connection with cyber-attack on airports
Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporter and Joe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images A person has been arrested in connection with a cyber-attack which has caused days of disruption at several…
AI tool used to recover £500m lost to fraud, government says
A new artificial intelligence tool designed to crack down on fraud has helped the UK government recover almost £500m over the last year, the BBC can reveal. More than a…
YouTube content creators contributed £2.2bn to UK economy in 2024
Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor Emma Lynch/BBC YouTube content creators contributed £2.2bn to the UK economy in 2024 and supported 45,000 jobs, according to an impact report carried out by Oxford Economics.…
Who will own the app and how will it work?
Lily JamaliBBC tech correspondent, San Francisco, Liv McMahonTechnology reporter and Graham FraserTechnology reporter Getty Images President Donald Trump says a deal to find a new owner for TikTok in the…
Murdochs likely to be involved in TikTok deal, Trump says
Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan are expected to be part of a group of investors trying to buy TikTok in the US, President Donald Trump says. In a Fox…
What’s the big deal about AI data centres?
Michael DempseyTechnology Reporter Getty Images AI services need a lot of computing power It’s such a big number that it’s hard to imagine. Worldwide, around $3tn (£2.2tn) will be spent…
EU cyber agency says airport software held to ransom by criminals
Joe TidyCyber correspondent and Tabby Wilson EPA Disruption has continued at some of Europe’s busiest airports as they try to recover from Friday’s cyber attack The EU’s cyber security agency…