TikTok to lay off hundreds of UK content moderators
Tom Gerken Technology reporter Getty Images TikTok is planning to lay off hundreds of staff in the UK which moderate the content that appears on the social media platform. According…
Computer science graduates struggle to secure their first jobs
Joe Fay Technology Reporter Eddie Hart Eddie Hart says coding firms seem reluctant to hire recent graduates Eddie Hart studied computer science and cybersecurity at Newcastle University, graduating in 2024.…
4chan will refuse to pay daily UK fines, its lawyer tells BBC
Chris Vallance Senior technology reporter Getty Images A lawyer representing the online message board 4chan says it won’t pay a proposed fine by the UK’s media regulator as it enforces…
French streamer’s death ‘not due to trauma’, autopsy finds
An autopsy into the death of French streamer Raphaël Graven, known online as Jean Pormanove, has found it was not due to trauma according to the prosecutor handling the case.…
Police investigating death of French streamer issue update
Police investigating the death of French streamer Raphaël Graven say they have interviewed a number of people who were present when he died and seized equipment and videos. Raphaël Graven,…
Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices in US as tariff fears persist
Sony is PlayStation 5 gaming consoles in the US will jump by around $50 (£37.16) from Thursday as the Japanese technology giant grapples with rising costs and a slowing video…
Microsoft boss troubled by rise in reports of ‘AI psychosis’
Getty Images There are increasing reports of people suffering “AI psychosis”, Microsoft’s head of artificial intelligence (AI), Mustafa Suleyman, has warned. In a series of posts on X, he wrote…
Regulator raises concerns over Met’s facial recognition camera use
The UK’s equality regulator has criticised the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial recognition technology (LFRT), saying the way it is being deployed is breaching human rights law. The tech…
US in talks over 10% Intel stake, White House confirms
The White House confirmed on Tuesday that the Trump administration is working on a deal that could see the US government taking a 10% stake in chip giant Intel. “The…
Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told
Charlotte Sexton BBC Newsnight Getty Images The government needs to stop children using virtual private networks (VPNs) to bypass age checks on porn sites, the children’s commissioner for England has…