UK to see 6,000 porn sites verifying user age, Ofcom says
Liv McMahon & Andrew Rogers BBC News Getty Images Around 6,000 sites allowing porn in the UK will start checking if users are over 18 on Friday, according to the…
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen wins at Esports World Cup
Number one grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen, has won the inaugural online chess competition at the Esports World Cup. The 34-year-old Norwegian will take home $250,000 (around £188,000). The Esports World Cup…
EE says latest outage fixed after ‘technical fault’
EE says it carried out further work overnight to fix a technical problem which left some customers unable to make or receive calls. In the last 24 hours, hundreds of…
TikTok removes video by Huda beauty boss over anti-Israel conspiracy theories
Ian Youngs & Annabel Rackham Culture reporter Getty Images Huda Kattan’s Huda Beauty brand is stocked in a number of major UK chains TikTok has removed a video by businesswoman…
Tech giants blocking some Ukraine and Gaza posts under new online rules
Ned Davies, Shayan Sardarizadeh & Matt Murphy BBC Verify Getty Images Social media companies are blocking wide-ranging content – including posts about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza – in…
The Gulf bets big on AI as it seeks the ‘new oil’
Sameer Hashmi Business Correspondent Khazna The UAE wants to become a hub for AI When Donald Trump touched down in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) earlier this year, he arrived…
Ofcom investigates 34 porn sites over UK age verification
Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images Ofcom is investigating four companies, operating a total of 34 porn sites, over whether they are complying with its new age check requirements. The…
What screen time really does to children’s brains
BBC Zoe will be responding to reader comments about this article between 11am and 12pm (BST) today. Go to the comments section at the bottom of the page from 10am…
Meta Platforms profits surge helps drive Zuckerberg’s AI ambitions
Social media giant Meta Platforms says its profits soared and it is pumping billions of dollars more into artificial intelligence (AI) projects. The firm – which owns Facebook, Instagram and…