Category: Technology

OnlyFans fined over user age-check failings 15 minutes ago Tom Singleton Technology reporter Getty Images OnlyFans’ parent company has been fined £1.05m after giving inaccurate information about the measures it had in place to check the age of its users. Ofcom had pressed the platform – which is known for hosting sexually explicit material –… Continue reading OnlyFans fined over user age-check failings

23andMe users struggle to delete their highly sensitive data 26 minutes ago Lily Jamali Reporting fromSan Francisco EPA The computer systems of 23andMe have been struggling to cope with the sheer volume of customers racing to delete their data, after the DNA-testing company announced that it was filing for bankruptcy protection. The firm says it… Continue reading 23andMe users struggle to delete their highly sensitive data

The man with a mind-reading chip in his brain – thanks to Elon Musk 8 hours ago Lara Lewington, Liv McMahon & Tom Gerken BBC News BBC Having a chip in your brain that can translate your thoughts into computer commands may sound like science fiction – but it is a reality for Noland Arbaugh.… Continue reading The man with a mind-reading chip in his brain – thanks to Elon Musk

Man files complaint after ChatGPT said he killed his children 7 minutes ago Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Reuters A Norwegian man has filed a complaint after ChatGPT told him he had killed two of his sons and been jailed for 21 years. Arve Hjalmar Holmen has contacted the Norgwegian Data Protection Authority and demanded the… Continue reading Man files complaint after ChatGPT said he killed his children

Apple encrypted data row hearing begins in secret Apple’s encrypted data case against the UK government has begun in secret at the Royal Courts of Justice. The Home Office has demanded the right to access data from Apple users that have turned on Advanced Data Protection (ADP), a tool that prevents anyone other than the… Continue reading Apple encrypted data row hearing begins in secret

Pressure grows to hold secret Apple data privacy hearing in public 17 hours ago Tom Singleton Technology reporter Getty Images US politicians, civil rights campaigners and the BBC are all calling for a High Court hearing about a data privacy row between Apple and the UK government to be held in public. The tech giant… Continue reading Pressure grows to hold secret Apple data privacy hearing in public

Secret hearing on Friday in Apple and UK government data row Apple’s appeal against a UK government demand to be able to access its customers’ most highly encrypted data is set to be considered at a secret hearing at the High Court on Friday, the BBC understands. It is due to be considered by the… Continue reading Secret hearing on Friday in Apple and UK government data row

From chatbots to intelligent toys: How AI is booming in China 7 hours ago Laura Bicker China correspondent Reporting fromBeijing BBC/ Xiqing Wang Head in hands, eight-year-old Timmy muttered to himself as he tried to beat a robot powered by artificial intelligence at a game of chess. But this was not an AI showroom or… Continue reading From chatbots to intelligent toys: How AI is booming in China

Plan to ban smart phones in schools scrapped by MP 14 minutes ago Alex Boyd BBC News Hope Rhodes Education producer Getty Images The MP behind a bill campaigners hoped would ban smart phones in schools has admitted to watering down his proposals to gain government support. Josh MacAlister told BBC News he was now… Continue reading Plan to ban smart phones in schools scrapped by MP

Apple takes legal action in UK data privacy row Apple is taking legal action to try to overturn a demand made by the UK government to view its customers’ private data if required. The BBC understands that the US technology giant has appealed to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, an independent court with the power to… Continue reading Apple takes legal action in UK data privacy row