Category: Technology

Elon Musk’s X fined €120m over ‘deceptive’ blue ticks Elon Musk’s social media platform X has been fined €120m (£105m) by the EU over its blue tick badges. The European Commission said by allowing people to pay for a blue verified check mark on their profile, the social media platform “deceives users” because the firm… Continue reading Elon Musk’s X fined €120m over ‘deceptive’ blue ticks

Bank of England warns of AI bubble risk 20 hours ago Archie MitchellBusiness reporter PA Media The Bank of England has warned of a “sharp correction” in the value of major tech companies with growing fears of an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble. It said share prices in the UK are close to the “most stretched”… Continue reading Bank of England warns of AI bubble risk

‘First of its kind’ scanner to study blast trauma A mobile brain scanning system, thought to be the first of its kind, is being developed to measure the effect of blast exposure in soldiers. A team at the universities of Nottingham and Birmingham has used £3.1m of Ministry of Defence funding to develop a vehicle-based… Continue reading ‘First of its kind’ scanner to study blast trauma

OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis 7 minutes ago Jennifer McKiernan,Political reporter, Paul Seddon,Political reporterand Tom Gerken,Technology reporter BBC The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has drafted in a leading cyber-security expert as it investigates how a document – containing key details of Wednesday’s Budget – went live too early.… Continue reading OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis

Vinted blocks ‘sickening’ sexually explicit ads Online marketplace Vinted says it has removed sexually explicit adverts, after a mum reported seeing a video depicting what she believed to be a pornographic scene while browsing for clothes. Kirsty Hopley, 44, from Carlisle, said she was searching the app for a dressing gown when the ad popped… Continue reading Vinted blocks ‘sickening’ sexually explicit ads

Nvidia beats earnings forecasts amid Wall Street’s AI jitters Chip giant Nvidia beat Wall Street’s expectations for revenue and upcoming sales, easing fears about AI spending that have jolted the stock market in recent days. In its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, the company said revenue for the three months to October jumped 62% to… Continue reading Nvidia beats earnings forecasts amid Wall Street’s AI jitters

Cloudflare outage takes down X and ChatGPT A number of high-profile websites, including X and ChatGPT, have gone down for some users due to problems affecting major internet infrastructure firm, Cloudflare. Thousands of users began reporting issues with the sites, as well as other services, to outage monitoring site Downdetector shortly after 11:30 GMT on… Continue reading Cloudflare outage takes down X and ChatGPT

How my on-air ‘brain fog’ moment sparked a big debate 38 minutes ago Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor BBC When I rather nervously shared a personal post about dealing with brain fog at work on the social network LinkedIn last week, I had no idea that it would have such an enormous impact. It’s been viewed hundreds… Continue reading How my on-air ‘brain fog’ moment sparked a big debate

Can technology fix fashion’s sizing crisis? 13 hours ago Shiona McCallumSenior technology reporter BBC Most women will relate to the misery of inconsistent sizing in high-street shops. A pair of jeans could easily be a size 10 by one brand and a size 14 in another, leaving customers confused and disheartened. It has led to… Continue reading Can technology fix fashion’s sizing crisis?

Danish man given suspended sentence for sharing nude film scenes on Reddit 16 minutes ago Laura CressTechnology reporter Getty Images A Danish man has been convicted of sharing nude scenes from copyrighted films and TV series on the social media site Reddit. According to a police document seen by BBC News, the man – who… Continue reading Danish man given suspended sentence for sharing nude film scenes on Reddit