Category: Technology

UK watchdog fines 23andMe for ‘profoundly damaging’ data breach DNA testing firm 23andMe has been fined £2.31m by a UK watchdog over a data breach in 2023 which affected thousands of people. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the company – which has since filed for bankruptcy – failed to put adequate measures in place… Continue reading UK watchdog fines 23andMe for ‘profoundly damaging’ data breach

Data bill opposed by Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa finally passes A bill which sparked an extraordinary stand-off between some of the UK’s most high-profile artists – and their backers in the House of Lords – has finally been passed. Peers wanted an amendment to the drably-titled Data (Use and Access) Bill which would… Continue reading Data bill opposed by Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa finally passes

Uber brings forward trialling driverless taxis in UK Uber will trial robotaxis – autonomous cars with no human safety driver at the wheel – in London next spring. The ride-hailing app will work with the UK artificial intelligence (AI) firm Wayve, which has been testing out the technology on the city’s streets with human oversight,… Continue reading Uber brings forward trialling driverless taxis in UK

NatWest apologises as banking app goes offline NatWest has apologised after customers were left unable to use its mobile banking app in the UK, preventing some from accessing their bank accounts. More than 3,000 people have reported problems on outage-checking site Downdetector since the issues first emerged at 0910 GMT. The firm said on its… Continue reading NatWest apologises as banking app goes offline

Pornhub pulls out of France over age verification law Aylo, the company which runs a number of pornographic websites, including Pornhub, is to stop operating in France from Wednesday. It is in reaction to a French law requiring porn sites to take extra steps to verify their users’ ages. An Aylo spokesperson said the law… Continue reading Pornhub pulls out of France over age verification law

Football and other premium TV being pirated at ‘industrial scale’ 27 minutes ago Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Getty Images A lack of action by big tech firms is enabling the “industrial scale theft” of premium video services, especially live sport, a new report says. The research by Enders Analysis accuses Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft… Continue reading Football and other premium TV being pirated at ‘industrial scale’

Telegram announces partnership with Musk’s xAI AI tools developed by Elon Musk’s xAI are to be incorporated into the encrypted messaging service, Telegram. Announcing the deal, Telegram boss Pavel Durov said it would see his firm distribute the AI assistant, Grok, to Telegram’s “billion+ users and integrate it into its apps”. Mr Durov said the… Continue reading Telegram announces partnership with Musk’s xAI

Adidas says customer data stolen in cyber attack Tom Gerken Technology reporter Getty Images Adidas has disclosed it’s been hit by a cyber attack in which customers’ personal information has been stolen. The sportswear giant said criminals had obtained “certain consumer data” which “mainly consists” of the contact information of people who had been in… Continue reading Adidas says customer data stolen in cyber attack

AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed Artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic says testing of its new system revealed it is sometimes willing to pursue “extremely harmful actions” such as attempting to blackmail engineers who say they will remove it. The firm launched Claude Opus 4 on Thursday, saying it set… Continue reading AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed

Police investigation into UK retail hacks focuses on English-speaking youths 2 hours ago Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images Detectives investigating cyber attacks on UK retailers are focussing on a notorious cluster of cyber criminals known to be young English-speakers, some of them teenagers, police have revealed. For weeks speculation has mounted… Continue reading Police investigation into UK retail hacks focuses on English-speaking youths