Category: Technology

Fake 10 Downing Street listing exposes ‘unfit’ Booking.com, says consumer group Reuters Liv McMahon Technology reporter 20 minutes ago Consumer group Which? says it was able to create a fake listing for 10 Downing Street on travel giant Booking.com. The UK watchdog said its researchers were able to book a bogus stay at the prime… Continue reading Fake 10 Downing Street listing exposes ‘unfit’ Booking.com, says consumer group

Apple Maps changes Lake Ontario to Lake America after Trump order Reuters Osmond Chia Business reporter 2 September 2026, 01:35 BST Updated 8 minutes ago Apple has renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America on its maps service app, after an order from US President Donald Trump as part of Washington’s trade spat with Canada. The… Continue reading Apple Maps changes Lake Ontario to Lake America after Trump order

Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville among actors calling for law on AI voice cloning BBC / Getty Images Tom Gerken Technology reporter 7 minutes ago Actors including Matt Lucas, Hugh Bonneville and Nicola Coughlan have written to the UK government demanding greater protection against their voices being used by AI. The performers are asking Prime… Continue reading Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville among actors calling for law on AI voice cloning

Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules AFP via Getty Images Osmond Chia Business reporter 3 minutes ago A judge has ruled the US Department of Defense acted unlawfully when it designated artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic a supply chain risk, calling the move “illegal and baseless”. The Claude-maker argued in the lawsuit that… Continue reading Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules

Unexpected chat between OpenAI agents led to Hugging Face hack Reuters Kali Hays Technology reporter 11 minutes ago When more than 1,200 artificial intelligence (AI) agents within OpenAI started unexpectedly communicating, it led to a large group banding together in order to hack into Hugging Face. “We consider this incident a ‘warning shot’ for us… Continue reading Unexpected chat between OpenAI agents led to Hugging Face hack

Is Vine back? Short-form video-sharing app Divine opens to public Divine Laura Cress Technology reporter 11 minutes ago A new app seen as a spiritual successor to short-form video service Vine has been released to the public. Much like the original, Divine lets users create and share videos which are just six seconds long and… Continue reading Is Vine back? Short-form video-sharing app Divine opens to public

The critical tech staying safe by going underground Earthgrid Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter 3 minutes ago A wall of white granite towered above a small team of engineers gathered in a California quarry. The ancient, ultra-hard material before them was, to most things, completely impermeable. Then the rock-melting tunnel-boring machine (TBR) roared to life. “It’s… Continue reading The critical tech staying safe by going underground

I survived two years as prime minister in a hit new game – then my cabinet deserted me Sleepy Boy Games Laura Cress Technology reporter 14 minutes ago A mobile game made by a developer in Manchester has recently beaten the global phenomenon Minecraft to top Apple’s paid games chart. Its success is perhaps even… Continue reading I survived two years as prime minister in a hit new game – then my cabinet deserted me

Flock boss admits surveillance firm took too long to act over police abuse Getty Images Kali Hays Technology reporter 30 minutes ago Flock, the US surveillance firm, is rolling out new safeguards to prevent police misuse of its technology which, its founder and chief executive admits, should have happened sooner. Police have used Flock to… Continue reading Flock boss admits surveillance firm took too long to act over police abuse

Tech leaders say AI means less work – their staff say they work up to 90 hours a week Getty Images Kali Hays Technology reporter 1 hour ago For years now, executives at companies that are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars a year into developing various artificial intelligence tools have insisted that the technology… Continue reading Tech leaders say AI means less work – their staff say they work up to 90 hours a week