Category: Technology

Thousands report issues with US mobile services Getty Images Interruptions to US mobile services have been reported across the United States on Thursday morning. Downdetector.com, which tracks outages, showed thousands of reports made by users of multiple networks after 04:00 EST (09:00 GMT). The reports for AT&T numbered around 32,000 – with hotspots in the… Continue reading Thousands report issues with US mobile services

Sacked Twitter staff in Ghana finally get pay-off Twitter/@OluwamayowaTJ By Nkechi Ogbonna BBC West Africa business reporter X, formerly known as Twitter, has finally paid off the staff it sacked in its African headquarters more than a year after they were laid off, the agency which represents them has said. Most had only been in… Continue reading Sacked Twitter staff in Ghana finally get pay-off

Hacker group’s site taken over by law enforcement Getty Images An online site run by a major criminal gang who organise ransomware cyber attacks appears to have been taken over by law enforcement. The site belongs to the group LockBit. It sells services which allow people to compromise computer networks and hold their data until… Continue reading Hacker group’s site taken over by law enforcement

Offenders confused about ethics of AI child abuse Getty Images By Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent A charity that helps people worried about their own thoughts or behaviour says an increasing number of callers are feeling confused about the ethics of viewing AI child abuse imagery. The Lucy Faithfull Foundation (LFF) says AI images are acting… Continue reading Offenders confused about ethics of AI child abuse

Amazon founder Bezos sells shares worth over $4bn Getty Images By Mariko Oi & Lucy Hooker BBC News Multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos has sold more of his shares in Amazon, bringing the total value of sales in recent days to more than $4bn ($3.2bn). The technology giant said in regulatory filings that its founder has now… Continue reading Amazon founder Bezos sells shares worth over $4bn

Ring doorbell customers angry at 43% price hike Ring Users of Ring video doorbells have reacted angrily to a huge price hike being introduced in March. After buying the devices, customers pay a subscription to be able to receive alerts when the bells are rung, and review the footage they gather. That subscription is going… Continue reading Ring doorbell customers angry at 43% price hike

The AI companions you can have conversations with Liverpool Hope University Technology reporter Stephanie Power likes to think she is comfortable with artificial intelligence, but the new breed of talking AI companions unnerve her, as she reports. My husband is a huge Liverpool FC fan who gets into a state of anxiety almost every time… Continue reading The AI companions you can have conversations with

Facebook and Instagram to label all fake AI images Getty Images By Imran Rahman-Jones & Tom Gerken Technology reporters Meta says it will introduce technology that can detect and label images generated by other companies’ artificial intelligence (AI) tools. It will be deployed on its platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Meta already labels AI images… Continue reading Facebook and Instagram to label all fake AI images

Snap to lay off ‘approximately’ 10% of its staff Getty Images By Tom Gerken Technology reporter Social media giant Snap, which operates Snapchat, has announced plans to cut “approximately” 10% of its staff. The firm said in November 2023 it had 5,000 employees, suggesting around 500 people are facing redundancy. It is the second wave… Continue reading Snap to lay off ‘approximately’ 10% of its staff

Zuckerberg wins on Wall Street after Washington hit Getty IMages By Natalie Sherman Business reporter, New York Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta had a bad day in Washington this week. But on Wall Street, it took a victory lap. The social media firm updated investors with a slew of good news: quarterly profits that tripled year-on-year to… Continue reading Zuckerberg wins on Wall Street after Washington hit