Category: Technology

Elon Musk says he has appointed new Twitter boss Getty Images By James Clayton & Natalie Sherman North America technology reporter and New York business reporter Elon Musk says that he has found a new chief executive to lead Twitter. He announced the news on the social media platform, which he bought last year for… Continue reading Elon Musk says he has appointed new Twitter boss

Google brings AI to search as it vies with Microsoft Getty Images By James Clayton, North America technology reporter BBC News Google has announced it is rolling out artificial intelligence (AI) to its core search engine. The move comes after Microsoft incorporated ChatGPT into its Bing search engine earlier this year. Search Generative Experience –… Continue reading Google brings AI to search as it vies with Microsoft

Children’s commissioner: Pornography affecting 8-year-olds’ behaviour PA Media By Philippa Wain Technology reporter The behaviour of children as young as eight is being affected by them viewing pornography, the children’s commissioner for England has said. “Children are seeing pornography too young – most of them by the age of 13 but [some are] seeing it… Continue reading Children’s commissioner: Pornography affecting 8-year-olds’ behaviour

Ex-Uber security chief sentenced over covering up hack Getty Images By Tom Gerken Technology reporter Uber’s former chief security officer has avoided jail and been sentenced to three years’ probation for covering up a cyber-attack from authorities. Joseph Sullivan was found guilty of paying hackers $100,000 (£79,000) after they gained access to 57 million records… Continue reading Ex-Uber security chief sentenced over covering up hack

Meta putting child users at risk, says US regulator Getty Images By James Clayton BBC North America technology reporter The top US data privacy regulator has accused Meta, the firm that owns Facebook and Instagram, of not putting proper parental controls in place. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) also said Meta should be banned from… Continue reading Meta putting child users at risk, says US regulator

ChatGPT accessible again in Italy Getty Images By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter Access to the ChatGPT chatbot has been restored in Italy. It was banned by the Italian data-protection authority at the start of April over privacy concerns. It maker, OpenAI, which is backed by Microsoft, said it had successfully “addressed or clarified” the issues… Continue reading ChatGPT accessible again in Italy

Facebook owner Meta’s profits exceed expectations Getty Images By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent firm, has reported a profit of $5.7bn (£4.6bn) for the first quarter of this year, surpassing expectations for a period in which many jobs were cut. It said artificial intelligence (AI) was “driving good results” across its… Continue reading Facebook owner Meta’s profits exceed expectations

Microsoft’s Activision takeover blocked in UK Reuters By Steffan Powell Gaming correspondent Microsoft’s $68.7bn (£55bn) deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has been blocked in the UK by the Competition and Markets Authority. The proposed takeover would see Microsoft acquire such hit titles as Call of Duty and Candy Crush. But the regulator… Continue reading Microsoft’s Activision takeover blocked in UK

Facebook work filtering posts ‘cost me my humanity’ AFP By Chris Vallance Technology reporter Readers may find material in this article disturbing. Behind the scenes on Facebook, thousands of moderators protect users from graphic content by filtering out posts that break its rules. The BBC has spoken to one moderator based in Kenya, who is… Continue reading Facebook work filtering posts ‘cost me my humanity’

Twitter restores blue tick to high profile accounts Getty Images By Zoe Kleinman Technology editor Some Twitter accounts with more than one million followers have had their blue tick badges re-instated by Twitter without paying to subscribe. Beyoncé, Harry Kane, Richard Osman and Victoria Beckham are among those to have their blue tick back. The… Continue reading Twitter restores blue tick to high profile accounts