Category: Technology

Elon Musk: What it’s like to interview the billionaire Twitter boss By James Clayton North America technology reporter Over the weekend I decided to drop Elon Musk an email. He’d just added a label on Twitter to a BBC account saying “government funded media”. I thought I’d send him a link to how the BBC… Continue reading Elon Musk: What it’s like to interview the billionaire Twitter boss

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes to go to prison end of April Getty Images By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will report to prison at the end of the month after losing a bid to remain free while she appeals against her convictions. Holmes was sentenced to over 11 years in… Continue reading Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes to go to prison end of April

The women who left their jobs to code Getty Images By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter “I never considered myself as someone who could work in tech,” says teacher-turned-coder Jessica Gilbert. It is sentiment that many women identify with – and something backed up by statistics. There is a major skills gap in the tech sector… Continue reading The women who left their jobs to code

Genesis Market: Popular cybercrime website shut down by police NCA By Daniel Sandford BBC News home affairs correspondent One of the world’s biggest criminal marketplaces used by online fraudsters to buy passwords has been closed down in a global law enforcement crackdown. Genesis Market sold login details, IP addresses and other data that made up… Continue reading Genesis Market: Popular cybercrime website shut down by police

Martha Lane Fox warns against hysteria over AI By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter Martha Lane Fox has warned against becoming “too hysterical or hype-driven” over artificial intelligence (AI). The tech pioneer instead urges more sensible conversations around its capabilities. She told the BBC she thinks there should be frameworks in place around AI but that… Continue reading Martha Lane Fox warns against hysteria over AI

ChatGPT banned in Italy over privacy concerns Getty Images By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter Italy has become the first Western country to block advanced chatbot ChatGPT. The Italian data-protection authority said there were privacy concerns relating to the model, which was created by US start-up OpenAI and is backed by Microsoft. The regulator said it… Continue reading ChatGPT banned in Italy over privacy concerns

Elon Musk among experts urging a halt to AI training AFP By Chris Vallance Technology reporter Key figures in artificial intelligence want training of powerful AI systems to be suspended amid fears of a threat to humanity. They have signed an open letter warning of potential risks, and say the race to develop AI systems… Continue reading Elon Musk among experts urging a halt to AI training

Clearview AI used nearly 1m times by US police, it tells the BBC Spencer Whalen / EyeEm By James Clayton & Ben Derico BBC News, San Francisco Facial recognition firm Clearview has run nearly a million searches for US police, its founder has told the BBC CEO Hoan Ton-That also revealed Clearview now has 30bn… Continue reading Clearview AI used nearly 1m times by US police, it tells the BBC

Do Kwon: Fugitive ‘cryptocrash’ boss arrested in Montenegro By Annabelle Liang, Guy Delauney & Nadeem Shad in Singapore, Belgrade and London South Korea police say that Do Kwon, the fugitive cryptocurrency boss behind the $40bn (£32.5bn) collapse of the terraUSD and Luna tokens, has been arrested in Montenegro. He has since been charged with fraud… Continue reading Do Kwon: Fugitive ‘cryptocrash’ boss arrested in Montenegro

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s Congress showdown: Five key moments This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By James Clayton BBC News Bruising, damaging, relentless. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced four-and-a-half hours of questioning at a US congressional hearing on Thursday. As one… Continue reading TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s Congress showdown: Five key moments