Category: Technology

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

Facebook $725m settlement fund opens to US claims Getty Images By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter US Facebook users can now apply for their share of a $725m (£583m) privacy-case settlement. The legal action alleged the social-media company shared 87 million users’ data without their consent, via third parties such as Cambridge Analytica. The allegation, dating… Continue reading Facebook $725m settlement fund opens to US claims

Twitch: Kai Cenat banned from streaming platform Getty Images By Tom Gerken Technology reporter The Amazon-owned video-streaming platform Twitch has banned one of its most popular livestreamers. Kai Cenat holds the record for having the most subscriptions to his channel, with more than 300,000 at its peak. Now, a message that appears when visiting his… Continue reading Twitch: Kai Cenat banned from streaming platform

Netflix apologises as Love is Blind reunion delayed for UK viewers Netflix By Tom Gerken Technology reporter Netflix has apologised after the “live” Love is Blind reunion was delayed and pre-recorded, with UK viewers still waiting to see it. The dating show, which sees couples get engaged before they meet, was due to stream live… Continue reading Netflix apologises as Love is Blind reunion delayed for UK viewers

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