Amazon to end support for older Kindles, prompting user outcry [unable to retrieve full-text content]The move means owners of Kindles released before 2013 will be unable to download new e-books.Published at Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:12:45 +0000
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Businesses scramble to get noticed by AI search
Businesses scramble to get noticed by AI search [unable to retrieve full-text content]Firms are changing the way they present information on their websites, so they get noticed by AI.Published at Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:20:52 +0000
Fewer UK adults posting on social media, Ofcom finds
Fewer UK adults posting on social media, Ofcom finds [unable to retrieve full-text content]Some experts believe it highlights a social media shift as platforms boost short video.Published at Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:38:24 +0000
Tech giant Oracle makes ‘significant’ job cuts
Tech giant Oracle makes ‘significant’ job cuts [unable to retrieve full-text content]It is thought that thousands of people may have lost their jobs at Oracle, one of the world’s largest tech companies.Published at Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:50:41 +0000
PS5 price hiked by £90 due to global ‘pressures’
PS5 price hiked by £90 due to global ‘pressures’ [unable to retrieve full-text content]The changes will see the recommended retail price of the PS5 rise from £479.99 to £569.99 in the UK. Published at Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:07:08 +0000
‘A game-changing moment for social media’ – what next for big tech after landmark addiction verdict?
‘A game-changing moment for social media’ – what next for big tech after landmark addiction verdict? [unable to retrieve full-text content]The ruling could be the beginning of the end of social media as we know it, writes the BBC’s technology editor Zoe Kleinman.Published at Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:37:57 +0000
Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers
Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers The study will recruit 4,000 students aged 12 to 15 from ten Bradford secondary schools and seek to assess the impact of having less access to social media – particularly on areas of their wellbeing such as sleep, anxiety levels, social interactions, as… Continue reading Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers
IT failure leaves Hargreaves Lansdown clients unable to make transactions
IT failure leaves Hargreaves Lansdown clients unable to make transactions Another client of the firm, Gerardo Vece, from Buckinghamshire, told the BBC: “I have oil and gas investments which are leveraged and designed to be held for less than one day, so they are very volatile right now, and I can’t trade them online or… Continue reading IT failure leaves Hargreaves Lansdown clients unable to make transactions
Government backtracks on AI and copyright after outcry from major artists
Government backtracks on AI and copyright after outcry from major artists [unable to retrieve full-text content]However, the government’s position is now unclear, saying it “no longer has a preferred option” for what to do next.Published at Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:24:39 +0000
Firms urged to check if other users edited their data on Companies House
Firms urged to check if other users edited their data on Companies House [unable to retrieve full-text content]The glitch meant logged-in users could view and edit other companies’ details without their consent.Published at Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:19:09 +0000