Category: Technology

Jobs in video games dried up, so we made our own 23 minutes ago Studio Morgan When Holly Hudson enrolled on a university video game design course, she imagined a job at a studio would be waiting at the end of it. Her dream was to work as a 3D artist, but the reality has… Continue reading Jobs in video games dried up, so we made our own

What screen time does to children’s brains is more complicated than it seems 2 hours ago Zoe Kleinman Technology editor•@zsk BBC Zoe will be responding to reader comments about this article between 11am and 12pm (BST) today. Go to the comments section at the bottom of the page from 10am to share what you think… Continue reading What screen time does to children’s brains is more complicated than it seems

Google launches new AI search feature in UK 15 minutes ago Zoe Kleinman Technology editor•@zsk Getty Images Google is rolling out a new tool in the UK that will generate results using artificial intelligence (AI), in a significant shake-up to the world’s most popular search engine. Instead of a list of search results showing links… Continue reading Google launches new AI search feature in UK

Around 6,000 websites to start checking ages in UK, Ofcom says 9 minutes ago Liv McMahon & Andrew Rogers BBC News Getty Images Around 6,000 sites allowing porn in the UK will start checking if users are over 18 from Friday, according to the media regulator Ofcom. Dame Melanie Dawes, its chief executive, told the… Continue reading Around 6,000 websites to start checking ages in UK, Ofcom says

Microsoft servers hacked by Chinese groups, firm says Chinese “threat actors” have hacked Microsoft’s SharePoint document software servers and targeted the data of the businesses using it, the firm has said. China state-backed Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon as well as China-based Storm-2603 were said to have “exploited vulnerabilities” in on-premises SharePoint servers, the kind… Continue reading Microsoft servers hacked by Chinese groups, firm says

Meta investors settle $8bn lawsuit with Zuckerberg over Facebook privacy Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to settle a multibillion dollar lawsuit with a group of shareholders over how top executives at Meta handled repeated privacy violations by Facebook. The shareholders were seeking $8bn (£6bn) in damages. It is unclear how much they agreed to settle for.… Continue reading Meta investors settle $8bn lawsuit with Zuckerberg over Facebook privacy

WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash WeTransfer has confirmed it does not use files uploaded to their service to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. The file sharing company had received lots of criticism from customers on social media after changing its terms of service, which some interpreted as allowing it the… Continue reading WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash

Paddy Power and Betfair users warned of ’email danger’ after breach Some Paddy Power and Betfair customers have been warned to “remain vigilant” after a hack of up to 800,000 users. A spokesperson for Flutter Entertainment, which owns the online gambling brands, confirmed to the BBC it had “suffered a data incident.” Some personal information… Continue reading Paddy Power and Betfair users warned of ’email danger’ after breach

Linda Yaccarino departs as boss of Musk’s X Linda Yaccarino, the boss of Elon Musk’s social media site X, has announced she is stepping down. Ms Yaccarino has been in the role since June, 2023. In a post on the platform, she said was “immensely grateful” to Musk for “entrusting me with the responsibility of… Continue reading Linda Yaccarino departs as boss of Musk’s X

Why don’t we trust technology in sport? Getty Images Zoe Kleinman Technology editor 46 minutes ago For a few minutes on Sunday afternoon, Wimbledon’s Centre Court became the perfect encapsulation of the current tensions between humans and machines. When Britain’s Sonay Kartal hit a backhand long on a crucial point, her opponent Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova knew… Continue reading Why don’t we trust technology in sport?