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BBC News - Technology

Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds - The ads use terms including "rape" and "child video" and link to content on the messaging app Telegram.

4 minutes ago

Weak hands and blurry vision: Is your tech giving you 'phone body'?

4 minutes ago

Australia sues Amazon for making allegedly unfair contracts with subscribers -- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says Amazon has broken consumer protection law

2 days ago

PlayStation will stop releasing games on discs in 2028

1 day ago

WhatsApp to let people chat by swapping usernames instead of phone numbers

1 day ago

Why this could be the beginning of the end for your screens -- Some tech leaders have a vision for a world where you spend a lot less time looking at your phone. Is it the solution to screen time, or just a new dystopia?

3 days ago

The terrifying world the TikTok algorithm won't show you -- TikTok has a reputation for serving up an endless stream of videos that are fairly positive – but beneath the surface are billions of others. Some are boring. Some are bizarre. Some are truly unsettling...

8 days ago

Is tech ruining the World Cup?

6 days ago

Is tech ruining the World Cup?

8 hours ago

I'm in therapy for my 14-hour-a-day phone addiction and I'm determined to beat it -- Addiction treatment centres say more clients are coming for help with "out-of-control" phone use.

5 days ago

Kunal Shah: The Indian entrepreneur taking charge of WhatsApp -- Kunal Shah has been a recognisable figure in India's startup ecosystem for a while but now he faces global spotlight.

9 days ago

'We had to get out of the way': The backlash over delivery robots -- As autonomous urban delivery vehicles increasingly take to US streets, bans and protest groups are springing up.

12 days ago

I tested AI glasses in Paris. Here's what they got wrong -- Wearable AI can help travellers navigate cities, translate menus and fundamentally transform travel. But what are the trade-offs?

13 days ago

How the Victorians Built Britain

1 month ago

Dolly: The Sheep that Changed the World

28 days ago

How to Build A Dinosaur

1 month ago

Inside the Rage Machine

2 months ago

The Darkest Web

4 months ago

Dating Apps: The Inside Story

6 months ago

Trump and the Tech Titans

4 months ago

AI is 'not smart' so what's next in artificial intelligence? -- Leading AI researcher Yan LeCun has a start-up which is developing a more flexible AI system.

5 hours ago

Culture secretary quits X in protest at 'misinformation' -- Lisa Nandy says her department is also leaving Elon Musk's platform, which she claims "isn't healthy for our democracy".

11 hours ago

Meta glasses wearers hit with paywall to use built-in feature -- A feature in Meta's glasses which boosts the voice of people will be capped at three hours for free use.

15 hours ago

Data centre planned for Microsoft's UK HQ -- A public consultation on the proposal will be held by developers in Sonning next week.

16 hours ago

Support floods in for influencer Nara Smith after daughter's cancer diagnosis -- In an emotional video, Nara Smith reveals toddler Whimsy Lou was diagnosed with cancer late last year.

17 hours ago

Google must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivals -- A Google spokesperson said the judgement "fails to recognise" the firm's "significant investment to ensure Android remains open."

19 hours ago

India asks WhatsApp to pause username feature rollout over fraud concerns -- WhatsApp says the feature is not yet live and that it has built in safeguards against potential scams and impersonation.

21 hours ago

Singapore seizes $42m mansion over Nvidia chip smuggling -- The luxury home was seized as part of a probe into the illegal trade of servers containing AI semiconductors.

22 hours ago

Clinical trial aims to help heart failure patients -- Patients will wear smart rings that can monitor if iron treatments help heart conditions.

23 hours ago

How a town is encouraging young people away from smartphones -- The campaign launched in Solihull aims to encourage organisations to sign up to be smartphone-free

23 hours ago

Don't expect connected car apps to save your stolen car, experts say -- Kia told the BBC UK law prevented its location tracking function being used to live track vehicles.

18 hours ago

Battery disposal warning after bin lorry fire -- The fire was caused by a lithium battery incorrectly disposed in household waste, the council says.

1 day ago

Wonka Netflix show faces backlash for AI-generated Gene Wilder voice -- The actor, who died in 2016, appears in the Netflix show with the consent of his estate.

1 day ago

'Delivery robots are in the way - you're the one who has to move' -- People in Leeds have their say about delivery robots as a charity questions the devices' legality.

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