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Thursday, October 22, 2026 7:35 PM ET

BBC News - Technology

'I'm 96 and have 15 million followers': The grannies taking over TikTok -- Grandma Droniak, Nonna Gracie, Viv Truran and Barbara Costello have all found fame on social media in their later years.

7 minutes ago

Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found - Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered.

5 hours ago

Zoe Kleinman: PHP is the cyber equivalent of an unexploded bomb -- It has been a dramatic, public and global response, but the cyber event hasn't happened yet.

13 hours ago

Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy -- The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California.

1 day ago

What is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber-security scramble? -- AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.

19 hours ago

AI discovered a massive cyber-security flaw - here's what happened -- The BBC's technology correspondent Joe Tidy explains how it happened, and what it means for you.

9 hours ago

Anthropic thinks its AI might be conscious. It has profound consequences for your life -- Some of the most powerful people in tech are taking steps to consider AI's rights alongside humans and animals. This belief could reshape our world. Some fear it would be catastrophic.

4 days ago

Meta's new AI is about to make the internet more annoying -- Meta's new AI Muse can shop, haggle and book appointments for you. What happens when millions of agents start doing the same?

16 days ago

The battle to delete your embarrassing online history

1 day ago

Watch: Did Tesla really just unveil a flying car?

6 days ago

Why did an OpenAI agent hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future? -- News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech.

26 days ago

Huge data centres rise at 'China speed' to power its AI ambitions -- The BBC visits Inner Mongolia, an unlikely frontier in Beijing's AI race with Washington.

29 days ago

They were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will a camera-free version transform their image? -- Meta has unveiled audio-only smart glasses, with some questioning whether it is a response to the backlash over privacy.

27 days ago

Why are there concerns AI could threaten humanity, and how real are they? -- Existential fears about AI have once again reared their head - here's what you need to know.

1 month ago

The Secret Life of Trees

13 days ago

The Mystery of Dark Energy

1 month ago

Will Robots Take My Job?

1 month ago

The Tech Billionaire Takeover

2 months ago

Inside the Rage Machine

6 months ago

Secrets of the Human Body

2 months ago

Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire tax -- The Meta boss had said he would exit the state over a wealth tax that has not yet come into force.

4 hours ago

Lula says rival should be disqualified over alleged Meta interference ahead of Brazil vote -- The Brazilian president accuses the tech firm of favouring Flávio Bolsonaro, which it denies.

6 hours ago

UK working to identify exposure after global cyber-security warning -- Governments and companies are scrambling to protect their websites, as Amazon says it experienced attacks before the warning was made public.

18 hours ago

'Making people laugh has given us a purpose' -- A mother and daughter have turned their grief into a huge online following with uplifting videos.

17 hours ago

Battery warning backed by family devastated by fire -- Humberside Fire and Rescue Service is urging people to buy batteries only from reputable retailers.

18 hours ago

Is an 'AI war' complicating your job search? -- How fair are AI recruitment tools that help decide our future, and what happens when we click "apply"?

18 hours ago

Trump's green card curbs test Indian tech workers' American dream -- With immigration curbs and tech firms cutting foreign hiring, US residency is becoming a distant dream for many Indians.

1 day ago

Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla? -- Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history.

1 day ago

Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued -- The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.

1 day ago

Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule -- A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.

1 day ago

Google staff resign in backlash over its AI contracts with military -- The BBC speaks to several current and former Google DeepMind employees about their concerns with AI use on the battlefield.

1 day ago

Robot Arthur in UK-first for hand arthritis scans -- Royal Berkshire Hospital patients can get scans, discuss results and a treatment plan the same day.

1 day ago

Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX -- Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.

1 day ago

The tech helping crack decades-old cold cases -- Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.

2 days ago