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Getty Images Christine Ro Technology Reporter, Los Angeles 3 hours ago Part of the soundtrack to a day in southern California is the drone of petrol-powered gardening equipment. Noise is one of the main reasons that cities around the US are banning petrol landscaping tools or encouraging electric alternatives. These alternatives have the additional benefits of […]
Getty Images Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service 9 hours ago HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sent more than 81,000 letters warning cryptocurrency holders they may owe capital gains tax in the past year. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request seen by the BBC showed the number of letters sent by the tax authority […]
Earthgrid Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter 3 hours ago A wall of white granite towered above a small team of engineers gathered in a California quarry. The ancient, ultra-hard material before them was, to most things, completely impermeable. Then the rock-melting tunnel-boring machine (TBR) roared to life. “It’s kind of like igniting a rocket,” says Troy […]
Getty Images Kali Hays Technology reporter 3 hours ago Meta has been hit with successive losses in court over how its platforms have targeted and harmed young users, but a jury trial set to begin on Tuesday may pose the biggest threat yet to its operations. The trial stems from a lawsuit filed in 2023 […]
Sleepy Boy Games Laura Cress Technology reporter 3 hours ago A mobile game made by a developer in Manchester has recently beaten the global phenomenon Minecraft to top Apple’s paid games chart. Its success is perhaps even more surprising given its subject matter – UK politics. No 10: Full Confidence by Benjamin Brewis sees players […]
Reuters Lily Jamali North America Technology correspondent 3 hours ago This past week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500 word open letter entitled “The Future is for Everyone”. To some, it’s an expression of hope in AI’s promise. To others, it’s little more than a verbose public relations exercise. Zuckerberg’s manifesto is the latest […]
Getty Images James W Kelly Technology reporter 13 August 2026 356 Comments Dating app Bumble has divided its users by dropping its signature rule which allowed only women to send the first message to a match. When the app launched 2014, founder and boss Whitney Wolfe Herd said it distinguished itself from rivals like Tinder […]
AFP via Getty Images Michael Fitzpatrick Technology reporter 2 hours ago Facing acute labour shortages, ageing demographics and chronic productivity problems, Japanese companies should be fertile ground for the take-up of artificial intelligence (AI). Yet, compared with the US and UK, adoption in many workplaces remains sluggish and cautious. Japan’s response to AI is beginning […]
Reuters Kali Hays Technology reporter 4 hours ago Nvidia has teamed up with some of Wall Street’s largest banks and investors to raise $500bn (£370bn) in capital for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The chipmaker said it had struck deals with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR, and that the investors were for the […]
Getty Images Michael Race Business reporter, New York 8 August 2026 Fifa has been forced to U-turn on plans to sell off a slice of the World Cup after fierce opposition, with threats of future boycotts and calls for the governing body’s president, Gianni Infantino, to quit. But why were a group of tech investors interested […]
Reuters Kali Hays Technology reporter 7 August 2026, 00:34 BST Updated 1 hour ago A US judge in New Mexico on Thursday ordered Meta to pay another $567m (£421m) for its failure to warn the public about dangers its platforms posed to children, marking the largest ruling against the company over child safety. Judge Bryan […]
