An audio start-up without revenue gets valued at $4bn (£2.8bn), Facebook is launching what it calls social audio experiences, while Twitter has a new feature called Spaces allowing users to start an…
GCHQ chief warns of tech ‘moment of reckoning’
The West is faced with a “moment of reckoning” when it comes to technology and security, the head of intelligence agency GCHQ has told the BBC. Jeremy Fleming said there was a…
Google and Apple attacked on app store ‘monopoly’
Senators have grilled Apple and Google in Washington over “anti-competitive” behaviour related to their app stores. Representatives from Tile, Spotify and Match also gave evidence, accusing the two tech firms of charging…
EU artificial intelligence rules will ban ‘unacceptable’ use
Some “unacceptable” uses of artificial intelligence would be banned in Europe under proposals unveiled on Wednesday. The European Commission’s rules would ban “AI systems considered a clear threat to the safety, livelihoods…
Facebook downplays data breach in internal email
An internal Facebook email, accidentally sent to Belgium-based Data News, has revealed its strategy for dealing with the leaking of account details from 533 million users. It suggests the social network expected…
Bank of England to consider digital money plan
The Bank of England and the Treasury have announced they are setting up a taskforce to explore the possibility of a central bank digital currency. The aim is to look at the…
How cancer put me off joining Amazon union
Carla Johnson turned 45 on Tuesday, a milestone she thought she might not reach. On 12 July, she walked up to a manager at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, and said…
Google Earth time-lapse feature winds clock back 37 years
Google Earth has launched a time-lapse feature that lets users wind back the clock and see how the world has changed over several decades. The feature uses millions of satellite images from…
The ‘Iron Man’ body armour many of us may soon be wearing
Imagine wearing high-tech body armour that makes you super strong and tireless. Such technology, more specifically called an exoskeleton, sounds like the preserve of the Iron Man series of superhero movies. Yet…
Software flaw led to ‘serious incident’ on Tui flight
A “simple flaw” caused by a language difference led to a “serious incident” for a flight from Birmingham last year. All female passengers whose title was “Miss” were classified as children –…