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Google's lucrative ad tech business goes on trial

Sun, 09/08/2024 - 20:58
Regulators have successfully argued Google is too powerful in search - now they are coming for its ad tech.

Thieves snatched his phone in London - it was in China a month later

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 20:49
Akara tells the BBC about the journey his phone took after it was snatched from his hands by thieves.

Google abusing ad tech dominance, UK competition watchdog finds

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 11:13
The regulator says anti-competitive practices could be harming online publishers and advertisers.

Astro Bot: Could the old-school hit reshape PS5's future?

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 09:00
In a world of endless online games and open-world slogs, could a little robot show what gamers really want?

Man accused of using bots and AI to earn streaming revenue

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 07:24
Prosecutors in the US say he fraudulently earned millions of dollars through billions of streams.

Telegram CEO Durov says his arrest 'misguided'

Thu, 09/05/2024 - 22:33
Pavel Durov has hit back at French authorities following his arrest in Paris last week.

Crash dummies and robot arms: How airline seats are tested

Thu, 09/05/2024 - 20:01
Building hi-tech airline seats has become a huge business in Northern Ireland.

Trump says Musk could head 'government efficiency' force

Thu, 09/05/2024 - 17:04
In a speech at an economic club Thursday, the former president endorsed the Tesla boss's idea for a task force on government spending

YouTube restricts teenager access to fitness videos

Thu, 09/05/2024 - 11:13
The platform says it is acting on concerns about teens being over-exposed to "idealised" body types.

Volvo gives up plan to sell only EVs by 2030

Thu, 09/05/2024 - 05:55
The car maker's decision comes as industry faces slowing demand in some major markets for electric vehicles.

AI's solution to the 'cocktail party problem' used in court

Wed, 09/04/2024 - 20:03
The technology has been used to filter out background voices in audio evidence in a US murder case.

Nvidia plunges almost 10% as global markets fall

Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:48
The artificial intelligence chip giant saw $279bn wiped off its stock market value in New York.

Phone companies asked to help tackle rise in thefts

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 07:00
Some 78,000 people had their phone or bag snatched last year, more than double the previous year.

Top Brazil court upholds ban of Musk's X

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 21:35
A majority of justices has voted in favour of upholding the suspension which has seen X blocked in Brazil.

Inside the deepfake porn crisis engulfing Korean schools

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 21:14
The crisis engulfing more than 500 schools and universities involves many underage victims.

Young workers drive South Africa's video games industry

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 20:07
South Africa has a small but thriving video games industry, helped by plenty of young workers.

'It stains your brain': How social media algorithms show violence to boys

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 02:00
An insider tells the BBC why teenage boys are being targeted with extreme content.

'A tech firm stole our voices - then cloned and sold them'

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 20:15
A voice over artist found out his voice had been taken when he heard a chatbot on a podcast using it.

Musk's X banned in Brazil after disinformation row

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 03:23
The social media giant says it refused to comply with a judge's order to appoint a legal representative.

Telegram: 'The dark web in your pocket'

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 20:01
The arrest of Telegram’s chief executive in France has ignited a debate about moderation on his app.