The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched an investigation into how social media platforms TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur handle the data of underage users. The regulator is focusing on...
Chinese technology giant Xiaomi is preparing to enter the global electric vehicle (EV) market, company President William Lu announced on Sunday. Speaking at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona,...
Microsoft has confirmed that most Outlook services affected by a major outage on Saturday are now recovering. The tech giant faced disruption to several Microsoft 365 services, leaving thousands of...
Skype, the once-dominant video-calling service, will shut down in May, according to an announcement from its owner, Microsoft. The news marks the end of a platform that revolutionised online communication...
Thousands of Facebook users are demanding that the company stop processing their personal data for direct marketing purposes. Around 5,000 people have written to Meta, Facebook’s parent company, asking it...
Instagram is reportedly exploring the launch of a separate app for its short-form video feature, Reels. The move, disclosed by Instagram head Adam Mosseri to staff this week, was reported...
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect brain abnormalities linked to epilepsy, leading to earlier diagnosis, researchers have revealed. The software, named Meld Graph, was developed by scientists at King’s College...
Tech giant Apple has revealed plans to invest more than $500bn (€477bn) in the US over the next four years. The investment will include a new manufacturing factory in Texas...
The European Commission has announced urgent measures to safeguard undersea cables after a rise in suspected sabotage incidents. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, accidental cable breaks have become more...
An asteroid once feared to be on a collision course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet, new calculations confirm. The space rock, officially named 2024 YR4, recently...