Telegram: 'The dark web in your pocket'

The arrest of Telegram’s chief executive in France has ignited a debate about moderation on his app.

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Brazil Supreme Court orders suspension of X

The social media giant says it refused to comply with a judge's order to appoint a legal representative.

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Will sustainable aviation fuels take off?

Sustainable aviation fuels work, but can they be made in sufficient quantity to replace fossil fuels?

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X braced for Brazil ban as judge's deadline passes

The social media giant says it refused to comply with a judge's order to appoint a legal representative.

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S Korea boss arrested over deadly fire at battery plant

The arrest of Aricell's chief executive follows an investigation that found multiple safety failings.

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Nvidia shares sink despite record sales of $30bn

The California-based technology giant has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI boom.

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Are AI-created recipes hard to swallow?

Chefs are increasingly using AI to dream up new food combinations, but the results are mixed.

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Klarna: AI lets us cut thousands of jobs - but pay more

The firm wants to reduce staff levels to 2,000 works through its use of AI in marketing and customer service.

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Man posing as teen YouTuber jailed for global sextortion

Muhammad Zain Ul Abideen Rasheed blackmailed 286 people - majority of them children - from 20 countries.

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Barbie can beat smartphone addiction, firm claims

Manufacturer HMD says it is trying to help people who want less 'digital impact' in their lives.

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Esports champ wants to get into real world of motorsport

Luke Bennett won a cash prize after winning the sim racing event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh.

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Zuckerberg regrets bowing to Biden 'pressure' over Covid

The billionaire says White House officials pressured Meta to remove content 'for months' in 2021.

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Canada hits China-made electric cars with 100% tariff

The move comes after similar announcements, including in the US and European Union.

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Uber fined £246m for personal data transfer

The Dutch watchdog said the transfers were a "serious violation" of EU data protection regulation.

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Telegram says arrested CEO Durov has 'nothing to hide'

Telegram says it is "absurd" to claim a platform or its owner is responsible for abuse of that platform.

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Australians get 'right to disconnect' after hours

A new law has come into effect that allows employees to ignore communications from employers after hours.

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport

The 39-year-old was detained after his private jet landed at Le Bourget Airport in northern Paris.

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Should you have to pay for online privacy?

Some websites have started introducing paywalls which can be lifted with data rather than cash.

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Yemen weapons dealers selling machine-guns on X

The traders operate in the capital Sana’a and other areas under control of the Houthis.

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Dad hacks database to fake death and avoid child support pay

The man, from Kentucky, has been jailed for what a judge in the US called his "cynical" actions.

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Seven things we learned from Gamescom opening night

Setting the stage for the next 12 months, here is what we found out from Europe's biggest gaming show.

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Vogue publisher and ChatGPT owner OpenAI strike deal

The multi-year deal is the latest such agreement to be struck between OpenAI and a major media company.

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London through the ages inspires Civilization VII

An eight year wait for news on the next Civilization game is finally over.

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Trump falsely implies Taylor Swift endorses him with AI images

Taylor Swift has yet to weigh in on the 2024 election, but endorsed the Biden-Harris ticket in 2020.

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Disney drops bid to stop allergy death lawsuit over Disney+ terms

The firm had argued the case should go to arbitration because of its streaming service's small print.

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Who is British tech tycoon Mike Lynch?

The co-founder of British tech firm Autonomy was once labelled the UK equivalent of Bill Gates.

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X suspends business in Brazil over censorship row

The social media platform says its legal representative was threatened by a supreme court judge.

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Actors demand action over 'disgusting' explicit video game scenes

They say the scenes, which they often don't know about in advance, leave them "shaken" and "upset."

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Fortnite back on Android mobiles and some iPhones

Fortnite, which is one of the most popular games in the world, has been unavailable for four years.

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Respected gaming magazine praised after sudden closure

Industry professionals say Game Informer will be "much-missed" after 33 years of gaming coverage.

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'Nothing stopping' child abuse image sharing on WhatsApp, group warns

The Internet Watch Foundation is calling for more mechanisms to be put in place to protect children.

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Tech firm apologises for hostess lampshade outfits

The company-branded lampshades, which obscured the women's faces, have been called "creepy" and "sexist."

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Disney+ terms prevent allergy death lawsuit, Disney says

The entertainment giant says the terms of a free trial prevent it from being sued for wrongful death.

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China firm claims world's fastest-charging EV battery

Zeekr says the new batteries can be charged from 10% to 80% in 10 and a half minutes using its chargers.

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Why is Elon Musk's X struggling with technical problems?

The billionaire's interview with Donald Trump was delayed while the platform struggled with tech issues.

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YouTube's former chief Susan Wojcicki dies aged 56

One of Google's earliest employees, Ms Wojcicki had been ill with lung cancer for two years.

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A week of unrest - and a week of silence from big tech

Social media firms are accused of stoking the disorder in the UK but have not commented on it. Why?

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Delta Airlines laces into CrowdStrike, says it lost $500m in outage

The US-based carrier has indicated it will sue both CrowdStrike and Microsoft for the damages

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The AI tech aiming to identify future Olympians

Olympics fans are trying a new AI-powered system to see if they may be able to win a gold medal one day.

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Secrets of hovering kestrels to help drones beat city winds

Researchers hope they could inspire new drone and plane designs able to better cope with turbulence.

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Elon Musk shares faked far-right 'detainment camp' post

The image was faked to look like it had come from the Daily Telegraph website.

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The real story of the news website accused of fuelling riots

The BBC tracks down a Canadian hockey player, a dad in Pakistan and a Texan named Kevin linked to Channel3Now.

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Government concerned by immigration lawyer 'hitlist'

The list is being shared on social media - lawyers say the threat to them is "very credible."

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Online games likely to be hit if strikes continue - union

The union leading the video game performers' strike says multiplayer games might be first affected.

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Elon Musk sues Unilever and Mars over X 'boycott'

The social media site claims the firms unfairly deprived it of billions of dollars of advertising revenue.

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What could Google monopoly ruling mean for you?

The US government says it wants 'structural relief' after a judge found the search giant broke the law.

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'No choice' but to shut X San Francisco office - Musk

It comes just weeks after the multi-billionaire said he would move X and his rocket firm SpaceX to Texas.

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Google's online search monopoly is illegal, US judge rules

The decision is a major blow to Alphabet, Google's parent company, and could reshape how technology giants operate.

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Social media firms must take action on agitators, says Cooper

The home secretary said firms are not removing 'criminal material' fast enough after protests in the UK.

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Football fans warned over Premier League ticket scams

Thousands of young people were tricked by football ticket scams last season, Lloyds Bank estimates.

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Ex-CNN star Lemon sues Musk over cancelled X show

The lawsuit alleges the multi-billionaire unfairly terminated a partnership with the celebrity presenter.

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Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans

The BBC has learned the new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding for tech and AI projects.

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Apple sales rebound as AI bets scramble markets

Apple sales returned to growth, but Intel reported a sales slump and announced sweeping job cuts.

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