NHS Highland reprimand for HIV patient email data breach
An error by NHS Highland led to all recipients of an email being able to see personal addresses.Source: BBC News - Technology | 30 Mar 2023 | 10:46 pm
Google: India tribunal upholds $160m fine on company
India's competition watchdog had fined the tech giant earlier for "unfair" business practices.Source: BBC News - Technology | 30 Mar 2023 | 6:09 pm
Elon Musk among experts urging a halt to AI training
Elon Musk among those calling for training in powerful artificial intelligence to be suspended.Source: BBC News - Technology | 30 Mar 2023 | 2:41 am
Alibaba: China tech giant shares jump after breakup plan announced
The Chinese technology giant will embark on the biggest restructuring in its history.Source: BBC News - Technology | 29 Mar 2023 | 5:04 pm
UK rules out new AI regulator
In a white paper due out today, the UK government says current regulators should also include AISource: BBC News - Technology | 29 Mar 2023 | 2:10 pm
AI could replace equivalent of 300 million jobs - report
ChatGPT-style AI will have a large impact but new jobs could emerge, a Goldman Sachs report says.Source: BBC News - Technology | 29 Mar 2023 | 5:25 am
Elon Musk: Twitter boss announces blue tick shake-up
Only paying users will have their content recommended and be allowed to vote in polls from 15 April.Source: BBC News - Technology | 28 Mar 2023 | 4:57 pm
The tech helping driverless cars see round corners
A trial in London used existing street cameras to help an autonomous car navigate city streets.Source: BBC News - Technology | 28 Mar 2023 | 12:13 pm
Clearview AI used nearly 1m times by US police, it tells the BBC
Clearview AI has been used by the police nearly a million times in the US, it tells the BBC.Source: BBC News - Technology | 28 Mar 2023 | 11:44 am
Binance accused of breaking US financial laws
US regulators seek a ban on the crypto platform as they ramp up their regulation of the industry.Source: BBC News - Technology | 28 Mar 2023 | 10:09 am
Air New Zealand lists AirTag baggage trackers as prohibited checked items
Air New Zealand has updated its terms of service to ban certain baggage trackers from checked luggage.The airline's website was recently updated with specific advice on luggage trackers in passengers checked luggage, saying that...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Technology | 2 Nov 2022 | 2:50 pm
Amazon, Valentino file joint lawsuit over shoes counterfeiting
Italian luxury brand Valentino and Internet giant Amazon have filed a joint lawsuit against New York-based Kaitlyn Pan Group for allegedly counterfeiting Valentino's shoes and offering them for sale online.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 2:48 am
DC superheroes coming to your headphones as Spotify signs podcast deal
Podcasts featuring Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman will soon stream on Spotify as the Swedish music streaming company has signed a deal with AT&T Inc's Warner Bros and DC Entertainment.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 2:44 am
UK ditches COVID-19 app model to use Google-Apple system
Britain on Thursday said it would switch to Apple and Google technology for its test-and-trace app, ditching its current system in a U-turn for the troubled programme.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 2:42 am
Russia lifts ban on Telegram messaging app after failing to block it
Russia on Thursday lifted a ban on the Telegram messaging app that had failed to stop the widely-used programme operating despite being in force for more than two years.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 1:54 am
Europe threatens digital taxes without global deal, after U.S. quits talks
The European Union said on Thursday it could impose taxes on digital giants such as Google , Amazon and Facebook even without a global agreement by the year-end, after Washington quit talks and stoked fears of a new trade war.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 1:37 am
Germany wants to rescue talks with U.S. on digital services tax
Germany wants to rescue talks with the United States on how to tax big digital firms such as Google , Amazon and Facebook , the finance ministry said on Thursday after Washington pulled out of the negotiations.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 1:35 am
Shunning international tax talks could trigger trade war: OECD
Failure to work towards an international deal on taxing big digital companies could trigger a dangerous trade war, the OECD said on Thursday, urging countries to remain engaged in talks after Washington announced it was pulling out of them for now.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 1:30 am
Reliance says Saudi's PIF to invest $1.49 billion in Jio
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) will buy a 2.32% stake in Reliance Industries' digital unit Jio Platforms for 113.67 billion rupees ($1.49 billion), the Indian conglomerate said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 12:58 am
Kenya video-conference platform elbows its way into crowded field
Tiny Kenyan start-up Gumzo is a minnow on the booming teleconferencing scene but its creators hope the platform will help companies spend more of their cash in Africa rather than on foreign technology companies.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 19 Jun 2020 | 12:12 am
Thai central bank to develop payment system prototype for business using digital currency
Thailand's central bank unveiled on Thursday plans to build a prototype of a payment system for businesses using central bank digital currency (CBDC), or traditional money but in digital form being developed by monetary authorities around the world.Source: Reuters: Technology News | 18 Jun 2020 | 11:46 pm