Donald Trump to be allowed back on to Facebook and Instagram
The social media firm Meta said the former US president's suspension will end "in the coming weeks".Source: BBC News - Technology | 26 Jan 2023 | 11:44 pm
Punchbags become smart with activity-tracking cover
BBC Click’s Lara Lewington tries out some of the latest fitness technology.Source: BBC News - Technology | 26 Jan 2023 | 11:08 pm
Iranian and Russian hackers targeting politicians and journalists, warn UK officials
Politicians and journalists are being targeted with espionage attacks, the UK government is warning.Source: BBC News - Technology | 26 Jan 2023 | 1:38 pm
Twitter sued over antisemitic posts left online
Two groups in Germany claim the social network has betrayed users' trust.Source: BBC News - Technology | 26 Jan 2023 | 6:08 am
Microsoft says services have recovered after widespread outage
Tens of thousands of users of Outlook and Teams were affected earlier on Wednesday.Source: BBC News - Technology | 26 Jan 2023 | 5:32 am
US accuses Google of 'driving out' ad rivals
A federal lawsuit alleges the tech giant's anti-competitive actions mean more websites need paywalls.Source: BBC News - Technology | 25 Jan 2023 | 9:51 am
Elon Musk says Tesla tweet was genuine in fraud case
The billionaire is accused of defrauding investors after a tweet claiming he had support for a deal.Source: BBC News - Technology | 25 Jan 2023 | 8:49 am
Ticketmaster apologises for Taylor Swift tour sales fiasco
The company says it faced an "unprecedented" software attack when the star's Eras tour went on sale.Source: BBC News - Technology | 25 Jan 2023 | 8:12 am
Climate change: Bill Gates backs Australian start-up targeting cow burps
Livestock - such as cows - produce methane when their stomachs are digesting hard fibres.Source: BBC News - Technology | 24 Jan 2023 | 5:16 pm
Heat pumps: The 'geeks' obsessing over their new heating systems
More people are heating their homes with heat pumps and some are getting data obsessed.Source: BBC News - Technology | 24 Jan 2023 | 1:10 pm
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