Everything You Need To Know About Mine Games
Mine games have provided online casino enthusiasts with a new type of experience that closely resembles one of the classic PC games to have ever been created: Minesweeper. Those who do not have knowledge of how to play these games may find them overwhelming to begin with, but they can be simple to understand once…
Mobile phone companies face £3 billion legal claim, UK watchdog in fresh Microsoft row
Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 are facing a "£3bn-plus" class action claim that alleges they used their market dominance to overcharge on up to 28.2 million UK mobile phone contracts. The four largest network operators are accused of penalising loyal customers - meaning they paid more than new customers for the same services. Many contracts…
BBC licence fee to rise 6.7% after 2 year freeze
The BBC licence fee will rise by £10.50 to £169.50 a year from next April, culture secretary Lucy Frazer has confirmed, after a two-year freeze. The household payment, which funds much of the corporation’s operations, had been frozen at £159 and had been expected to rise in line with inflation next year. However, that increase, which,…
Facebook and Messenger chats to be automatically encrypted, Google unveils Gemini chatbot
All Facebook and Messenger chats will be encrypted automatically, parent company Meta has announced. Messages and calls protected by end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) can be read only by the sender and recipient. It has been possible to opt in to encrypted messages for years, but now it will become the default position. Critics, including UK police and…
IT workers clock up over 30 hours of overtime every month
84% of UK workers feel pressured to work additional hours to meet job demands. One in four Brits who work overtime is doing so without extra pay. The average Brit clocks up 23 hours of overtime each month. New research has revealed that 84% of Brits feel pressured to work overtime in their job role,…
Kia flagship EV9 awarded five star safety rating
Kia’s all-new EV9, which Tech Digest has been driving in Scotland for the last two days, has been awarded the maximum five-star safety rating following testing by Europe's independent safety organisation, Euro NCAP. The all-electric seven-seat SUV achieved the highest possible rating after being assessed in four categories. It achieved 84 per cent for adult…
OnePlus12 to come to UK in January, EE launches customised Apple TV box
We're very impressed by the OnePlus 12, which has now launched in China, and we hoped that it would be getting a UK and US release in the not too distant future. And now OnePlus has promised just that, confirming that the phone will be coming to both markets in early 2024. OnePlus hasn't committed to a definite…
Dark web forum reveals 5 Cybersecurity Trends for 2024
Every year experts at NordVPN predict the cybersecurity risks awaiting us in the next year. This year they decided to take a different route, looking at the biggest dark web forum to find out the trending topics among the world’s hackers. “Every year we try to predict sophisticated attacks from experienced hackers, who mostly target businesses…
23andMe genetic testing company hacked, Tesla whistleblower highlights self-driving concerns
The genetic testing company 23andMe has said that nearly 7 million people have been affected by a security breach that put DNA ancestry information into the hands of hackers who broke into the site in early October. On Friday, the California-based company said in a regulatory filing that the personal data of 0.1% of customers – or…
Spotify cuts 1500 jobs, Google delays next-gen AI chatbot Gemini
Swedish music-streaming giant Spotify has announced it is cutting 17% of its workforce, about 1,500 jobs, as the company seeks to clamp down on costs. Chief executive Daniel Ek said he had made the "difficult" decision with economic growth slowing "dramatically".Spotify employs about 9,000 people, and Mr Ek said "substantial action to rightsize our costs"…