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Tech Digest daily roundup: Trump plans TRUTH Social social media network
Former US President Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a new social media network, called TRUTH Social. He said the platform would "stand up to the tyranny of big tech", accusing them of silencing opposing voices in the US. Social media played a pivotal role in Mr Trump's bid for the White House and…
New petrol and diesel cars to be banned from 2030
New cars and vans powered wholly by petrol and diesel will not be sold in the UK from 2030 - ten years earlier than originally planned - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed. However, some hybrids will still be allowed, he confirmed. It is part of what Mr Johnson calls a "green industrial revolution" to…
COVID-19 briefings drive huge increase in data traffic on EE
A huge volume of people are using mobiles to tune into the Prime Minister’s daily COVID-19 briefings on the BBC at 5pm, with data consumption on EE more than doubling during the briefings. When Boris Johnson set the most stringent measures to date at 8.30pm on Monday 23rd, traffic on EE’s mobile network increased by more than…
Replace Boris Johnson with puppies with Pawry-Party tool
Fed up of seeing pictures of Boris Johnson all the time in the run up to the general election? Well now you can replace his face with that of a much cuter puppy when you are online! The Paw-ry Party is available to users of Google Chrome and will remove all pictures of the PM…
Boris Johnson has joined Snapchat. No really, he has.
Despite the fact that Snapchat is predominantly used by young people and the average age of the Conservative party member is currently 57, Boris Johnson has decided to join the social media platform. The Prime Minister announced the move with a tweet on Wednesday morning, about an hour before he was due to deliver his…
Government portal Gov.UK probed by data watchdog
The UK’s data and privacy watchdog is looking into how personal data on the Government’s main website, Gov.UK, is collected after it was reported the portal is being used to target users in preparation for Brexit. A memo obtained by BuzzFeed allegedly tells departments to share data collected from its gov.uk website, marked as “top…
Tories boost Facebook spending amid Boris Johnson Brexit push
The Conservative Party has ramped up its spending on Facebook advertising as new Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks to build support for his Brexit plans. Data from the social media giant shows the Tories spent £86,020 on targeted advertising on Facebook in the 30 days to August 17- more than they spent over the previous…
200 million Tweets about Brexit since referendum. Twitter issues tips on how to mute words.
More than 200 million tweets have been sent referencing Brexit since the result of the EU referendum was announced, according to figures from Twitter. And probably another 200 million more before we come to any kind of agreement! The social media platform has published tips for users who may wish to hear less about the…
Boris Johnson unveils all new electric doubledecker for London
The first fully electric London doubledecker is set to enter service in October. Until now the battery technology has rendered electric double deckers too heavy and expensive. But TfL(Transport for London) believes the latest development will rapidly improve emissions and air quality.as transport authorities try to reduce the capital’s air pollution levels. Built in China,…
The Digest: Steam takes on Twitch… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Steam Broadcasting takes on Twitch with game streams | The BBC "Steam - the popular PC video gaming platform - is adding the ability to stream gameplay so that others can watch online. The move presents a challenge to Twitch, which is built around a similar service, and was acquired by Amazon for…