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Instagram to offer ‘teen accounts’ with greater safeguards, EV batteries last 20 years
Instagram is overhauling the way it works for teenagers, promising more “built-in protections” for young people and added controls and reassurance for parents. The new “teen accounts”, for children aged […]
Vodafone and 3 reject merger claims, Parental control not used on Meta claims Clegg
Vodafone and Three have rejected claims by the UK’s competition watchdog that their proposed merger would lead to higher prices for millions of mobile users. The Competition and Markets Authority […]
New report reveals apps which are most frequently hacked
Facebook is the app most likely to be hacked (42%), followed by Instagram (30%) and WhatsApp (17%). Instagram and Facebook have access to 81.63% of a user’s data, more […]
Fox launches Netflix rival Tubi, Scientists develop ‘living skin’ for robots
Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation is entering the UK’s highly competitive free, ad-supported video streaming market. Tubi will compete with the likes of Netflix, Disney+, ITVX and Channel 4’s streaming platform […]
EU investigates Meta over addiction concerns, shares in Reddit jump after ChatGPT deal
The European Commission has opened an investigation into the owner of Facebook and Instagram over concerns that the platforms are creating addictive behaviour among children and damaging mental health. The EU […]
UK toughens up on default passwords, Tesla shares jump following China self-driving deal
Common and easily guessed passwords like “admin” or “12345” are being banned in the UK as part of world-first laws to protect against cyber attacks. As well as default passwords, […]
TikTok owner refuses to sell, Freely to come to British TV
TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance says it has no intention of selling the business after the US passed a law to force it to sell the hugely popular video app […]
TikTok ban could have big impact on some UK businesses, Pixel 8 prices down again
A TikTok ban in the US could have a “potentially devastating” impact on some UK businesses, online traders are warning. President Biden has signed into law a bill that gives TikTok’s […]
Facebook to shut news section entirely, new Macbook Air models promised for March
Facebook will stop paying newspaper publishers and will shut down its news section entirely, saying that people do not come to the social network for news or political content. Meta, Facebook’s […]
Meta to tackle AI fraud in EU elections, electric Renault 5 makes debut
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says it will form a team to tackle deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) content in the upcoming EU elections in June. It is concerned by how […]
