Pressure grows to hold secret Apple privacy hearing in public
Tom Singleton Technology reporter Getty Images US politicians, civil rights campaigners and the BBC are all calling for a High Court hearing about a data privacy row between Apple and…
Keep kids off Roblox if worried, CEO Dave Baszucki tells parents
Zoe Kleinman & Georgina Hayes Technology editor & reporter Getty Images Roblox has seen meteoric growth among young gamers Parents who don’t want their children on Roblox should not let…
Saudi Investment Fund pays $3.5bn to capture Pokémon Go
Tom Gerken Technology reporter Getty Images Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) will pay $3.5bn (£2.7bn) to buy the gaming division of developer Niantic, whose titles include the hit mobile…
Secret hearing on Friday in Apple and UK government data row
Apple’s appeal against a UK government demand to be able to access its customers’ most highly encrypted data is set to be considered at a secret hearing at the High…
Global smartwatch sales fall for first time
Global sales of smartwatches have fallen for the first time, new figures indicate, in large part due to a sharp decline in the popularity of market leader, Apple. Market research…
Users report TV streaming issues for second day
Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images Google says it is working to fix an issue which has left many Chromecast users unable to watch content on their televisions for a…
Could a dating app for games help smaller developers?
Tom Richardson BBC Newsbeat Ludocene Ludocene is based on recommendations from a panel of experts “Too many video games, too little time,” has never been more true. Almost 19,000 titles…
Granny gets X-rated message after Apple AI fail
Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Supplied Louise Littlejohn saw the funny side after realising the technology had got it wrong A woman from Dunfermline has spoken of her shock after an…
Plan to ban smart phones in schools watered down by MP
Hope Rhodes Education producer Getty Images The MP behind a bill campaigners hoped would ban smart phones in schools has admitted to watering down his proposals to gain government support.…
UK competition watchdog drops Microsoft-OpenAI probe
Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Getty OpenAI boss Sam Altman (left) and Microsoft boss Satya Nadella The UK competition watchdog has ended its investigation into the partnership between Microsoft and the…