YouTube to be part of Australia’s youth social media ban
YouTube will be included in Australia’s world-first social media ban for children after the government ditched a previous exemption for the platform. The video sharing site was set to be…
EE to launch phone plans which restrict internet for teens
Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images EE is introducing new phone plans next month which it says will restrict the internet for teens – so long as they don’t use…
Could aluminium become the packaging ‘champion’?
MaryLou Costa Technology Reporter Meadow Some packaging firms are betting on aluminium In front of me is a line-up of aluminium cans, but not a drink in sight. Instead, these…
Google launches new AI search feature in UK
Getty Images Google is rolling out a new tool in the UK that will generate results using artificial intelligence (AI), in a significant shake-up to the world’s most popular search…
VPNs top App Store charts as UK age verification kick in
Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images Virtual private network (VPN) apps have become the most downloaded on Apple’s App Store in the UK after sites such as PornHub, Reddit and…
VPNs top App Store charts as Online Safety Act age checks kick in
Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images Virtual private network (VPN) apps have become the most downloaded on Apple’s App Store in the UK after sites such as PornHub, Reddit and…
Google admits it failed to warn 10 million of Turkey earthquake
James Clayton, Anna Foster and Ben Derico BBC News Getty Images The earthquake caused buildings to collapse in Hatay, Turkey Google has admitted its earthquake early warning system failed to…
Google failed to warn 10 million of Turkey earthquake severity
James Clayton, Anna Foster and Ben Derico BBC News EPA Google has admitted its earthquake early warning system failed to accurately alert people during Turkey’s deadly quake of 2023. Ten…
EE says latest outage fixed after ‘technical fault’
EE says it carried out further work overnight to fix a technical problem which left some customers unable to make or receive calls. In the last 24 hours, hundreds of…
UK to see 6,000 porn sites verifying user age, Ofcom says
Liv McMahon & Andrew Rogers BBC News Getty Images Around 6,000 sites allowing porn in the UK will start checking the age of users from Friday, according to the media…