Technologies

TikTok recommends porn to children, says report

TikTok recommends porn to children, says report

TikTok's algorithm recommends pornography and highly sexualised content to children's accounts, according to a new report by a human rights campaign group. Researchers created fake child accounts and …

Trucking's uneasy relationship with new tech

Trucking's uneasy relationship with new tech

When Jared first started out in trucking more than two decades ago, he didn't anticipate he'd be on tour with a country music star, hauling guitars, amps, and other pieces of on-stage equipment. 'It j …

Two teenagers arrested over cyber-attack on nursery chain

Two teenagers arrested over cyber-attack on nursery chain

Two 17-year-old boys have been arrested by police investigating a cyber-attack on a chain of nurseries in London. The Metropolitan Police say the pair were arrested at residential addresses in Bishop' …

Vodafone says outage affecting thousands of customers resolved

Vodafone says outage affecting thousands of customers resolved

Vodafone says it has resolved an outage on Monday across its network that left thousands of people across the UK without internet access. More than 130,000 reports were flagged to web outage monitor D …

We have hybrid cars, now hybrid planes are coming

We have hybrid cars, now hybrid planes are coming

An aviation rarity touched down in the Norway's second city of Bergen earlier this month. Alia had flown 100 miles (160km) in 55 minutes on battery power alone. Built by US aerospace company Beta Tech …

What's the big deal about AI data centres?

What's the big deal about AI data centres?

It's such a big number that it's hard to imagine. Worldwide, around $3tn (£2.2tn) will be spent on data centres that support AI between now and 2029. That estimate comes from the investment bank Morga …