3 hours ago ShareSave Lily JamaliNorth America Technology correspondent, San Francisco ShareSave BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Getty Images A landmark social media addiction trial in which top tech executives are expected to testify begins on Tuesday in California. The plaintiff, a 19-year-old woman identified by the initials KGM, alleges the design of the platforms’ algorithms left her addicted […]
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What does a new US TikTok deal mean for users?
8 hours ago ShareSave Liv McMahonTechnology reporter ShareSave Getty Images TikTok has announced a deal allowing it to continue operating in the US. But with the platform’s future in the country seemingly secured, its 200 million American users are expected to see some changes. What is the US TikTok deal? A majority-American board now owns […]
Ubisoft cancels six games including Prince of Persia and closes studios
Ubisoft has cancelled six video games – including its long-awaited Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – as part of a “major reset” of its operations. The French developer and publisher, known for popular games such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Just Dance, has closed two studios and delayed seven titles as […]
Snap settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial
Snapchat’s parent Snap has settled a social media addiction lawsuit just days before the landmark case was due to go to trial in Los Angeles. Terms of the deal were not announced as it was revealed by lawyers at a California Superior Court hearing, after which Snap told the BBC the parties were “pleased to […]
UK to consult on social media ban for under 16s
5 hours ago ShareSave Laura CressTechnology reporter ShareSave Getty Images The government will consult on whether social media should be banned for under-16s in the UK. It said “immediate action” would give Ofsted the power to check policies on phone use when it inspects schools, and it expected schools to be “phone-free by default” as […]
ChatGPT to carry adverts for some users
9 hours ago ShareSave Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor ShareSave Getty Images Adverts will soon appear at the top of the AI tool ChatGPT for some users, the company OpenAI has announced. The trial will initially take place in the US, and will affect some ChatGPT users on the free service and a new subscription tier, called […]
X to stop Grok AI from undressing images of real people after backlash
1 hour ago ShareSave Christal Hayesand Osmond Chia ShareSave Getty Images Elon Musk’s AI model Grok will no longer be able to edit photos of real people to show them in revealing clothing, after widespread concern over sexualised AI deepfakes in countries including the UK and US. “We have implemented technological measures to prevent the […]
Monzo bank says issue affecting its mobile app resolved
Monzo says it has resolved an issue affecting its mobile banking app on Tuesday afternoon after thousands of customers reported difficulties accessing it. Platform outage monitor Downdetector saw more than 4,000 reports from users complaining of problems shortly after 15:00 GMT. The company earlier acknowledged an issue affecting its app – telling customers who tried […]
What a new law and an investigation could mean for Grok AI deepfakes
7 hours ago ShareSave Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor ShareSave BBC Here’s me, at the end of a pier in Dorset in the summer. Two of these images were generated using the artificial intelligence tool Grok, which is free to use and belongs to Elon Musk. It’s pretty convincing. I’ve never worn the rather fetching yellow ski […]
Malaysia and Indonesia block Musk’s Grok over sexually explicit deepfakes
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok over its ability to produce sexually explicit deepfakes. Grok, a tool on Musk’s X platform, allows users to generate images. In recent weeks however, it has been used to edit images of real people to show them in revealing outfits. The […]