The rapid growth of “energy-hungry” data centres is delaying new homes in London, just as its housing crisis is “at its worst”, a new report has warned. Data centres are giant warehouses full of powerful computers used to run digital services, such as streaming and artificial intelligence. However, they require masses of electricity from the […]
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YouTuber Marques Brownlee shutting down phone wallpaper app
The popular YouTuber Marques Brownlee has announced he plans to shut down his subscription app for mobile phone wallpapers, Panels. The content creator, whose sometimes scathing takes on new tech products have helped him amass more than 20 million YouTube subscribers, launched the app in September 2024. Panels let people download a range of digital […]
Jorja Smith’s record label hits out at ‘AI clone’ song
14 hours ago ShareSave Mark SavageMusic correspondent ShareSave BBC Brit Award-winning singer Jorja Smith’s record label has said it wants a share of the royalties for a song it claims was created using an artificial intelligence “clone” of the singer’s voice. I Run by British dance act Haven went viral on TiKTok in October thanks, […]
Barcelona distances itself from sponsor’s cryptocurrency after backlash
13 hours ago ShareSave Liv McMahonTechnology reporter ShareSave EPA The Spanish football giant Barcelona has told fans it has “no connection whatsoever” with the digital coin offered by its new crypto partner, following criticism over the deal. Clubs often pick up sponsors in unusual areas to bring in extra money – with Arsenal bringing in […]
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
13 hours ago ShareSave Jennifer McKiernan,Political reporter, Paul Seddon,Political reporterand Tom Gerken,Technology reporter ShareSave BBC The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has drafted in a leading cyber-security expert as it investigates how a document – containing key details of Wednesday’s Budget – went live too early. Rachel Reeves’s statement was thrown into chaos after the […]
Nvidia plays down Google chip threat concerns
Nvidia has claimed it is “a generation ahead” of rivals in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry amid growing suggestions a rival may emerge to threaten to its market dominance – and multi-trillion dollar valuation. Shares in the chip giant fell on Tuesday, following a report Meta planned to spend billions on AI chips developed by […]
Ofcom vows to name and shame platforms over online sexism
15 hours ago ShareSave Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor ShareSave BBC The media regulator has published guidelines designed to make the internet safer for women and girls – and threatened to make it “absolutely clear to the public” which platforms are not adhering to them. Ofcom says it hopes the measures will make it easier to report […]
Vinted blocks ‘sickening’ sexually explicit ads
Online marketplace Vinted says it has removed sexually explicit adverts, after a mum reported seeing a video depicting what she believed to be a pornographic scene while browsing for clothes. Kirsty Hopley, 44, from Carlisle, said she was searching the app for a dressing gown when the ad popped up. She was sitting next to […]
Nvidia shares jump after revenue and outlook top estimates
3 hours ago ShareSave Danielle KayeBusiness reporter ShareSave Reuters Chip giant Nvidia beat Wall Street’s expectations for revenue and upcoming sales, easing investor concerns about heavy artificial intelligence (AI) spending that have unsettled markets. In its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, the firm said revenue for the three months to October jumped 62% to $57bn, […]
Judge rules Meta doesn’t have monopoly after Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions
A US district judge in Washington has ruled that Facebook-parent Meta Platforms did not violate antitrust laws with its acquisitions of photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp more than a decade ago. The decision hands a defeat to the Federal Trade Commission, the US antitrust watchdog, which sued Meta in 2020 claiming the company […]