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Teenager drops social media addiction lawsuit against Meta

Claims from a 15-year-old boy were set to go to trial next week in Los Angeles, but the case has now been dropped.

22 Jul 2026

OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack

It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement.

22 Jul 2026

AI minister role boosted but tech department axed in Burnham shake-up

Kanishka Narayan will attend cabinet - but no longer have the leadership of a technology secretary.

21 Jul 2026

Thousands of websites taken down for illegal World Cup streams

More than 1,000 illegal streaming sites were shut down in the US during the tournament, with a similar amount blocked in Colombia.

20 Jul 2026

Ofcom unable to take further legal action against suicide forum

The regulator said it had "no further legal routes available" under the Online Safety Act.

20 Jul 2026

AliExpress fined record €550m by EU for allowing sale of illegal goods

The Chinese retailer allowed unsafe toys and counterfeit clothes to be sold on its site, says the EU.

20 Jul 2026

China's Moonshot AI claims Kimi K3 can rival OpenAI and Anthropic

The company has unveiled a massive new artificial intelligence model it says can take on top American firms.

17 Jul 2026

Trump Media to sell instant access to 'market-moving' social posts

Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.

17 Jul 2026

TikTok faces Ofcom investigation over child age checks

It follows a review by the regulator in May that criticised the platform for not being "safe enough" for children.

16 Jul 2026

Teen hackers who live streamed cyber-attack on TfL jailed

Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for their roles in the attack, which led to large costs for Transport for London.

16 Jul 2026

SpaceX share price drops below stock market debut

Share trading in Elon Musk’s rocket company has been volatile since it went public a month ago.

15 Jul 2026

Midnight social media curfew proposed for UK teens aged 16 and 17

The government says it will improve teenagers' lives but campaigners call it a "missed opportunity".

15 Jul 2026

10 years of Pokémon Go and the millions still trying to catch 'em all

Michael Steranka, vice president at the mobile game's owner Scopely, says it has always been about bringing people together.

13 Jul 2026

Tech Life

Dogs have a great sense of smell. Now machines are being trained to sniff out odours.

21 Jul 2026

Tech Life

Surgeons remotely control two human-like robots in an operating theatre.

14 Jul 2026

Tech Life

The impact screen time is having on younger children.

07 Jul 2026

Tech Life

We hear concerns that shadow banning is limiting access to health advice for women.

30 Jun 2026

Tech Now

Ammie Sekhon goes behind the scenes of WWE to see the tech that supports the show.

18 Jul 2026

Tech Now

Adrienne Murray has rare access to Microsoft's Quantum Lab in Denmark.

11 Jul 2026

Tech Now

Adrienne Murray meets the team using technology to preserve a historic warship in Sweden.

04 Jul 2026

Tech Now

Shiona McCallum visits Fifa HQ in Zurich to see new tech being used in the World Cup.

30 May 2026