In an effort to protect kids, the UK government is considering banning social media for those under 16.
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Mojang and UK-based Merlin Entertainment have sealed a deal to build Minecraft-based theme parks in the US and UK.
The consumer watchdog Which? alleged that Apple has locked its users into iCloud and discouraged them from using alternative services.
UK network provider Virgin Media O2 has developed an AI-generated grandma 'Daisy' who keeps talking to phone scammers on your behalf.
The UK Government has begin a consultation into whether USB-C should be made a common charging standard.
A new warning from Which? highlights the risks of recycling mobile numbers, urging users to keep theirs active to avoid unwanted calls and potential security breaches.
OpenAI has expanded the availability of its Advanced Voice feature to Plus subscribers in the UK. This feature boasts faster response times and now offers five additional voices.
LinkedIn has ceased training its AI models on data from UK users after a complaint from the Information Commissioner's Office regarding data privacy practices and consent issues.
The UK's CMA expresses caution over Vodafone's merger with Three, fearing millions may face higher mobile service costs despite possible network improvements.
Ofcom expands One Touch Switch rules, allowing easier broadband and phone switching. This move aims to enhance competition and could lead to lower prices for consumers.
A new report from Broadband Genie has found out which UK cities have the fastest and slowest broadband. Interestingly, the best performers were widely distributed around the UK nations.
One of the major UK carriers is rumored to offer double the storage for free for the Google Pixel 9 smartphones, which applies to all storage variants of the upcoming flagship smartphones.
The UK government has announced that a second cohort of innovative startups are to go through ChipStart to attract funding and turn their ideas into business realities. There are 11 startups.
A fresh leak seems to have not only obtained the EU price, but also the US and UK pricing of the upcoming Google Pixel Buds Pro 2, and it appears that you may have to pay more this time around.
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has fined CBPL, a Coinbase subsidiary, for allowing high-risk customers use its services to get access to crypto assets. It has been fined £3.5 million.
Virgin Media O2 has said it's on track to turn off its 3G network in 2025 following successful switch-off trials. It will contact customers who need to make any changes to use its services.
Ofcom has finally put an end to inflation-linked price rises for UK customers in phone, broadband, and pay-TV contracts. However, it is too late to help those walloped by the recent inflation.
Block's Cash App is pulling out of the UK market to focus its efforts on the US. The company said it had not made the decision lightly as it knew the impacts it would have, but it decided to continue.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating whether Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI employees was a strategic maneuver to avoid scrutiny over a potential acquisition.
Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 have expanded their network sharing agreement. It will benefit Three customers if Vodafone's merger goes through and it will see Virgin Media O2 buy spectrum.
Tubi is coming to the UK, the company has said. It will be available over the next few weeks on TV platforms, iOS, Android, and the Web. It said it has more than 20,000 films and TV episodes.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is investigating Hewlett Packard Enterprise's acquisition of Juniper Networks. It said that phase 1 of the investigation will close in August.
Vodafone has announced that the world's biggest subsea cable, 2Africa, is now connected to the UK via Cornwall in the south of the country. The cable links Europe, Africa, and South Asia.
Three has conducted a survey among parents and found that they worry about their children's lack of digital skills. To help address the skills gap, it has launched workshops in 297 stores.
After multiple rounds of leaks and rumors, it seems like the Samsung Galaxy Watch FE is indeed coming, as the official support pages of the affordable smartwatch have gone live in multiple regions.
BT has been fined £2,800,000 by Ofcom for failing to provide a summary of its contracts to EE and Plusnet customers before they signed up. BT will also have to let people exit contracts without fees.
The UK has launched the independent UK Semiconductor Institute. It will help bring together government, universities, and the private sector to help the country's semiconductor sector do well.
The UK government's AI Safety Institute will launch a San Francisco-based office in the summer. It wants to expand its expertise in AI by having easy access to the creators in San Francisco.
The UK government is formulating proposals to help rights holders learn if their content has been used to train AI models. It aims to have these proposals ready before the election in autumn.
The CMA is no longer looking into Microsoft's partnership with Mistral AI, where it was given a minority stake. This means the regulator doesn't believe the partnership is a threat to competition.
One of the UK's biggest mobile networks, Three, has announced connectivity improvements on one of the UK's major transportation networks. It hopes that this will help turn London into a smart city.
U.K. media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into adult content-sharing platform OnlyFans regarding the platform's insufficient age-verification measures that failed to restrict minors.
A fresh leak shows the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE in the UK carrier EE's database indicating that the wallet-friendly phone with flagship features from the Korean giant could launch in the UK in future.
The United Kingdom government has begun to draft a set of regulations that aim to govern the most powerful language models such as those behind OpenAI's ChatGPT which aims to limit potential harm.
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EE has announced a simpler price increase model that will come into force next year. It said that customers would be told of price increases in pounds and pence, and they wouldn't be inflation-linked.
The US DOJ has unsealed indictments against seven Chinese hackers involved with the APT31 hacking group. The group has targeted US and UK politicians as well as businesses and critics of China.
A total of 47 million mobile and broadband customers are going to be hit with price rises in April. The comparison website Uswitch has provided some tips on how customers can avoid the hikes.
Apple Sports is now available to download from the App Store on iPhone if you're in the US, UK, or Canada. You can see scores, upcoming games, play-by-play information, team stats, and more.
An international task force has nabbed two actors involved with the LockBit ransomware that has been causing a major headache for companies around the world since 2019. Infrastructure was seized too.
The UK-based consumer rights group, Which?, has exposed the scale of scam ads across major online platforms such as Google, YouTube, and Facebook. It called on companies to do more.
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