UK watchdog fines facial recognition firm £7.5m over image collection
The UK’s data watchdog has fined a facial recognition company £7.5m for collecting images of people from social media platforms and the web to add...
Nursery trainer complains of racist abuse after Tory MP calls work ‘brainless’
An early years trainer has said she received a torrent of racist emails after a Conservative politician described her work as “brainless nonsense” and called...
Is the great pandemic parcel boom finally over? | Zoe Williams
As regular life resumes in fits and starts, Royal Mail is feeling the squeeze. This is partly because everybody’s squeezed, but partly because deliveries are...
Tether pays out $10bn in withdrawals since start of crypto crash
Tether, the multibillion dollar “stablecoin” that functions as the largest bank in the cryptocurrency economy, has paid out $10bn (£8bn) in withdrawals since the crypto...
Can Abba really recreate the feel of a live concert using holograms 41 years after their last set?
Just over 41 years ago, Abba played their last concert together. It wasn’t a live show for salivating fans, but a short set for Swedish...
Seven centuries of Irish archives painstakingly recreated after being destroyed in civil war
In June 1922, the opening battle of Ireland’s civil war destroyed one of Europe’s great archives in a historic calamity that reduced seven centuries of...
YouTube removes more than 9,000 channels relating to Ukraine war
YouTube has taken down more than 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels related to the war in Ukraine for violating content guidelines, including removal of videos...
Drivers beware! Garmin’s new bike light is recording your every move
There’s a new bike light going on sale today and it could help cyclists name and shame motorists who don’t give them enough space on...
Lidl is offering broadband users £25 off their next shop – how to grab this discount
Budget supermarket chain Lidl is dishing out £25 vouchers for customers with a broadband connection. The new deal, which can be found via the Lidl...
Sky TV and Virgin Media customers may soon get a blockbuster new channel to watch
Virgin Media, Sky and BT customers could soon be able to tune into a blockbuster new sports channel. It’s been revealed that BT Sport and...