April 19, 2021
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CES 2021: The tech expo swaps Vegas for a virtual show

Leo from BBC said that Under normal circumstances this would have been one of the busiest weeks in the tech calendar. Thousands of new products would […]
April 17, 2021
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Trustpilot condemns legal action against reviewer

bbc said that “We strongly oppose the use of legal action to silence consumers’ freedom of speech. As a public, open, review platform we believe strongly […]
April 17, 2021
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Bitcoin consumes ‘more electricity than Argentina’

Cristina Criddle from bbc said that Bitcoin uses more electricity annually than the whole of Argentina, analysis by Cambridge University suggests.”Mining” for the cryptocurrency is power-hungry, […]
April 17, 2021
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Broadband switching should be less ‘hassle’, says Ofcom

Jane Wakefield from bbc said that People who want to swap broadband providers should be able to do so more simply, regulator Ofcom has said.It follows […]
April 17, 2021
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Twitter’s ‘extraordinary year’ sees record revenues

bbc said that Twitter has posted record revenues for the last quarter of 2020, capping off what its chief executive said was “an extraordinary year” for […]
April 17, 2021
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Facebook sued for ‘losing control’ of users’ data

bbc said that Facebook is being sued for “losing control” of the data of about a million users in England and Wales.The alleged failings were revealed […]
April 17, 2021
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Bitcoin investors: From buying a Bentley to losing it all

Zoe Kleinman from bbc said that Bitcoin has soared to trade at an eye-watering $48,000 (£34,820), following the news that Tesla has bought $1.5bn of the […]
April 13, 2021
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Tech Tent: Facebook v Australia – two sides to the story

bbc said that The battle between the Australian government and the tech giants over a law which would make them pay for news content has been […]
April 12, 2021
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Facebook to stop recommending civic and political groups

bbc said that Facebook will stop recommending users join “civic and political” groups, as it tries to reduce the number of political posts in people’s feeds. […]
April 12, 2021
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Facebook’s Oversight Board orders takedowns restored

Jane Wakefield from bbc said that Facebook’s Oversight Board has made its first rulings about content, deciding four out of five of the removed posts referred […]
April 12, 2021
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Tech Tent: Iron Man’s climate change mission

Rory Cellan-Jones from bbc said that He’s one of Hollywood’s biggest stars and, as Iron Man, is many moviegoers’ idea of what a tech tycoon should […]
April 11, 2021
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Why the GameStop story is far from oveWhy the GameStop story is far from overWhy the GameStop story is far from overr

bbc said that GameStop’s shares slumped by 40% in 25 minutes on Wednesday, after a few days of frenetic growth.Earlier that day the share price had […]
April 11, 2021
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Tech Tent: Did social media inspire Congress riot?

Rory from BBC said that It was the most violent assault on the US Capitol since the British Army set it ablaze in the war of […]
March 28, 2021
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Huawei takes HSBC to court as it tries to stop extradition

Gordon Corera from bbc said that The Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is taking the bank HSBC to court in the UK as part of its attempt […]
March 28, 2021
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Google’s $7 Billion Real Estate Plans Shows Not All Tech Firms Want To Go Fully Virtual

forbes said that On Thursday, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company, Alphabet, published a blog post announcing plans to invest $7 billion in […]
March 28, 2021
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Gigabit broadband: First areas to benefit announced

bbc said that The government has announced the first stages of its plans to get ultra-fast broadband to the remotest of homes in the UK.Originally it […]
March 28, 2021
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How I bickered and bonded with a Spotify hacker

Eloise Horsfield from bbc said that I live alone in Bristol and work from home. One morning, when I hadn’t seen anyone except the cat for […]
March 28, 2021
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Chip shortage: Samsung warns of ‘serious imbalance’

bbc said that Samsung, the world’s biggest computer-chip manufacturer, has warned of a “serious imbalance” in the semiconductor industry, as global shortages cause disruption.It also said […]
March 18, 2021
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Coca-Cola company trials first paper bottle

bbc said that Coca-Cola is to test a paper bottle as part of a longer-term bid to eliminate plastic from its packaging entirely. The prototype is […]
March 18, 2021
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US President Joe Biden ‘pauses’ TikTok and WeChat bans

bbc said that US President Joe Biden has paused legal action against TikTok and WeChat, which could have seen the apps banned in the United States.While […]