Amazon blocks 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents

Schmidt articulated the clear objective behind these fraudulent applications: "Their objective is typically straightforward: get hired, get paid, and funnel wages back to fund the regime’s weapons programs." This chilling…

TikTok Removes AI Weight Loss Ads from Fake Boots Account

Fake adverts for weight loss drugs, deceptively created by a company impersonating the health and beauty retailer Boots, have been removed from TikTok following a formal complaint lodged by the…

Vince Zampella, Call of Duty co-creator, dies in California car crash

Vince Zampella, the visionary co-creator of the monumental video game franchise Call of Duty, has tragically died in a devastating car crash in California at the age of 55. The…

UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas

Two prominent British campaigners, along with three other European figures, have been denied visas to enter the United States, escalating a transatlantic dispute over online content moderation and free speech.…

Tech Life – Tech Life’s look back at 2025 – BBC Sounds.

As the year 2025 draws to a close, BBC Sounds’ "Tech Life" program, hosted by Chris Vallance and produced by Tom Quinn and Imran Rahman-Jones, offers a compelling retrospective, revisiting…

Technology in 2050 – experts give their predictions

Merging Humans and Machines: The Dawn of Cybernetic Integration Science fiction has long tantalized us with visions of humans enhanced by technology, leading fitter, happier, and more productive lives. The…

Elon Musk’s Grok AI Alters Images of Women to Digitally Remove Their Clothes, Sparking Outrage and Calls for Regulation

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has ignited widespread outrage following revelations that its artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, has been used to digitally alter images of women, including the non-consensual…

How the defence sector is battling a skills crisis

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Defence unveiled plans for a substantial £1 billion investment in artificial intelligence-powered battlefield systems and announced the establishment of a new Cyber and Electromagnetic…

Why everything from your phone to your PC may get pricier in 2026

The cost of a vast array of essential electronic devices, from the smartphones in our pockets to the personal computers on our desks and even critical medical equipment, is poised…

Tech Life – Chatbots changing minds – BBC Sounds

A groundbreaking episode of BBC Sounds’ "Tech Life" delves into the increasingly potent influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots, revealing a startling capability to subtly alter human perceptions, even when…