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‘Nothing stopping’ child abuse image sharing on WhatsApp, group warns

The Internet Watch Foundation is calling for more mechanisms to be put in place to protect children.

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Tech firm apologises for hostess lampshade outfits

The company-branded lampshades, which obscured the women’s faces, have been called “creepy” and “sexist.”

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Disney+ terms prevent allergy death lawsuit, Disney says

The entertainment giant says the terms of a free trial prevent it from being sued for wrongful death.

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China firm claims world’s fastest-charging EV battery

Zeekr says the new batteries can be charged from 10% to 80% in 10 and a half minutes using its chargers.

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Why is Elon Musk’s X struggling with technical problems?

The billionaire’s interview with Donald Trump was delayed while the platform struggled with tech issues.

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YouTube’s former chief Susan Wojcicki dies aged 56

One of Google’s earliest employees, Ms Wojcicki had been ill with lung cancer for two years.

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A week of unrest – and a week of silence from big tech

Social media firms are accused of stoking the disorder in the UK but have not commented on it. Why?

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Delta Airlines laces into CrowdStrike, says it lost $500m in outage

The US-based carrier has indicated it will sue both CrowdStrike and Microsoft for the damages

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The AI tech aiming to identify future Olympians

Olympics fans are trying a new AI-powered system to see if they may be able to win a gold medal one day.

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Elon Musk shares faked far-right ‘detainment camp’ post

The image was faked to look like it had come from the Daily Telegraph website.

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