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Tuesday

Elon Musk: Twitter boss announces blue tick shake-up
Only paying users will have their content recommended and be allowed to vote in polls from 15 April.
28.03.2023 - 05:57

The tech helping driverless cars see round corners
A trial in London used existing street cameras to help an autonomous car navigate city streets.
28.03.2023 - 01:13

Clearview AI used nearly 1m times by US police, it tells the BBC
Clearview AI has been used by the police nearly a million times in the US, it tells the BBC.
28.03.2023 - 00:44

Monday

Binance accused of breaking US financial laws
US regulators seek a ban on the crypto platform as they ramp up their regulation of the industry.
27.03.2023 - 23:09

NFT: Plans for Royal Mint produced token dropped
Plans for a government-backed digital token, ordered to be created by Rishi Sunak, have been axed.
27.03.2023 - 21:42

Silicon Valley Bank: Collapsed US lender bought by rival
The collapsed lender was seized by US regulators after a run on the bank.
27.03.2023 - 16:21

Why fun apps are banned on French officials' phones
France is removing not only TikTok but all "recreational" applications from government devices.
27.03.2023 - 15:54

Jack Ma: Alibaba founder seen in China after long absence
The 58-year-old reportedly visited a school that he founded in his hometown of Hangzhou.
27.03.2023 - 11:52

Elon Musk: Twitter says parts of source code leaked online
Elon Musk has also reportedly indicated Twitter is now worth less than half the amount he paid for it.
27.03.2023 - 07:07

Saturday

Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder and creator of Moore's Law, dies aged 94
Mr Moore famously predicted that computer processing power would double every two years.
25.03.2023 - 06:16

Friday

Utah is first US state to limit teen social media access
One of the bills will give parents full access to their children's online private messages.
24.03.2023 - 05:57

Do Kwon: Fugitive 'cryptocrash' boss arrested in Montenegro
Terraform Labs' Do Kwon has also been charged with fraud by US prosecutors.
24.03.2023 - 05:12

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's Congress showdown: Five takeaways
Tech executives don't get an easy ride before Congress, but Shou Zi Chew's hearing was exceptionally bruising.
24.03.2023 - 03:11

Crewless container ships appear on the horizon
Autonomous container ships are undergoing trials with crewless voyages planned in the next two years.
24.03.2023 - 01:30

Thursday

'Psychological warfare': US politicians grill TikTok boss
The TikTok CEO faced US lawmakers during a Congressional hearing on the app's practices.
23.03.2023 - 18:54

Could the US government actually block people from accessing TikTok altogether?
The US government is threatening to ban TikTok - how would that work?
23.03.2023 - 15:15

ChatGPT bug leaked users' conversation histories
Social media users had shared images of chat histories with AI conversations they said were not theirs.
23.03.2023 - 04:03

Wednesday

Shou Zi Chew: Who is the TikTok CEO?
The 40-year-old is facing questioning from US lawmakers amid growing suspicion of the Chinese app.
22.03.2023 - 23:30

Sidemen manager: 'I cut out alcohol to succeed'
Jordan Schwarzenberger talks about his attitude to alcohol in the workplace for our CEO Secrets series.
22.03.2023 - 01:12

Tuesday

Bill Gates: AI is most important tech advance in decades
The former Microsoft boss says AI is the second revolutionary technology he's seen in his lifetime.
21.03.2023 - 20:56

Hungary official takes on German MEP in AI 'rap battle'
It's fair to say neither man's effort is likely to dominate the streaming charts.
21.03.2023 - 17:09

Bard: Google's rival to ChatGPT launches for over-18s
The tech giant is rolling out its new AI chatbot, called Bard, to users in the US and UK first.
21.03.2023 - 15:00

Zhao Weiguo: Chinese regulator accuses chip tycoon of corruption
Zhao Weiguo formerly headed Tsinghua Unigroup, which was one of China's leading chipmakers.
21.03.2023 - 06:03

‘I left teaching to train as a heat pump engineer’
Heat pumps could radically cut household CO2 emissions, but there's a shortage of qualified installers.
21.03.2023 - 00:54

Friday

The revolution underway in India's diamond industry
India's long history with diamonds enters a new chapter as lab-grown versions of the gem take off.
17.03.2023 - 01:07

Tuesday

Could waste plastic become a useful fuel source?
A process that turns waste plastic and CO2 into fuel has been developed at Cambridge University.
14.03.2023 - 01:01

Friday

Is there a better way to insulate our draughty homes?
Aerogel is described as the most effective insulating material known to science, so why isn't it used more?
10.03.2023 - 01:05

Tuesday

How slimmed-down websites can cut their carbon emissions
Businesses are discovering tweaks that can dramatically reduce the environmental impact of their websites.
07.03.2023 - 01:01

Friday

Ros Atkins on... The creeping TikTok bans
The app is banned from employee phones by various governments amid security concerns.
03.03.2023 - 01:09