US bans new Huawei equipment sales over ‘unacceptable risk’ to national security
Bar on telecommunications products from firms including ZTE, Dahua and Hikvision are part of latest crackdown on Chinese tech giants amid spying fears
The Biden administration...
London City airport to allow laptops and liquids through security in hand luggage
Airport will introduce CT scanners in all lanes by April, removing need to take items out of luggage
Passengers will be able to leave laptops and...
‘It’s discrimination’: millions of Britons frozen out in the digital age
From banking to shopping and parking, consumers without access to tech are left frustrated
Many people in Britain can’t live without their smartphone and use it...
Newport semiconductor factory: ‘Losing these jobs would be devastating’
UK government blocked new Chinese ownership on security grounds, but Nexperia bosses had ‘planned to build two new plants’
The clean room in Newport, south Wales,...
San Francisco police propose using robots capable of ‘deadly force’
City’s board of supervisors to consider proposal involving remote-controlled devices
The San Francisco police department has proposed that it be allowed to use robots with “deadly...
Tesla recalls more than 15,000 Australian electric vehicles over faulty tail lights
Model 3 and Model Y light issue can be fixed with software update but leads to EV manufacturer’s third recall in Australia this month
Elon Musk offers general amnesty to suspended Twitter accounts
Poll organised by new owner backed reopening accounts, leading to fears ‘superspreaders of hate’ will return to social media platform
Elon Musk has announced a general...
Online safety bill will criminalise ‘downblousing’ and ‘deepfake’ porn
Nonconsensual explicit images to be tackled in bill returning to parliament next month
Nonconsensual “deepfake” pornography and “downblousing” will be made illegal when the online safety...
Embrace what may be the most important green technology ever. It could save us all | George Monbiot
Never mind the yuck factor: precision fermentation could produce new staple foods, and end our reliance on farming
So what do we do now? After 27...
What are dabloons?: Tiktok’s new imaginary economy explained
The ‘dabloon revolution’ is all over the social media platform. Here’s everything you need to know
A “dabloon revolution” is taking over TikTok – but what...