Serco ordered to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor staff
Biometric data of more than 2,000 staff at 38 leisure centres was unlawfully processed to check attendance, watchdog finds
‘We milked the hell out of it’: what happens after local food places go viral?
Social media sensations such as the Spudman, Binley Mega Chippy, Get Baked and Wakey Wines cope with the crowds – and the fallout
Tyler Perry halts $800m studio expansion after being shocked by AI
US film and TV mogul says he has paused his plans, having seen demonstrations of OpenAI video generator
OnePlus 12 review: smartphone left behind by top rivals
Slick screen, top chip and long battery life let down by lack of advanced AI and short support life
Huge cybersecurity leak lifts lid on world of China’s hackers for hire
Leaked files shows range of services offered and bought, with data harvested from targets worldwide
Large-scale cellular phone outage hits AT&T customers across US
More than 70,000 affected as users of AT&T report disruptions including to emergency service calls
Online slot machine stakes to be capped at £5 in Great Britain
Maximum will be £2 for younger adults but campaigners say government has not gone far enough
AI deepfakes come of age as billions prepare to vote in a bumper year of elections
Governments and tech companies are locked in debate over how best to police an information ecosystem that is at serious risk of disruption
Reddit files for initial public offering ahead of stock market debut
The platform’s listing, expected in March, would be the largest IPO by a social media company since Pinterest went public in 2019
Apple says Spotify wants ‘limitless’ access to its tools without paying
US tech firm condemns streamer for seeking to overturn its App Store rules as EU judgment is expected
Wall Street’s S&P 500 and Japan’s Nikkei hit record highs amid AI boom
Nvidia broke the record for the biggest-ever single-day increase in a company’s stock market value, adding $277bn
I was married almost a year ago. Why am I still obsessed with a Facebook wedding planning group?
Although she never once posted, Brittney Rigby discovered she’s not alone in sticking around long after her nuptials. Some online communities are just too good to leave
Google pauses AI-generated images of people after ethnicity criticism
Company says it will adjust its Gemini model after criticism of ethnically diverse Vikings and second world war German soldiers
Switzerland calls on UN to explore possibility of solar geoengineering
Proposal focuses on technique that fills atmosphere with particles, reflecting part of sun’s heat and light back into space