Category: Technology
Amazon push may help Tom Grennan beat Wham! to UK Christmas No 1
Alexa, can you make a Christmas No 1? As this year’s battle for the most played and bought track of the festive season reaches its [more…]
More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD
More than 140 Facebook content moderators have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder caused by exposure to graphic social media content including murders, suicides, [more…]
‘The work damaged me’: ex-Facebook moderators describe effect of horrific content
When James Irungu took on a new job for the tech outsourcing company Samasource, his manager provided scant details before his training began. But the [more…]
Kate Bush joins campaign against AI using artists’ work without permission
Kate Bush has called on ministers to protect artists from AI using their copyrighted works amid growing concerns from high-profile creatives and ongoing political uncertainty [more…]
Music tells the story of our lives – and trusty old Last.fm does it better than gaudy Spotify Wrapped
Like many music fans with a conscience, I use Spotify begrudgingly. I need to listen to a vast amount of music for work; I want [more…]
Government seeks Whitehall ‘startup’ culture with tech worker secondments
Tech employees will be seconded to work in Whitehall for year-long stints to help the UK government function “more like a startup” under plans to [more…]
Cheaper loans on table to urge UK motorists to EVs, plus cuts in fines for firms
There is “no route to net zero” that ignores the real concerns of businesses, a cabinet minister has warned, as the government prepares to reduce [more…]
UFO expert not ruling out Russia or China links to drones seen at RAF bases
A British former UFO hunter has said he does not “rule out” recent drone incursions over RAF bases in England being connected to Russia and [more…]
Crypto entrepreneur eats banana art he bought for $6.2m
The cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun has fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2m (£4.88m) on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall [more…]
Elon Musk to ‘summon MPs to US to explain threats to American citizens’
Elon Musk has said UK MPs “will be summoned to the United States of America to explain their censorship and threats to American citizens” in [more…]
