Category: Technology
Canada to follow US lead in imposing 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles
Canada, following the lead of the United States, on Monday said it would impose a 100% tariff on the import of Chinese electric vehicles and [more…]
How west Africa’s online fraudsters moved into sextortion
In the late 90s and early 2000s, as internet connectivity began penetrating west Africa, young people soon realised that individuals in North America and Europe [more…]
AI-generated parody song about immigrants storms into German Top 50
A song about immigrants whose music, vocals and artwork were entirely generated using artificial intelligence has made the Top 50 most listened to songs in [more…]
Elon Musk says X will pull operations from Brazil after ‘censorship orders’
Elon Musk announced on Saturday that the social media platform X would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship [more…]
Jess Phillips calls X a ‘place of misery’ as she vows to scale back use
A government minister said she has scaled back her use of social media platform X, arguing it had become “a bit despotic” and was “a [more…]
Nicolás Maduro blocks X for 10 days in Venezuela amid spat with Elon Musk
President Nicolás Maduro said he had ordered a 10-day block on access to X in Venezuela, accusing the owner, Elon Musk, of using the social [more…]
Online Safety Act not fit for purpose after far-right riots, says Sadiq Khan
Laws designed to counter misinformation are “not fit for purpose” and must be revisited after the spread of online falsehoods contributed to this month’s far-right [more…]
NHS IT firm faces £6m fine over medical records hack
A software provider faces being fined more than £6m over a 2022 ransomware attack that disrupted NHS and social care services in England, the data [more…]
Sound clashes are a thrilling reggae tradition. Will AI ruin them?
Four days after the attempt on his life, the voice of Donald Trump booms from the speakers in Montego Bay, Jamaica: “If they needed an [more…]
Welsh record label to digitise entire catalogue of 26,000 recordings
For 55 years, the record label Sain, which is based in the north-west Wales village of Llandwrog, has been behind some of the most important [more…]
