The Game Awards 2024: Astro Bot and Final Fantasy lead nominations
Sony This year’s Game Awards shortlist has been announced, with Astro Bot and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth picking up the
Read moreTechnology
Trump names ‘big tech’ critic Brendan Carr to head US comms regulator
US President-elect Donald Trump has named “big tech” critic Brendan Carr to lead the US communications regulator, after he takes
Read moreRoblox to ban young children from messaging others
Getty Images Roblox has announced it will block under-13s from messaging others on the online gaming platform as part of
Read more‘Record breaking’ 60m homes watched Tyson vs Paul fight, Netflix says
Getty Images Netflix says 60 million households worldwide tuned in live to see Mike Tyson take on Jake Paul, in
Read more‘Do not pet’: Why are robot dogs patrolling Mar-A-Lago?
Reuters A robotic dog named “Spot” made by Boston Dynamics is the latest tool in the arsenal of the US
Read moreElon Musk adds Microsoft to lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
Getty Images Elon Musk has stepped up his ongoing feud with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI with a revived lawsuit against the firm,
Read moreX users jump to Bluesky – but what is it and who owns it?
Getty You may have seen the word “Bluesky” popping up on your social media pages recently and wondered what people
Read moreUS hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions
A hacker has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for laundering the proceeds of one of the
Read more‘Amazing showcase’ for UK gaming industry cancelled
One of the main showcases for UK gaming has been cancelled, reflecting the wider struggles of an industry which has
Read moreEurope’s flying taxi dreams falter as cash runs short
Volocopter One of the innovations at this year’s Paris Olympics was supposed to be an electric flying taxi service. Germany’s
Read moreOutage hits Bluesky just as the platform’s popularity takes off
The social media platform Bluesky was hit by an outage on Thursday, amid a rising wave of popularity for the
Read moreMeta fined €798m over ‘unfair’ Facebook Marketplace
Meta has been fined €798m (£664m) for breaking competition law by embedding Facebook Marketplace within its social network. The European
Read moreZuckerberg records ‘romantic’ cover of explicit rap hit
Getty Images Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has recorded his own version of rap track Get Low alongside US star T-Pain,
Read moreAmazon launches Temu and Shein rival with ‘crazy low’ prices
Amazon has launched a new outlet called Haul which caps the price of products on sale at $20 (£15.79), in
Read moreApple accused of trapping and ripping off 40m iCloud customers
Getty Images Apple is facing a legal claim accusing it of effectively locking 40 million British customers into its iCloud
Read moreThe Guardian stops posting on Elon Musk’s ‘toxic’ X
British newspaper group the Guardian has announced it will no longer post on X, formerly Twitter, saying it has become
Read moreVW launches $5.8bn tie-up with Tesla rival Rivian
Volkswagen Group (VW) and Tesla rival Rivian have launched a joint venture, with the German car giant increasing its investment
Read moreNatWest blocks staff from using WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger
NatWest Group has blocked messaging services WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Skype on company devices to stop staff using them to
Read moreSeven wild moments from the turbulent story of Bitcoin
Reuters Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has helped push the price of Bitcoin to a series of
Read moreDNA-testing site 23andMe to lay off 40% of its workers
The struggling genetic testing company 23andMe says it will cut 40% of its workforce, or 200 jobs, as it fights
Read more