Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
David Sacks, the Trump administration’s A.I. and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.
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Barcelona distances itself from sponsor’s cryptocurrency after backlash
Experts say the deal may put fans at risk as the Catalan club tries to relieve its financial woes.
Hard Fork’s 50 Most Iconic Technologies of 2025
“You can’t tell the story of 2025 without these icons.”
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
Rachel Reeves’s statement was thrown into chaos after journalists were able to access the document early.
Nvidia plays down Google chip threat concerns
The world’s most valuable company said it was still “a generation ahead of the industry”.
Cryptology firm cancels elections after losing encryption key
The International Association for Cryptologic Research – created to study secure communication – said it was an “honest human mistake.”
Ofcom vows to ‘name and shame’ over online sexism
But critics say the regulator’s new measures need to be the law rather than guidelines to make the internet safer for women and girls.
Teens plead not guilty over TfL cyber attack
Thalha Jubair, 19, and Owen Flowers, 18, are charged with conspiring to commit unauthorised acts.
Streaming platform Twitch added to Australia’s teen social media ban
It joins other platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat in the ban that starts next month.
Vinted blocks ‘sickening’ sexually explicit ads
The online marketplace removed adverts which included a video a user said depicted a pornographic scene.
Deepfake ‘nudify’ site fined £55,000 over lack of age checks
The regulator said it had also opened new investigations into 20 porn sites over suspected online safety breaches.
Lack of online age verification sparks concern
A review finds an assumption UK age verification would apply in Jersey was not correct.
Roblox blocks children from chatting to adult strangers
One of the world’s most popular gaming platforms has faced criticism for its child safety record.
Don’t blindly trust what AI tells you, says Google’s Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai candidly acknowledged concerns about inaccurate answers generated by Google’s models.
Man who cryogenically froze ex-wife sparks debate for dating new partner
Gui Junmin froze his former spouse as a sign of his devotion – but it’s now emerged he is dating again.
Internet infrastructure firm Cloudflare hit by outage
The company says it is working to working to understand the full impact of a problem which “impacts multiple customers.”
British hacker must repay £4m after hijacking celebrity Twitter accounts
Joseph O’Connor, from Liverpool, hacked more than 130 accounts in July 2020 to promote a Bitcoin scam.
Sky Sports axes ‘sexist’ TikTok channel Halo after three days
The female-focused TikTok channel was dubbed “patronising” and “sexist” by social media users.
Data centre in the shed reduces energy bills to £40
“It’s fantastic because it’s eco-friendly…We’re not burning any gases,” says Terrence Bridges.
Can technology fix fashion’s sizing crisis?
The BBC looks into whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help people who struggle when clothes are oddly sized.
Tech Now
Shiona McCallum meets an AI startup working to fix erratic clothing sizes in fashion.