
Will the TikTok deal mean the app changes in the US?
The app’s Chinese owner ByteDance has signed a deal with investors to run its business in the US.
TUESDAY, 27 JANUARY 2026, 17:19

The app’s Chinese owner ByteDance has signed a deal with investors to run its business in the US.

A new offence looks to build on existing rules outlawing sexually explicit deepfakes and intimate image abuse.

The Artificial Intelligence Security Institute (AISI) says the tech is being used by one in 25 people daily.

Meta is encouraging users to verify themselves to unlock more features or engagement with their posts.

The children’s commissioner says children are “crying out” for family time over the festive break.

The game will be made by Delphi Interactive and released in time for the 2026 World Cup.

When the partnership was unveiled in September the UK government said it would “shape the futures of millions of people”

The child’s was trying to watch Diary of a Wimpy Kid – but a film with “strong sex and sex references” played instead.

The companies have been fined in the past over outages leaving customers unable to call emergency services.

Under the so-called pre-packaged Chapter 11 process, the main maker of its devices will take ownership of the firm.

A deal to sell TikTok has remained elusive, despite earlier claims that a deal was done.

Parents and experts say gaming poses many of the same risks for kids as social media, and want them included.

The errors included getting dialogue wrong and incorrectly claiming a scene was set 100 years earlier than it was.

California’s governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.

The $1bn deal will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters on ChatGPT and Sora.

UK researchers will get a chance to develop applications for the tech giant’s quantum processor.

It said the landmark policy has serious implications for Australians’ privacy and political rights.

McDonald’s said the moment served as “an important learning” as it explored “the effective use of AI”.

India, which is an emerging AI and cloud infrastructure hub, has witnessed a surge of global tech investment recently.

The new law requires tech platforms to ensure that Australians aged under 16 don’t hold accounts.

Teenagers affected by Australia’s under-16 social media ban showed the BBC what happened when they tried to access their accounts.