Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters
The fast food chain is reassessing its use of the tech after a number of errors were shared widely online.
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Kick accuses French authorities of politicising streamer’s death
Raphaël Graven, also known as Jean Pormanove, died during a live stream on the Kick website.
Hackers used AI to ‘to commit large-scale theft’
A report from the makers of Claude said the AI tool had been used to commit cyber-attacks and fraud.
Japanese town proposes two-hour daily limit on smartphones
The limit would only apply outside of work and study time and no fines would be given if breached
Apple warns UK against introducing tougher tech regulation
The iPhone maker is pushing back against proposed changes required by the UK competition watchdog
European banks hit by rogue PayPal payments worth ‘billions’
Local media said German lenders had reported millions of suspicious direct debits from the payment firm.
HSBC resolves app and online banking outage
Thousands of people reported problems during what was the latest in a long line of banking IT failures.
Kpop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix’s most viewed film ever
It is the latest in a series of chart-topping achievements by the animated musical.
Video platform Kick investigated over streamer’s death
The French government also says it is suing the platform over the death of Raphaël Graven, also known as Jean Pormanove.
How to stop AI agents going rogue
Agentic AI is taking decisions and acting on behalf of users, but how to stop that going wrong?
Child sex abuse victim begs Elon Musk to remove links to her images
BBC investigation finds US victim’s images are traded globally by an operator based in Indonesia.
Women aren’t just ‘cosy gamers’ – I play horror games and 600,000 watch
Once thought of as a male-dominated pastime, the number of women streaming and playing video games is growing rapidly.
My ex stalked me, so I joined a ‘dating safety’ app. Then my address was leaked
Thousands of women who signed up had their data, including images, posts, and comments, leaked.
Apple TV+ raises subscription prices worldwide, including in UK
The streaming industry has seen a series of price hikes from its major players in the past year.
TikTok to lay off hundreds of UK content moderators
The firm says it’s planning to relocate work to its other offices in Europe and invest more in AI.
Elon Musk and X reach settlement with axed Twitter workers
Ex-Twitter staff sued the platform after some 6,000 employees were sacked in 2022.
4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC
The online message board’s lawyers say UK safety laws shouldn’t apply to a business based in the US.
French streamer’s death ‘not due to trauma’, autopsy finds
The online personality known as Jean Pormanove was found dead in his home in Nice on Monday.
Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot appears to have published messages without users’ knowledge.
Netflix signs up another YouTube star with Mark Rober deal
The YouTuber and former Nasa engineer is working with Jimmy Kimmel to make a new competition show.
Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices in US as tariff fears persist
The Japanese technology giant cited economic challenges as it raised prices for the consoles by around $50.