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Broadband must be accessible to all, peers told
Broadband should be made more accessible to people on benefits by encouraging them to use discounted deals designed for them, experts say.
Vodafone credit card size 5G network could eventually expand private wireless markets
Vodafone has unveiled a prototype 5G network built on a credit card sized Raspberry Pi personal computer and an equally small, advanced silicon chipset.
Instagram and Facebook join Twitter with paid-for verification
Instagram and Facebook users will now be able to pay for a blue tick verification, parent company Meta has announced.
Half of SMEs experience surge in cyber-attacks
Over half of UK SMEs have experienced some form of cyber-attack in recent months a new report has found.
Court rules NFT images of furry Birkin bags violated trademark legislation
An artist who made and sold digital images of Birkin handbags covered in fur violated trademark rights, a Manhattan court has concluded.
Google’s Bard AI bot mistake wipes $100bn off shares
Google is searching for ways to reassure people that it is still out in front in the race for the best artificial intelligence technology.
Google to unveil Bard a direct competitor to ChatGPT as global AI battle hots up
Google is set to unveil its rival to ChatGPT as the battle for the future of internet search comes to a head.
Apple sales in biggest fall since 2019
Apple sales dropped at the end of 2022 as shoppers squeezed by the rising cost of living cut back their purchases.
Facebook and Instagram to restrict advertisers’ access to teenagers’ data
Facebook and Instagram are to tighten restrictions around the data available to firms to target ads at teenage users, the platforms’ parent company, Meta, has said.
Microsoft moves in on $10bn backing for ChatGPT ‘sensation’
Microsoft is weighing up a second investment in the developer behind the advanced ChatGPT chatbot, this time for $10 billion.
Confidential documents from 14 UK schools leaked by hackers following cyber-attack
14 UK schools have fallen victim to a major cyber-attack, resulting in confidential documents, including children’s passport scans and staff contracts, being leaked.
Meta dealt blow by EU ruling that could result in data use ‘opt-in’
The business model of Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta empire has been dealt a blow following a ruling that its legal justification for targeting users with personalised ads broke EU data laws.
UK tech sector retains third in the world as sector resilience brings continued growth
The UK tech sector will end the year as Europe’s leading ecosystem, retaining its position as the main challenger to the US and China
Britain falling behind with full-fibre broadband roll out
Britain still lags behind many European and Asian countries in the fastest broadband despite a record pace of rollout, according to Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report.
