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Black Friday turning into Black Fraud Day, says UK cybersecurity chief

Black Friday is fast becoming Black Fraud Day with the discount period now “prime time” for scammers, according to Britain’s cybersecurity chief, who said criminals were using artificial intelligence...

Ireland orders X, TikTok and Instagram to curb terrorist content

Elon Musk’s X, TikTok and Meta’s Instagram have been ordered by Irish media regulators to take “necessary measures”...

BT says budget is set to cost it £100m as it reveals 2,000 more jobs have gone

BT has said it is facing £100m in extra costs as a result of the budget last week,...

Elon Musk hopes Trump victory will help his $44bn Twitter bet pay off

Two years ago, there was some trepidation among advertisers, anti-hate-speech groups and staff about Elon Musk’s acquisition of...

Google faces US government attempt to break it up

The US government may ask a judge to force the breakup of Google’s business as it attempts to...

Google facing US government attempt to break it up, court filing shows

The US government may ask a judge to force the breakup of Google’s business as it attempts to challenge the tech corporation’s monopoly over...

Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court demands

Brazilians are set to regain access to X after a supreme court judge lifted a ban introduced nearly six weeks ago as a result...

UK advertising watchdog cracks down on misleading broadband price ads

The UK advertising watchdog has cracked down on marketing campaigns by telecoms companies including BT, EE, Virgin Media and O2 for misleading consumers about...

Online sleuthing about Nicola Bulley became a ‘monster’, partner says

The partner of Nicola Bulley has described the online obsession with her disappearance as a “monster” that got out of control.Paul Ansell said his...

Warning social media videos could be exploited by scammers to clone voices

Consumers have been warned that their social media videos could be exploited by scammers to clone their voices with AI and then trick their...

Oasis fans are angry but dynamic pricing benefits consumers too | Larry Elliott

Fans of Oasis received a lesson in how capitalism works when the first tickets for the band’s reunion concerts went on sale. People queued...