Martyn Landi
Tech
Google facing £25 billion legal claim over abuse of search advertising market
The US tech giant has been accused of abusing its dominant position in online search to overcharge advertisers.
By Martyn Landi
29 May 2025
Tech
Ofcom to ‘shine light’ on sites not doing enough to protect women and girls
The regulator has published new guidance for tech firms on protecting women and girls under the Online Safety Act.
By Martyn Landi
26 Feb 2025
Tech
AI tools can help ‘fuel creativity’, YouTube executive says
Steve McLendon was speaking as the video platform revealed it now had one billion monthly consumers of podcast content on the site.
By Martyn Landi
26 Feb 2025
Tech
Apple fixing iPhone bug that sees ‘Trump’ appear in text when users say ‘racist’
The tech giant said the glitch was caused by a bug in its speech recognition systems that power its voice-to-text tools.
By Martyn Landi
26 Feb 2025
Business News
Government will ‘take everybody into the digital future’ with new inclusion plan
Technology ministers Peter Kyle and Sir Chris Bryant have unveiled a new plan to boost access to digital skills training and tech.
By Martyn Landi
26 Feb 2025
Tech
Meta fact-checker cuts will allow spread of racist misinformation, MPs say
The social media giant’s decision to replace third-party fact checkers with a user-generated community notes system has been heavily criticised.
By Martyn Landi
25 Feb 2025
Politics
UK newspapers launch campaign against AI copyright plans
The front pages of many of the UK’s biggest newspapers are showcasing a coordinated campaign against Government plans around AI and copyright.
By Martyn Landi
25 Feb 2025
Music
Musicians protest against AI copyright plans with silent album release
Kate Bush and Annie Lennox are among the high-profile artists who helped write the protest album.
By Martyn Landi
25 Feb 2025
UK
Virgin Media O2 outage leaves customers unable to get online
The company has confirmed it is working to fix the issue.
By Martyn Landi
24 Feb 2025
Health
Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 can be used as hearing aid in UK after software update
The tech giant’s latest earphones can analyse a wearer’s hearing and boost sounds if hearing loss is detected.
By Martyn Landi
24 Feb 2025
Tech
What is Apple’s Advanced Data Protection and why is it controversial?
The technology giant has confirmed it is removing the security feature from the UK after a stand-off with the Government.
By Martyn Landi
21 Feb 2025
Tech
Bluesky boosts safety tools as user numbers continue to rise
The social media site has seen its user numbers more than double between November and January as users continue to flee Elon Musk’s X.
By Martyn Landi
21 Feb 2025
Politics
Government has made UK user data ‘less secure’ with Apple row – experts
Cybersecurity experts say the tech giant’s decision would leave UK users more at risk of having their data accessed.
By Martyn Landi
21 Feb 2025
Tech
Apple pulls data protection tool from UK after Government security row
The tech giant confirmed it was removing its Advanced Data Protection tool from use in the UK.
By Martyn Landi
21 Feb 2025
Tech
OpenAI tool that can online shop for you comes to the UK
Operator is an AI agent that can complete tasks on the web autonomously.
By Martyn Landi
21 Feb 2025
Business News
Vodafone working on drones to restore mobile signal if masts go down
The mobile operator has carried out a trial of drones carrying light beam technology from Alphabet’s X labs.
By Martyn Landi
20 Feb 2025
Tech
How does the 16e compare to the rest of the iPhone line-up?
Apple has said its ‘more affordable’ handset offers many of the same key features, but at a lower price.
By Martyn Landi
19 Feb 2025
Tech
Tesco fixes online shopping basket glitch
Customers had been unable to add certain groceries to their online shopping baskets earlier on Wednesday.
By Martyn Landi
19 Feb 2025
UK
Apple unveils new budget iPhone 16e
The ‘more affordable’ handset is the first outside Apple’s flagship line-up to include its Apple Intelligence AI tools.
By Martyn Landi
19 Feb 2025
Tech
Tesco customers hit by online shopping glitch
Online shoppers with the supermarket have reported large numbers of items suddenly disappearing from their basket and being marked unavailable.
By Martyn Landi
19 Feb 2025
Tech
Elon Musk’s X looking for cash from investors – report
The platform is in talks over a new funding round which could value it at 44 billion dollars – the same price Mr Musk paid for it in 2022.
By Martyn Landi
19 Feb 2025