Martyn Landi
Tech
Teach young people about ransomware risks before they enter work, expert urges
Cybersecurity can be improved by better preparing young people for the cyber threats they will face when they join the workforce, an expert has said.
By Martyn Landi
22 Apr 2025
Tech
EE working to fix service issues as users report losing phone signal
The mobile operator has apologised and said its engineers were working to fix the issue.
By Martyn Landi
26 Mar 2025
Business News
Delete personal 23andMe data, privacy experts urge users
The genetics company announced this week it was filing for bankruptcy and looking for a buyer to take over the firm.
By Martyn Landi
26 Mar 2025
Business News
Out-of-date government IT systems ‘hampering public sector adoption of AI’
A report from the Public Accounts Committee has warned that legacy IT systems and poor quality data are slowing Government plans to use AI.
By Martyn Landi
26 Mar 2025
Business News
Smartphones to receive phone signals from space under Ofcom proposals
The regulator is proposing allowing opening up the mobile spectrum for phone signals via satellites.
By Martyn Landi
25 Mar 2025
Politics
Chancellor faces ‘tough balancing act’ if tax on big tech firms is scrapped
One expert has said the perception of lowering taxes on big businesses while making government spending cuts would likely face criticism.
By Martyn Landi
25 Mar 2025
Business News
Smart glasses will be future of computing, Meta executives say
Alex Himel and Mark Rabkin said the future of mobile devices could be users doing everything from within a pair of augmented reality glasses.
By Martyn Landi
17 Mar 2025
Tech
TikTok to introduce mindfulness tool for teenage users
The video-sharing platform says it wants to promote positive digital habits and will also begin testing guided meditation tools in the coming weeks.
By Martyn Landi
11 Mar 2025
UK
‘Ambitious’ online safety rules will protect under-18s - Ofcom boss
Dame Melanie Dawes said the Online Safety Act would give under-18s a ‘very different experience’ online than they get currently
By Martyn Landi
10 Mar 2025
UK
Molly Russell’s father ‘losing trust’ in minister over online safety
Ian Russell said ‘nothing had changed since his daughter chose to end her life in 2017 after viewing harmful content
By Martyn Landi
10 Mar 2025
Business News
Young people support stricter rules on social media
A new study says many young people regret the amount of time spent on their phones, and believe it causes more harm than good.
By Martyn Landi
7 Mar 2025
UK
Santander users hit by outage affecting banking app and other services
The firm said it was aware of the issue and was working to fix it.
By Martyn Landi
6 Mar 2025
Tech
Competition regulator will not investigate Microsoft partnership with OpenAI
The Competition and Markets Authority said the link-up between the firms does not qualify for investigation under rules around mergers.
By Martyn Landi
5 Mar 2025
Tech
Meta brings facial recognition tools to spot celeb scam adverts to the UK
The social media giant first began rolling out the tools in October last year.
By Martyn Landi
5 Mar 2025
Health
Children struggling to cope with harms encountered online – study
The latest annual wellbeing index from charity Internet Matters found parents and children remain concerned about online safety.
By Martyn Landi
5 Mar 2025
Business News
Tougher laws needed to combat non-consensual intimate images, MPs say
The Women and Equalities Committee said possession of such images should be made an offence.
By Martyn Landi
5 Mar 2025
Tech
The full list of nominations for the Bafta Games Awards
The 21st edition of the awards take place in April.
By Martyn Landi
4 Mar 2025
Celebrity News
‘Extraordinary’ and ‘wide open’ Bafta Games Awards field hailed
British-made Senua’s Sage: Hellblade II leads the field with 11 nominations.
By Martyn Landi
4 Mar 2025
Tech
Smartphones were ‘quite boring’ until we came along, Nothing co-founder says
Akis Evangelidis was speaking as the UK-based start-up unveiled its latest handsets, the Nothing Phone (3a) Series.
By Martyn Landi
4 Mar 2025
UK
Ofcom tells social media sites to reveal how they will stop illegal content
The online regulator has given sites until March 31 to publish risk assessments setting out how users could encounter harm on their sites.
By Martyn Landi
3 Mar 2025
Tech
TikTok and others investigated over use of children’s data
The Information Commissioner’s Office said it was looking into how TikTok, Imgur and Reddit use personal information to make user recommendations.
By Martyn Landi
3 Mar 2025