YouTube at 20: Fame has made life easier, says Charlie Bit Me starWhat do Baby Shark, the Harlem Shake, and Gangnam Style have in common? Overplayed? Annoying? That's up to you. But there's no doubt they all went viral on YouTube, which is now 20 years old. It's the platform where 2.5 billion people log in monthly ...Feb 15, 2025·3 min read
Elon Musk says he is not interested in buying TikTok"I have not put in a bid for TikTok," Musk said a week after U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned he was open to Musk buying the ByteDance-owned app if he wanted to. "I don't have any plans for what I would do if I had TikTok," Musk added, noting th...Feb 8, 2025·3 min read
UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted dataThe UK government has requested access to encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service. Currently, only the Apple account holder can access this data—Apple itself cannot view it. The request was made by the Home Office under th...Feb 8, 2025·3 min read
The aircraft that may fly like a flock of geeseSome bird species, like geese, save energy by flying in close formation. Airliners could use a similar technique to burn less fuel. In the early 1500s, Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci became fascinated with how birds fly. He spent his da...Feb 8, 2025·2 min read
PlayStation Network outage 'beyond frustrating' for usersThe PlayStation Network has been experiencing an outage that started on Friday evening and has lasted for several hours. Sony's PSN status page reports that account management, gaming and social features, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Store, and the...Feb 8, 2025·2 min read
How big tech's ad systems helped fund child abuse onlineSome of the biggest tech companies in the world displayed ads on a website featuring images of child abuse, inadvertently helping to fund its operations. This situation highlights the troubling aspects of digital advertising. Sometimes, you encounter...Feb 8, 2025·2 min read
Mobile ban in schools not improving grades or behaviour, study suggestsBanning phones in schools is not linked to students getting higher grades or having better mental well-being, according to the first study of its kind. The study found no difference in students' sleep, classroom behavior, exercise, or overall phone u...Feb 5, 2025·3 min read
