Tom Bateman

Tech News

EU chief: Facebook's outage shows why tech industry needs more players

EU competition watchdog Margrethe Vestager said the six-hour outage showed that consumers needed more alternatives in the tech market.

06/10/2021

Tech News

Four key takeaways from the Facebook whistleblower's Senate hearing

Frances Haugen spent hours giving evidence to a US Senate subcommittee on Tuesday, prompting pushback from Facebook and a memo from Mark Zuckerberg.

06/10/2021

Tech News

Here's how Facebook disappeared from the Internet

The sheer scale of Facebook meant its downtime had ripple effects hitting businesses, advertisers and even locking the company's employees out of their offices.

05/10/2021

Money

Glitch leaves €134 million in Comp crypto up for grabs

An error in the Compound DeFi platform saw it distribute millions in the tokens by mistake. Then on Sunday, people started taking more.

04/10/2021

Tech News

Facebook promotes hate to make money, whistleblower claims

The social media giant knows hate speech is a problem. It also knows it's profitable, a former employee claimed on Sunday.

04/10/2021

Tech News

Facebook knew that celebrity posts made Instagram users feel worse

Internal research by Facebook found that some celebrities posted photos that made their followers have a worse self-image.

03/10/2021

Work

Blue Origin employees describe 'toxic' workplace and safety concerns

Blue Origin denied the allegations, which were made in an open letter authored by 21 current and former staff at Amazon founder Bezos’ space company.

01/10/2021

Health news

Facebook challenged over Instagram's mental health impact on kids

US Senators accused Facebook of hiding research that showed Instagram was harming teenagers. The company says it takes safety "very seriously".

01/10/2021

Money

Apple Pay user? Delete your Visa card now, security researchers say

A vulnerability affecting Apple Pay's public transport payment mode and Visa cards could leave consumers open to 'unlimited' payment fraud, British researchers said.

30/09/2021

Mobility

Google Maps can now tell you if your destination is on fire

Google says wildfires are an increasingly common threat, and that making it easier to track them could save lives.

30/09/2021

Tech News

Russia threatens YouTube ban in COVID misinformation row

Russia's foreign ministry vowed to take "retaliatory measures" against YouTube and German media after two RT-linked channels were taken down.

29/09/2021

Money

'Whales' make Europe the world's new cryptocurrency capital

The continent saw rapid growth in crypto transactions over the last year, fuelled in part by large investors looking for returns in the decentralised finance market.

29/09/2021

Work

UK Uber drivers strike over low pay and automated sackings

The 24-hour walkout organised by the App Drivers and Couriers Union was sparked over claims that Uber is ignoring a Supreme Court ruling giving drivers more rights.

29/09/2021

Work

Danish artist protests low pay by taking €70,000 of museum's cash

The Kunsten museum in Aalborg was expecting to receive two picture frames containing the money. What they got was an empty box and a note.

28/09/2021

Tech News

Facebook tested its new moderation policy during Germany's election

The company took down a network of 150 groups and profiles linked to the Querdenken anti-lockdown movement, but analysis showed plenty of similar content stayed live.

28/09/2021

Tech News

Lithuania wants to ban Chinese phones from its government departments

The Baltic state is doubling down after its defence ministry told consumers to "throw away" their Chinese-made smartphones last week.

28/09/2021

Tech News

Here's how the iPhone 13 makes you pay €300 for Apple screen repair

A teardown of the new device found that Face ID stops working if anyone other than Apple replaces the screen, and it's all down to something called "part pairing".

27/09/2021

Tech News

'Throw away your Chinese phone,' says Lithuania in new report

A report by the country's cyber security agency found that one Chinese smartphone had built-in censorship tech that could detect terms like "Free Tibet".

22/09/2021

Tech News

Facebook's move to fight climate disinformation 'too little, too late'

Environment campaigners say the social platform is still full of misleading information and adverts for fossil fuel companies despite a new pledge to fund fact-checkers.

22/09/2021

Money

France's most valuable startup is an NFT football trading card game

Sorare allows players to buy, sell and compete with digital trading cards of famous footballers. But there are risks as the cards can go up and down in value.

21/09/2021