Category Tech

TikTokers call for ‘chubby filter’ to be banned

Tom Gerken Technology reporter Kayleigh Gresty Sadie said she didn’t think the filter should be allowed on TikTok without some kind of warning TikTok users have told the BBC they think a viral tool which makes people appear overweight should…

The slow but steady advance of driverless vehicles

Ian Rose Business reporter Watch: Man trapped in driverless car as it spins in circles Mike Johns didn’t expect his return trip from Los Angeles to Scottsdale, Arizona in December to go viral. To get to the airport he booked…

ChatGPT falsely told man he killed his children

Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Reuters A Norwegian man has filed a complaint after ChatGPT told him he had killed two of his sons and been jailed for 21 years. Arve Hjalmar Holmen has contacted the Norwegian Data Protection Authority and…

GPs turn to AI to help with patient workload

Suzanne Bearne Technology Reporter Deepali Misra-Sharp Dr Deepali Misra-Sharp uses AI to help take notes This is the fifth feature in a six-part series that is looking at how AI is changing medical research and treatments. The difficulty of getting…

Will young developers take on key open source software?

Joe Fay Technology Reporter Daniel Stenberg Daniel Stenberg first released his open source software in 1996 Many of us have prepared instructions and critical information for our family in the event of our sudden demise. For Daniel Stenberg, that includes…

Why leaving X can be a tricky decision for companies

Dan Rosney BBC Business Reporter Getty Images Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 On March 21, 2006 the first ever tweet was posted by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey: “Just setting up my twttr”. It was a simple introduction to a…