Category Tech

Why employees smuggle AI into work

Sean McManus Technology Reporter Getty Images Many staff are said to be using unapproved AI at work “It’s easier to get forgiveness than permission,” says John, a software engineer at a financial services technology company. “Just get on with it.…

Why do kindness influencers get criticised?

Suzanne Bearne Technology Reporter Samuel Weidenhofer Samuel Weidenhofer’s acts of kindness started with hugs and roses Growing up, Samuel Weidenhofer struggled with his mental health after losing his aunt to suicide when he was nine, experiencing a speech impediment, and…

Why has Google Maps renamed the Gulf of Mexico?

The Gulf of Mexico has been renamed the Gulf of America on Google Maps in the United States. It comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the body of water which is bordered by the US,…

‘It’s just thrown away but it’s gold’

Priti Gupta Technology Reporter, Mumbai Reemy Zeeshan Ali has dozens of wigs for his drag act Zeeshan Ali has been a drag artist for 10 years and has taken his show all over India. Central to his performance is a…

Google agrees to pay $28m over racial bias case

Google has agreed to pay $28m (£21.55m) to settle a lawsuit that claimed white and Asian employees were given better pay and career opportunities than workers from other ethnic backgrounds, a law firm representing claimants says. The technology giant confirmed…

Will quantum computers disrupt critical infrastructure?

Joe Fay Technology Reporter Google Many organisations are developing quantum computers Twenty five years ago computer programmers were racing to fix the millennium bug amidst fears that it would cause banking systems to crash and planes to fall out of…

A real-life flying car takes to the skies

An aeronautical company in the US has released footage showing a concept version of its flying car performing a vertical take-off before flying over an SUV. Jim Dukhovny, the CEO of Alef Aeronautics, told the BBC’s senior technology reporter Chris…