What could happen in the tech world in 2023?
After a turbulent year in 2022, the global tech sector will be hoping for calmer times in 2023 – but that might be wishful thinking. Elon Musk’s controversial ownership of Twitter remains unpredictable and uncertain, with
Twitter Blue subscription relaunches with higher price for iPhone users
Twitter’s subscription service that will allow users to pay to be verified on the platform is relaunching on Monday after a failed rollout last month. Twitter Blue will give users who sign up a blue tick
EU court: Google must delete inaccurate search information if asked
Google has to delete search results about people in Europe if they can prove the information is clearly wrong, the European Union’s top court said. The European Court of Justice ruled search engines must “dereference information”
Apple says most iCloud data can now be end-to-end encrypted
Apple has said it will now offer full end-to-encryption for nearly all the data its users store in its global cloud-based storage system, which will make it more difficult for hackers, spies and law enforcement agencies
Facebook Dating adds age verification tools to protect under 18s
Facebook’s dating platform is to introduce age verification tools to confirm that only adults are accessing the over-18 version of the app. Parent company Meta is to use age assurance technology from UK firm Yoti on
Tech firms ‘not interested’ in protecting users from scam ads, Martin Lewis says
Martin Lewis has accused tech firms of being “not interested in funding the victims of scams” despite being “culpable parties” in fraudulent adverts appearing online. The consumer champion also accused the UK Government of “abrogating responsibility”
