Galaxies data ‘a milestone’ for James Webb Space Telescope mission
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has confirmed four galaxies dating to when the universe was around 300–500 million years old. The telescope was designed to probe the early universe and initial surveys have
TikTok fined £12.7m after it ‘did not do enough’ to keep under-13s off platform
Social media platform TikTok has been fined £12.7 million because it “did not do enough” to make sure underage children were not using its platform and ensure that their data was used correctly. The Information Commissioner’s
Legacy Twitter blue ticks remain amid confusion over verification
Twitter has failed to take legacy blue checkmarks off the social media platform after it committed to remove them on April 1. The business, led by billionaire owner Elon Musk, has also confused many people by
Microsoft invests billions in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
Microsoft has said it is making a “multi-year, multibillion-dollar investment” in the artificial intelligence (AI) start-up OpenAI – the maker of ChatGPT and other tools that can write readable text and generate new images. The tech
Asteroid to pass Earth in one of closest approaches ever recorded
An asteroid the size of a small truck will pass by Earth tonight, making one of the closest approaches to the planet ever recorded. Asteroid 2023 BU will zoom over the southern tip of South America
US infiltrates big ransomware gang: ‘We hacked the hackers’
The FBI and international partners have at least temporarily dismantled the network of a prolific ransomware gang they infiltrated last year, saving victims including hospitals and school districts a potential 130 million dollars (€119 million) in
Elon Musk: I had no ‘ill motive’ in tweet about Tesla buyout
Elon Musk has returned to the witness box for a third day in a lawsuit brought by Tesla investors who allege he misled them with a tweet about a deal that never happened, claiming that his
