Personalising the UX for disabled consumers
Type in “EnableAll.com” to a web browser, and you are met with an intriguing holding page describing an “exclusively inclusive” marketplace that promises to move the dial on how...
Microsoft unveils new IndexNow plugin for WordPress websites
Search engine portals Microsoft Bing and Yandex have released a new plugin that enables the integration of the IndexNow protocol on a WordPress website.The open-source software offering is available now...
5 months on, Apple has yet to fix iOS bug that sends devices into a crash spiral
Getty Images Apple has been taking its time fixing an iOS bug that makes it easy for miscreants to completely disable an iOS device unless the victim performs a factory...
Amazon and Stellantis embark on multi-year, cloud-focused connected car push
Amazon.com has signed a deal with Maserati’s parent company, Stellantis, that will pave the way for the online retail giant to equip its delivery drivers with electric vehicles. The...
Which? raises concerns over buy now, pay later schemes
Consumer rights group Which? is calling for stronger protection for consumers using buy now, pay later (BNPL) products as fintech accelerates and simplifies its take-up. Which? wants stronger safeguards...
France hits Google and Facebook with major fines for using cookie trackers
France's data regulator has fined Google €150 million and Facebook €60 million for violating EU privacy rules. The fines relate to how Google and Facebook present users with options around accepting...
France fines Facebook and Google over alleged cookie malpractice
French data protection watchdog CNIL (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés) is to fine Facebook €60m (£50m/$68m) and Google €150m (£170m/$203m) over breaches of data law, after an...
Are we all just ignoring that LG’s releasing an album with a virtual influencer?
I was live-blogging LG's CES 2022 keynote today, and there was a lot of stuff to unpack. A new concept car, random robots and a huge 97-inch TV... but something...
Coming to a laptop near you: A new type of security chip from Microsoft
In November 2020, Microsoft unveiled Pluton, a security processor that the company designed to thwart some of the most sophisticated types of hack attacks. On Tuesday, AMD said it would...
Law passes to give UK government enhanced screening powers for M&A tech deals
The National Security and Investment (NSI) Act is in force from today (Tuesday 4 January 2022), giving the UK government enhanced powers to scrutinise and halt tech-related acquisitions that...