Technology

Rats and fleas get blamed for the Black Death - but here's how it could have spread so fast

The rapid spread of the Black Death through medieval Europe could have its origins in a massive volcanic eruption, according to new research.

Industrial action on agenda as actors balloted by Equity over AI scanning concerns

Thousands of members of actors' trade union Equity are being asked whether they would support industrial action over artificial intelligence protections.

Porn provider fined £1m by Ofcom as impact of new online safety rules revealed

Ofcom has fined a pornography provider £1m for not having robust age checks.

Farmers lose more than £800m after hottest spring and summer on record, study finds

British arable farmers are facing a revenue loss of more than £800m after one of the worst-ever harvests on record, analysis shows. 

Hundreds of UK moderators have left TikTok - sparking safety fears, whistleblowers reveal

Hundreds of UK online safety workers at TikTok have already signed agreements to leave the company, whistleblowers have told Sky News, despite the…

Apple's AI chief steps down as company falls behind in tech race

Apple's head of artificial intelligence and machine learning has stepped down from the company. 

More than 800,000 young children seeing social media content 'designed to hook adults', figures show

Children as young as three are "being fed content and algorithms designed to hook adults" on social media, a former education minister has warned.

Airbus fleets return to service after A320 software fixed faster than expected

Airbus fleets have returned to normal operations after a software issue that could have affected flight controls was fixed faster than expected.

Weight loss jabs conditionally backed to tackle obesity by World Health Organization

Weight loss injections have been conditionally recommended for treating obesity by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the first time.

Genetics testing start-up offers to 'genetically optimise' would-be parents' babies

If a jeans advert hinting at actress Sydney Sweeney's "good genes" sent the internet into a frenzy over eugenics - how about one for a company that's…

More than 600 dead in Indonesia and Thailand after floods and landslides - and Sri Lanka reporting more…

The death toll following flooding and landslides in Indonesia and Thailand has risen to more than 600 - with nearby Sri Lanka also reporting more than…

Bigger than COVID? The graph that explains why AI is going to be so huge

Artificial intelligence is getting very good, very fast. Whether it's music, text, code or imagery, the time when it was reliably possible to tell…

'Women are afraid to get pregnant': Fighting mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining in Brazil

"Many women end up losing their children," says Alessandra Korap, a community leader of the Munduruku people from the Brazilian Amazon.

Why prostate cancer is expected to be left as the only major cancer without national screening

Prostate cancer is expected to remain the only major cancer not to have a national screening programme under new recommendations from government advisers.