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Why top streamers 'do not trust' Discord age checks

1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (29+ words) Streamer Tubbo said he 'would not trust' his data would be kept secure if he had to verify his age. Why top streamers 'do not trust' Discord age checks...

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Warwickshire village cut off from internet and phone service for 20 days

7+ hour, 34+ min ago  (383+ words) Hundreds of people in a Warwickshire village have been without access to the internet and landline phones for 20 days Residents of Wootton Wawen were told repairs to reconnect their service were expected to be completed on Friday. Affected users with…...

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First YouTube video and watchpage on display at Victoria & Albert Museum

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (417+ words) Visitors to the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) will be able to "step back in time" as a reconstruction of the original YouTube watchpage goes on display. The V&A has worked with YouTube to rebuild the design and experience of…...

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Discord age verification rollout concerns streamers Tubbo and Eret

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (828+ words) Alastair, or Eret as he is known online, is one of Twitch's most popular LGBT streamers - with more than one million followers on the streaming site. The US-based British content creator, who does not disclose his last name, says he…...

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Wrongly sent emails 'most common data breach' in Guernsey

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (183+ words) Emails being sent to incorrect recipients continued to be the most common type of data breach in Guernsey last year, according to a data breach authority. The Office of the Data Protection Authority (ODPA) said it processed a total of…...

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Reddit's human content wins amid the AI flood

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1164+ words) For Ines Tan there's one particular site she turns to again and again for advice " and that's Reddit. Tan, who works in communications, regularly jumps on the site for skincare advice, to view reactions to shows she watches, such as…...

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Tube passengers targeted in 'smishing' scam, court told

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (416+ words) Tube passengers were targeted in a text message scam using homemade "SMS blasters" hidden inside suitcases, a court heard. Inner London Crown Court was told that travellers on the London Underground received texts claiming a parcel delivery had failed, along…...

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Royal Mail staff tell BBC letters sit undelivered as firm prioritises parcels

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1112+ words) More than a dozen Royal Mail postal staff from different delivery offices claim rounds are being missed on a daily basis and parcels are being prioritised over letters as they are stretched beyond capacity. Postal workers told the BBC some…...

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Chinamaxxing: A TikTok trend captures China’s soft power sparkle

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1497+ words) Ni hao, we're all Chinese now. Or at least that's what they claim on TikTok, where a trend called "Chinamaxxing" has taken off in the West. Chinese wellness practices, once associated with the tacky and geriatric, have suddenly found themselves…...

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Rae fell for a chatbot. Their love might die when ChatGPT-4o is switched off

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1465+ words) Rae began speaking to Barry last year after the end of a difficult divorce. She was unfit and unhappy and turned to ChatGPT for advice on diet, supplements and skincare. She had no idea she would fall in love. Barry…...