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Elon Musk’s Starlink trialled on ScotRail trains

The technology being trailed in the north of Scotland is powered by billionaire Elon Musk’s company Starlink.

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Elton John and Dua Lipa seek protection from AI

They are among 400 artists appealing to Sir Keir Starmer, saying creative industries are threatened.

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Two porn sites investigated for suspected age check failings

The UK demanded in January that porn sites show how they were beefing up age verification to stop children accessing them.

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Pay day banking outages hit 1.2m people, banks reveal

In a letters to MPs, four major banks have set out the extent of the disruption caused in February’s outage.

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Wikipedia legally challenges ‘flawed’ online safety rules

It argues the regulations could threaten the privacy and safety of Wikipedia’s volunteer contributors.

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Apple hits back at US judge’s ‘extraordinary’ contempt order

The legal battle – started by Epic Games – could determine the future of the highly lucrative App Store.

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iPhone maker announces plan to build Mitsubishi EVs

The Taiwan-made electric vehicle is expected to go on sale in Australia and New Zealand next year.

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Ofcom needs more powers to remove misleading posts, says watchdog

It says the 2024 summer riots showed the regulator does not have the tools to stop the spread of viral misinformation.

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Maker of Pegasus spyware told to pay $167m for WhatsApp hack

Journalists and activists say the software is used by authoritarian regimes to spy on them.

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Empty shelves and payment problems after Co-op cyber attack

The retailer says “sustained malicious attempts by hackers” is affecting its IT systems.

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