Entries by BBC News

Why the e-bike boom is raising fire fears /in /by

Sales of electric bikes are booming but defective batteries and chargers can cause fires.

TikTok and Temu pull cheap heaters over fire risk /in /by

It comes after consumer group Which? said most of the devices they tested posed a ‘serious safety risk’ to users.

US makes AI-generated robocalls illegal /in /by

The moves comes as concerns grow around misinformation and artificial intelligence ahead of the US election.

Uber Eats ad criticised for peanut allergy joke /in /by

The Super Bowl advert faces a backlash for appearing to make light of a man with a peanut allergy.

Microsoft denies it went back on its word over layoffs /in /by

Regulators claim the firm broke a pledge when it axed 1,900 jobs after buying Activision Blizzard.

Celebrity chefs targeted in identity cloning scam /in /by

Heston Blumenthal and Yotam Ottolenghi among those affected by new identity fraud, BBC finds.

Disney boss bets on Taylor Swift and Fortnite /in /by

The entertainment giant has been under pressure from investors to shake-up the business.

The AI companions you can have conversations with /in /by

A new breed of talking AI systems are now available for increasingly realistic two-way chats.

War-torn Sudan hit by internet blackout /in /by

The internet outage comes on top of a 10-month civil war which has forced nine million from their homes.

Chicken shop boss loses £12k in Tesla trademark row /in /by

Amanj Ali has been left out of pocket after taking on Elon Musk’s company in the dispute.