[ad_1] A cyber-attack has "severely disrupted" Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicle production, including at its two main UK plants. The company, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, said it took immediate action to lessen the impact of the hack and is working quickly to restart operations. JLR's retail business has also been badly hit at a traditionally a popular time for consumers to take delivery of a new vehicle
[ad_1] Isaac AsheBBC News, DerbyBBCThe trial marks the first time the technology has been used on England's rail networkTicketless train travel that works by tracking passengers' locations is being trialled in the East Midlands.The location-based technology will be tested by East Midlands Railway (EMR) from Monday, by up to 1,000 people travelling through Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and the stations in between.The app promises to automatically charge these passengers "the best
[ad_1] Meta said it will introduce more guardrails to its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots - including blocking them from talking to teens about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders.It comes two weeks after a US senator launched an investigation into the tech giant after notes in a leaked internal document suggested its AI products could have "sensual" chats with teenagers.The company described the notes in the document, obtained by Reuters, as
[ad_1] Shiona McCallumSenior tech reporter Getty ImagesChildren are at increased risk of being harassed, cyber-bullied and having their identities stolen in later life by having their photos posted online by parents, according to new research.So-called "sharenting" - documenting a child's special moments on social media - has become commonplace, but academics now warn this could come with unexpected risks.University of Southampton researchers said their findings indicated it increased the risk
[ad_1] Shares in Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD slid by as much as 8% on Monday after it reported a drop in profit because of a price war in China's car sector.The carmaker had on Friday reported that its net profit fell to 6.4bn yuan ($900m; £660m) between April and June, down 30% from a year earlier.BYD said in its filing that "increased price competition" among China's EV brands had
[ad_1] Australia could use a range of technologies to implement its social media ban for under-16s but all have risks or shortcomings, a report has found.The government says its ban, which comes into effect in December, is designed to limit the harmful impacts of social media. The policy has been touted as a world-first and is being watched closely by leaders globally.Under the new laws, platforms must take "reasonable steps"
[ad_1] Tom GerkenTechnology reporterKonamiEVA, one of the main characters in the remade game (image brightened from source)Metal Gear is one of the best-selling video game series in history, shifting more than 60 million copies.The series pioneered cinematics in gaming by blending cutting-edge cutscenes, voice acting and dynamic camera angles to create something that would have looked more at home on the big screen at the time.Metal Gear tackled themes not
[ad_1] Graham FraserTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesThe UK government may have wanted to force Apple to provide it with access to more customer data than previously thought, a court document has indicated.A row erupted between the two after it emerged the Home Office asked the tech giant for the right access to highly encrypted user data stored via a service called Advanced Data Protection (ADP).Now a court document suggests the request -
[ad_1] Elon Musk is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit by US regulators alleging he wrongly saved money by revealing he increased his initial investment in Twitter too late.The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said in a January complaint that Musk failed to disclose that he had built up his stake in the company within the regulator's timeframe.It said this had allowed him to save about $150m (£123m) by purchasing
[ad_1] Taco Bell is rethinking its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to power drive-through restaurants in the US after comical videos of the tech making mistakes were viewed millions of times. In one clip, a customer seemingly crashed the system by ordering 18,000 water cups, while in another a person got increasingly angry as the AI repeatedly asked him to add more drinks to his order.Since 2023, the fast-food chain
