[ad_1] Suzanne BearneTechnology Reporter, Querétaro, MexicoArterra/Getty ImagesQuerétaro is known for its impressive stone aqueductLocated in the middle of Mexico, Querétaro is a charming and colourful colonial-style city known for its dazzling stone aqueduct.But the city, and state of the same name, is also recognised for a very different reason - as Mexico's data centre capital.Across the state companies including Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and ODATA own these warehouse-like buildings, full
[ad_1] Graham FraserTechnology Reporter@jeanpormanoveRaphaël Graven, also known as Jean Pormanove, died during a live stream on the Kick website.The streaming platform Kick has accused French authorities of politicising the death of a content creator who passed away during a livestream.Raphaël Graven, also known as Jean Pormanove, was found dead in a residence near the city of Nice last week.Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the Australian video platform, and French
[ad_1] Computer-chip designer Nvidia has been boosted by big tech firms keen to expand their AI capabilities, despite dealing with US and China tensions.On Wednesday it reported $46.7bn revenue (£34.6bn) for the second three months of the year, a 56% surge from the same period in 2024.But Nvidia, which has been caught in the crossfire of a trade war between the US and China, said it "continued to work through
[ad_1] A central Japanese town wants to limit smartphone use for all its 69,000 residents to two hours a day, in a move that has sparked intense debate on device addiction.The proposal, believed to be the first of its kind in Japan, is currently being debated by lawmakers after being submitted by Toyoake municipal government in Aichi earlier this week.Toyoake's mayor said the proposal - which only applies outside of
[ad_1] Apple has warned that "EU-style rules" proposed by the UK competition watchdog "are bad for users and bad for developers".It says EU laws - which have sought to make it easier for smaller firms to compete with big tech - have resulted in some Apple features and enhancements being delayed for European users.It argues the UK risks similar hold-ups if the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) pushes ahead with
[ad_1] Peter HoskinsBBC News reporterNetflixKPop Demon Hunters has climbed "up, up, up" Netflix's charts to become its most viewed movie ever, the streaming platform says.Since its release in June, the animated musical has been watched more than 236 million times, overtaking the action comedy Red Notice to take the top spot.It is the latest in a series of chart-topping achievements by the film, which has become a surprise global hit.Songs
[ad_1] French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the Australian video platform Kick over the death of a content creator during a live stream. Raphaël Graven - also known as Jean Pormanove - was found dead in a residence near the city of Nice last week.He was known for videos in which he endured apparent violence and humiliation.The Paris prosecutor said the investigation would look into whether Kick knowingly broadcast
[ad_1] Angus Crawford and Tony SmithBBC News InvestigationsBBCA victim of child sexual abuse has begged Elon Musk to stop links offering images of her abuse being posted on his social media platform X."Hearing that my abuse - and the abuse of so many others - is still being circulated and commodified here is infuriating," says "Zora" (not her real name) who lives in the United States and was first abused
[ad_1] Getty ImagesTwo Elon Musk-backed businesses have officially sued Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of joining forces illegally to block threats from potential competitors.The lawsuit, filed in the US by X and xAI, takes aim at Apple's decision to integrate OpenAI's chatbot into the operating systems of its smartphones, an exclusive arrangement that it says violated competition law.The filing makes good on a threat Musk had lobbed against the two
[ad_1] Alex TaylorBBC News, LondonAlyce RochaVideo game streamer Alyska is part of a burgeoning wave of women claiming a space in gaming Alyce Rocha makes her living working from home - but she doesn't have a normal nine to five.Forget endless Teams meetings, she's spent recent weeks living the (virtual) life of an ambitious Mafia upstart in 1900s Sicily.Such is life as a video game streamer. Known online as Alyska,
