[ad_1] Chris BaraniukTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesSubsea cables are critical to the operation of the internetThe diver had found the fibre optic cable lying on the seabed of the North Sea. He swam closer, until it was near enough to touch.He reached out his hand. But someone could tell he was lurking there. Someone was watching."He stops and just touches the cable lightly, you clearly see the signal," says Daniel Gerwig, global
[ad_1] Suzanne BearneTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesStorm Babet caused flooding across the UK in October 2023When Storm Babet hit the town of Trowell in Nottingham in 2023, Claire Sneddon felt confident her home would not be affected.After all, when she bought the property in 2021, she was told by the estate agent that a previous flood the year before, which had reached but not effected the property, was a once-in-a-lifetime event, and
[ad_1] Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of social messaging app Telegram, has been allowed to fly home to Dubai as French authorities continue their unprecedented case against him.The tech billionaire was arrested in August after being accused of failing to properly moderate his app to reduce criminality.Mr Durov denies failing to cooperate with law enforcement over drug trafficking, child sexual abuse content and fraud. Telegram has previously denied having
[ad_1] Angus Crawford and Tony SmithBBC News investigationsGetty ImagesBereaved families are calling on the online regulator Ofcom to shut down a "vile" website which promotes videos of the deaths of their loved ones.The website, which we are not naming, has more than three million members and contains thousands of graphic photos and videos of real-life killings and suicides as well as executions carried out by extremists. Past members include those
[ad_1] Peter Gillibrand and Tom RichardsonBBC NewsbeatEA/Hazelight StudiosVideo game director Josef Fares says his studio is "the best in the world" at making co-operative adventuresThink of video games, and you'll probably think of something competitive.Some of the most popular titles in the world, such as Fortnite and Call of Duty, are focused on outgunning, outrunning or outclassing opponents.But, as Josef Fares and his studio Hazelight have shown, that's not the
[ad_1] Apple's encrypted data case against the UK government has begun in secret at the Royal Courts of Justice.The Home Office has demanded the right to access data from Apple users that have turned on Advanced Data Protection (ADP), a tool that prevents anyone other than the user - including the tech giant - from reading their files.Apple says it is important for privacy - but the UK government says
[ad_1] Two US judges have ordered several federal government agencies to reinstate the jobs of probationary employees fired en masse by the Trump administration last month.In California, District Judge William Alsup called the sacking of these employees part of a "sham" strategy that aimed to circumvent proper procedures for reducing the federal workforce.His order - which was followed by another from Maryland - applies to thousands of probationary workers who
[ad_1] Belgian police have raided several locations in the country as part of an investigation into corruption within the European Parliament.Prosecutors said the alleged corruption was "under the guise of commercial lobbying", and that several people had been detained for questioning.According to officials, an address in Portugal was also searched by local police, while in France, one person was arrested.Belgian newspaper Le Soir said the investigation was linked to Chinese
[ad_1] Zoe Kleinman & Georgina HayesTechnology editor & reporterGetty ImagesRoblox has seen meteoric growth among young gamersParents who are worried about their children being on Roblox should not let them use it, the chief executive of the gigantic gaming platform has said.The site, which is the most popular in the UK among young gamers aged eight to 12, has been dogged by claims of some children being exposed to explicit
[ad_1] Daniel ThomasBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesAlmost 80% of smartphones sold in the US are made in China Deena Ghazarian had only been in business for a year when the trade policies of President Donald Trump's first term of office sent her company into a tailspin.It was 2019 and her California-based firm, Austere, had just agreed to supply several big US retailers with its high-end audio and video accessories that
