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Chi Onwurah pushes to curb digital twins of real people

Chi Onwurah, chair of the Science, Technology and Innovation Select Committee, has said she is bringing a bill to Parliament to stop companies from developing digital twins of real people. The Ten-Minute Rule Bill, entitled Personal Data (Digital Twin), will outlaw digital twins of people without the express permission of the individual concerned. Last February,…

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Will Foldable Phones Make Tablets Obsolete?

Sean Gallup/Getty Images Foldable phones have been around for almost a decade now. With Apple rumored to soon present its upcoming iPhone Fold, 2026 saw us getting glimpses of the latest foldable devices by Samsung and Google, with the South Korean company introducing a new passport-sized device. While foldables have been through a long journey…

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5 Of The Thinnest Tablets You Can Buy

José Adorno/BGR We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Tablets have come a long way, both in terms of raw performance and form factor. While phones first got chunky then ultra-thin, and now they’re somewhat in between, tablets have largely become thinner with time. Huawei particularly has been killing it with really…

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‘One step closer to owning nothing’: Apple’s rumored to have a plan to rent Macs to consumers, as Framework reveals huge hike to laptop RAM pricing

Apple is rumored to be planning to rent Macs, as well as iPhones and other devices, to consumers’Apple Upgrade’ will allow you to pay via a subscription (with financing handled by Klarna), and buy the device eventually if you wishThis is seemingly Apple’s way of sidestepping the RAM crisis and keeping Mac sales going, as…

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Nearly 60% of people regretted taking social media financial advice

An average of £3,000 was lost by people as a result of financial investment fraud via social media platforms, according to a TSB survey. The warning comes as more people use unregulated advice via tech platforms and artificial intelligence (AI). The findings also revealed that over half of people who followed financial advice from social…

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Why sexualisation of women by Grok’s GenAI is a data privacy issue

When Labour MP Jess Asato first saw the fake images of herself circulating online, the experience was both unsettling and violating. The hyper-realistic deepfakes, created without her consent using xAI’s Grok platform, looked unmistakably like her – a digital theft of her identity. Now, she’s fighting back with a groundbreaking legal case that could reshape…

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5 Ways You Should Be Using The Samsung Galaxy Secure Folder

Framesira/Shutterstock Using Samsung Galaxy Secure Folder, a useful privacy feature on Android phones, is the first step any company user should take after buying a new device from the brand, mainly to protect daily privacy. This feature can create an isolated space on the device, protected by a PIN or similar method, where apps, photos, and files…

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Cabinet Office states Capita set to miss Civil Service Pension Scheme deadline

Capita is expected to miss the June 30 deadline to have the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) administration running as it should, according to trade union. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said it was told by the Cabinet Office that it expected Capita to miss the deadline set by Cabinet Office minister Nick…

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Minimalist Phones Are Back In Style – Here’s Why

fizkes/Shutterstock Gen Z and Millennials can still remember a world before smartphones, and many of them (along with their older siblings, parents, and grandparents) yearn for the peace and quiet associated with a “dumber” world. For some people, complete abstinence is an ideal answer. For others, there’s a happy medium — reducing distraction without removing…

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What are the cyber threats to the 2026 Fifa World Cup?

In the run up to the troubled Fifa World Cup 2026 in Canada, Mexico and the US, national headlines have been dominated not by cyber security, but by border security, with tighter entry and Visa restrictions in the US leaving teams, players and officials in a bind, with some banned from entering the country altogether.…

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