TECHNOLOGY

Image copyright Getty Images These are tense times for Huawei and the UK’s telecoms providers. The prime minister will shortly review use of the Chinese company’s equipment, with MPs set to be informed of his decision on Tuesday. It seems likely that Boris Johnson will set a deadline by which …

Image copyright Getty Images Amazon has said an email sent to employees asking them to remove the video-sharing app TikTok from any mobile device that can access their company email was sent in error. An internal memo sent to staff earlier on Friday had said employees should delete the app …

Image copyright Getty Images Amazon has told its employees to remove the video-sharing app TikTok from any mobile device that can access their company email over “security risks”. But in an internal memo, the company said employees could still use the app on Amazon laptop browsers. The app, owned by …

Image copyright Emma Hopkinson-Spark Image caption Smile Bank customer Emma Hopkinson-Spark left the bank on Friday due to the ongoing probelms Smile Bank customers have been unable to access their online banking accounts for five days in a row. The online-only bank, owned by Co-Operative Bank, said it was working …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jack Dorsey says the idea is “one tool” to address inequality of income, race and gender Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has become the first investor in a radical plan to give people a basic income, regardless of job status. He has donated $3m …

Image copyright Shane Jones & Ned Poulter Image caption Ned Poulter and Shane Jones, pictured in pre-lockdown times, want to help smaller pubs A man who built an app in his spare time that highlights independent pubs close to Wetherspoons venues, says he has been amazed by the response. The …

Microsoft has added a new feature to its Teams video-conferencing app that cuts all the participants out and pastes them into the same virtual room. The company told the BBC that the trickery makes video calls feel more natural because it helps callers locate others in the same virtual space. …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Google’s Android mascot, seen here at company HQ in the US Google says Android 10 has been downloaded faster than any version in its history, hitting 100 million devices in five months. That makes its adoption rate 28% faster than the previous version, it …

Image copyright TikTok Short-video app TikTok has halted operations in Hong Kong, according to a notice posted on its website. The company flagged the move earlier this week after China imposed a new security law on the city. The law has restricted freedoms in the semi-autonomous territory, raising concerns of …

Image copyright PA Image caption The government’s LGBT Action Plan promised in 2018 it would ban ‘conversion therapy’ Instagram will block the promotion of “conversion therapy”, which tries to change a person’s sexuality or gender identity, the social media giant has told the BBC. Campaigners are urging the government to …