We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Avid gamers can rejoice, as Amazon has unveiled a huge new upgrade to their Fire TV, launching their cloud gaming […]

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Within weeks, millions of broadband customers will face mid-contract price hikes, which many providers raising rates by around 14 percent. […]

Bookmark We have more newsletters They say age is a source of wisdom, but for the youth of today, age is actually a source of 'ick'. According to a new survey, 'Gen Z' kids (anyone born from 1997 onwards) think older people are using their phones wrong and it's giving them 'the ick'. musicMagpie found that a quarter of Gen […]

It's happened to countless people: you talk about something with your friends, like a needing a new lawnmower or TV, and later that day an ad for that same product appears on your smartphone. For years, iPhone and Android users have been convinced that their social media accounts are eavesdropping on their conversations—something that platforms like Facebook have long denied. […]

Gov. Spencer J. Cox of Utah signed a sweeping social media bill on Thursday afternoon that could dramatically limit youth access to apps like TikTok and Instagram, potentially upending how many minors in the state use the internet. The Utah Legislature passed the measure this month, despite opposition from tech industry groups and civil liberties experts. It is the first […]

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration recently told TikTok that it wanted the app’s Chinese owners to sell the app or face a possible ban in the United States. But that plan hit a roadblock on Thursday, when Beijing said it would oppose a sale. The announcement scrambled the debate over the future of the app, leaving the White House with […]

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios It was a near-perfect split screen: As lawmakers ripped TikTok in a congressional hearing with the company's CEO on Thursday, the app’s users took to the platform to defend it. Driving the news: A hashtag — #tiktokhearing — garnered 2.8 million views as of 3:30 pm. Users posted videos to the hashtag that mocked the hearing and […]

Amazon has just launched some amazing big-screen HD smart TVs—and for a fraction of the price of the big brands. The online retail giant has just launched its Fire TV 2 series in the UK which has both 32-inch and 40-inch screen models available. What's more, the TVs start at just £170 and come packed full of Amazon's Fire TV […]

Shou Chew, TikTok’s chief executive, is appearing for the first time on Thursday before Congress, as the solo witness in a hearing about the dangers of the video app. TikTok is owned by the Chinese internet giant ByteDance, which has prompted concerns that the app could share sensitive data from American users with the Chinese government. It’s become a rite […]

Photo: Bryan van der Beek/Bloomberg via Getty Images TikTok's CEO Shou Zi Chew will defend the company from charges that it poses a national security threat before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Thursday morning. Why it matters: The White House and TikTok's critics in Congress say the popular short-video app puts U.S. users' data at risk because TikTok […]