The owner of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook has been slapped with a record fine of €1.2bn (£1.04bn) by the Irish data protection regulator. Story Published at: May 22, 2023 at 09:56AM

Patients will soon be able to use the NHS app to opt for private hospital treatment in an effort to cut waiting times, according to a report.Story Published at: May 22, 2023 at 03:42AM

Meta is expected to face a record fine later over its transfer of Facebook’s European user data to US servers, according to reports.Story Published at: May 22, 2023 at 02:29AM

A new wave of convincing scams is “bombarding consumers from every direction”, according to consumer group Which?.Story Published at: May 21, 2023 at 11:21PM

SpaceX’s second private flight has launched passengers, including Saudi Arabia’s first female astronaut, to the International Space Station.Story Published at: May 21, 2023 at 09:42PM

The US airman accused of leaking classified files will remain in jail until his trial, a judge has ruled.Story Published at: May 20, 2023 at 12:37AM

The government’s long awaited national semiconductor strategy has been published and met with a lukewarm response from industry amid ongoing shortages.Story Published at: May 18, 2023 at 08:29PM

Employees are more fearful and distrustful of artificial intelligence in the workplace than their employers – as businesses see cost savings as the main benefit of the technology. Story Published at: May 18, 2023 at 05:57PM

As BT announces that 10,000 jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence in the next decade, concerns remain over the country’s readiness to deal with the new and surprisingly rapid evolution of AI. Story Published at: May 18, 2023 at 06:49PM

The government must act to prepare for artificial intelligence (AI) to hit the workplace “like a freight train”, the boss of one of Britain’s leading energy companies has told Sky News.Story Published at: May 18, 2023 at 03:30PM