Meta is releasing a web version of Threads, as it attempts to revive the social media platform. The rival to X, formerly known as Twitter, enjoyed meteoric growth when it launched in July. However, users then abandoned...
Pay with your palm: Tencent launches new payment method in China...
Google has started rolling out its AI chatbot Bard, but it is only available to certain users and they have to be over the age of 18. Unlike its viral rival ChatGPT, it can access up-to-date information from the internet and has a "G...
Bard is a descendant of an earlier language model of Google's called Lamda, which was never fully released to the public. Google senior product director Jack Krawczyk has told the BBC that Bard is "an experiment" and he hopes people will u...
Google is launching an Artificial Intelligence powered chatbot called Bard to rival ChatGPT....
India has approved its first nasal Covid vaccine. Made by Bharat Biotech, iNCOVACC is administered in the form of drops and stimulates an immune response in the tissues that line the nasal cavity. In September 2022, Chi...
The UK is sending its first long-range missiles to Ukraine, the defence secretary has said, despite a threat from Russia to the West. Ben Wallace said the M270 multiple-launch rocket system will help Ukraine defend itself against Russia...
More details of a scheme to match Ukrainian refugees with people in the UK who are considering opening up their homes are to be set out later. A website enabling people to express an interest in helping - for which they will rece...
Missile strikes and explosions have been reported in several parts of Ukraine, including Kyiv and Kharkiv. In a pre-dawn TV statement, Putin said Russia did not plan to occupy Ukraine and demanded that its military lay down their arms. Mome...
British broadcaster Sky is launching a TV that streams content via the internet, removing the need for a satellite dish. The company describes Sky Glass as a "no-fuss" streaming TV. One expert said it would put...
Apple launches a healthy update for iPhones...
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi has halted plans to launch in the UK and continental Europe, a source close to the company has told the BBC. The Uber rival had been planning to roll out services in Western Europe, including major...
OneWeb, the London-headquartered tech company trying to develop a global internet service delivered from space, reaches a key milestone on Thursday. The firm is launching another 36 satellites, taking its in-orbit mega-constellat...
China's biggest carmaker Geely is launching a premium electric car brand it hopes will take on Tesla. The Chinese company, which owns Volvo and Lotus, announced its Zeekr brand on Tuesday to tap into China's demand for electric ...
Huawei has unveiled its Mate 40 smartphones claiming they feature a more "sophisticated" processor than Apple's forthcoming iPhones. The component was made using the same "five nanometre" process as ...
Apple prepares to launch new line of audio products...
Just in time for Halloween, ColourPop Cosmetics is releasing an exciting Hocus Pocus-themed makeup collection. The cosmetics company has been teasing the new line themed around the iconic 1993 film on Instagram through a series of photo...
The multi-billion-dollar, decade-long effort to bring rock samples from Mars to Earth gets under way on Thursday. It starts with the US space agency's latest rover, called Perseverance, which is launching from Florida. When the robot l...
Three spacecraft from NASA, China and the UAE are heading to Mars this month....
The United Arab Emirates' historic first mission to Mars is under way, after a successful lift-off in Japan. The Hope probe launched on an H2-A rocket from Tanegashima spaceport, and is now on a 500-million-km journey to study the plan...