Imran Rahman-Jones

Edinburgh

Journalist at Freelance

Writer at Edinburgh Pub Reviews

Freelance Journalist. Edinburgh Pub Reviews on Substack. https://t.co/IxO3p8Wlp5

Articles

Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift'

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Imran Rahman-Jones |Chris Vallance

Discord is testing face scanning to verify some users' ages in the UK and Australia. The social platform, which says it has over 200 million monthly users around the world, was initially used by gamers but now has communities on a wide range of topics including pornography. The UK's online safety laws mean platforms with adult content will need have "robust" age verification in place by July.
Google has illegal advertising monopoly, judge rules

1 week ago | bbc.com | Imran Rahman-Jones

Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterA US judge has ruled tech giant Google has a monopoly in online advertising technology. The US Department of Justice, along with 17 US states, sued Google, arguing the tech giant was illegally dominating the technology which determines which adverts should be placed online and where. This is the second antitrust case Google has lost in a year, after it was ruled the company also had a monopoly on online search. Google said it would appeal the decision.
What are the concerns?

1 week ago | bbc.com | Liv McMahon |Imran Rahman-Jones

Everyone's jumping on the AI doll trend - but what are the concerns? Liv McMahon & Imran Rahman-JonesRobert Timothy/BBC/ChatGPTLeft: BBC technology editor Zoe Kleinman. Right: Her AI-generated action figureWhen scrolling through social media, you may have recently seen friends and family appearing in miniature.
Everyone's jumping on the AI doll trend - but what are the concerns?

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Liv McMahon |Imran Rahman-Jones

8 hours agoA Taiwanese newspaper reports that laptop makers are hitting the pause button. As the trade war between the United States and China heats up, laptop makers including Dell, HP, and Lenovo will reportedly stop importing new devices into the U.S. for “at least two weeks.” The report comes from the …
Everyone's jumping on the AI doll trend - but what are the concerns?

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Liv McMahon |Imran Rahman-Jones

Everyone's jumping on the AI doll trend - but what are the concerns? When scrolling through social media, you may have recently seen friends and family appearing in miniature. It's part of a new trend where people use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to re-package themselves - literally - as pocket-sized dolls and action …
Microsoft rolls out AI screenshot tool

1 week ago | bbc.com | Imran Rahman-Jones

Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterMicrosoft has begun the rollout of an AI-powered tool which takes snapshots of users' screens every few seconds. The Copilot+ Recall feature is available in preview mode to some people with Microsoft's AI PCs and laptops. It is the relaunch of a feature which was dubbed a "privacy nightmare" when it was first announced last year.
Buyers circle and rumours swirl as TikTok sale deadline looms

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Imran Rahman-Jones

Buyers circle and rumours swirl as TikTok sale deadline loomsImran Rahman-JonesGetty ImagesThe list of would-be buyers for TikTok in the US - both rumoured and confirmed - has grown longer as the deadline for deciding its future looms. The social media giant faces being shut down in the US unless it sells to an American company by 5 April. The runners and riders range from US tech giants to the British entrepreneur dubbed "the king of homemade porn".
Why are pickles suddenly so popular?

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Imran Rahman-Jones

In October, singer Dua Lipa posted one of her most popular TikToks to date. It showed her loading up her diet cola with pickles and jalapeños. It’s unsurprising the video went viral. Not only was the concoction, err, unusual – it also starred one of the latest internet food crazes. Recently, pickles have become part of a wider food trend, their distinctive tart, tangy, fresh and savoury flavour getting people excited.
Could TikTok be banned again and who might buy it?

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Tom Gerken |Liv McMahon |Imran Rahman-Jones

President Donald Trump has said a deal to sell TikTok will be made by 5 April, as questions swirl over whether the app will be banned in the United States. The platform went 'went dark' for US users in January as a law took effect which banned the app unless it was sold by its parent company ByteDance. But TikTok returned less than a day later following Trump's election win, and he signed an executive order delaying its sale or ban by 75 days.
Center Parcs removes X link from site after fake account set up

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Imran Rahman-Jones |Graham Fraser

Center Parcs removes X account from website after fake account set upImran Rahman-Jones & Graham FraserCenter Parcs UKCenter Parcs is popular for its family-oriented activity centresThe holiday park company Center Parcs has removed links to its old X account from its website after a man who took over the account was contacted by genuine customers. Center Parcs deleted its X account in January, which meant the @CenterParcsUK handle became available.