Imran Rahman-Jones

Edinburgh

Journalist at Freelance

Writer at Edinburgh Pub Reviews

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Articles

Ofcom finalises rules for tech firms to protect children online

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

Overhaul algorithms and age checks or face fines, tech firms toldHafsa Khalil & Imran Rahman-JonesBBC News and technology reportersGetty ImagesWebsites will have to change the algorithms that recommend content to young people and introduce beefed-up age checks or face big fines, the UK media regulator has confirmed. Ofcom says its "Children's Codes" - the final versions of which have now been published - will offer "transformational new protections".
EU hits Apple and Meta with €700m of fines

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

The European Commission - the EU's executive - started both investigations last year under a new law brought in to promote fairness in the tech sector called the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The case against Apple was over its App Store. The Commission says it must freely offer alternative app marketplaces to users and app developers - and says Apple was in breach of this.
ChatGPT maker wants to buy Chrome from Google

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

ChatGPT-maker wants to buy Google ChromeImran Rahman-JonesGetty ImagesChatGPT-maker OpenAI would be interested in buying Chrome, the world's most popular browser, if Google was forced to sell it. Nick Turley, an executive at the artificial intelligence (AI) company, was testifying on behalf of the US government in an ongoing monopoly trial against Google. But Google says Chrome is not for sale and has called for the antitrust lawsuit to be thrown out.
Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift'

3 weeks 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

3 weeks 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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

1 month 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".