Liv McMahon

1 week ago | bbc.com | Liv McMahon

BBC threatens AI firm with legal action over unauthorised content useLiv McMahonGetty ImagesThe BBC is threatening to take legal action against an artificial intelligence (AI) firm whose chatbot the corporation says is reproducing BBC content "verbatim" without its permission. The BBC has written to Perplexity, which is based in the US, demanding it immediately stops using BBC content, deletes any it holds, and proposes financial compensation for the material it has already used.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Liv McMahon

Trump confirms further delay to TikTok ban or sale deadlineLiv McMahonGetty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has extended the deadline for TikTok's sale in the US for a further 90 days. The video-sharing app has faced questions over its future after the US passed a law last year requiring the app to be banned unless sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Lawmakers said it posed a risk to national security - something TikTok denies.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Liv McMahon

DNA testing firm 23andMe has been fined £2.31m by a UK watchdog over a data breach in 2023 which affected thousands of people. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said the company - which has since filed for bankruptcy - failed to put adequate measures in place to secure sensitive user data prior to the incident. "This was a profoundly damaging breach that exposed sensitive personal information, family histories, and even health conditions," said Information Commissioner John Edwards.

4 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Liv McMahon |Natalie Sherman |Dearbail Jordan

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The billionaire is leaving the White House as the head of its spend-slashing Doge initiative - but says its mission will continue. Liv McMahon, Natalie Sherman & Dearbail JordanBusiness & technology reportersIt seems like not a day goes by without billionaire Elon Musk making headlines. The boss of X (formerly Twitter), Tesla and SpaceX is the world's richest person and has used his platform to make his views known on a vast array of topics.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Liv McMahon

Pornhub and three other porn sites face EU child safety probeLiv McMahonGetty ImagesThe EU is investigating Pornhub, Stripchat and two other pornography websites it believes may be falling foul of its online content laws. The European Commission said the sites, which also include XVideos and XNXX, did not appear to have measures in place to safeguard children and their rights.