Liv McMahon

Glasgow

Journalism Researcher, BBC News Technology at BBC

journalist @bbctech | tech nerd | prev @TheScotsman | (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 views own and excellent | tips to [email protected]

Articles

What are semiconductors and why is Trump targeting them?

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Liv McMahon |Shiona McCallum

President Donald Trump is expected to unveil more sweeping tariffs on US imports - this time targeting semiconductors. The tiny chips powering billions of electronic devices are central to the global economy. Semiconductors, also sometimes referred to as microchips or integrated circuits, are made from tiny fragments of raw materials, such as silicon. They are altered through a process called doping in order to sometimes conduct electricity and sometimes not.
PS5 price jumps £40 as Sony cites 'challenging' market conditions

1 week ago | bbc.com | Liv McMahon

PS5 price jumps £40 as Sony cites 'challenging' market conditionsLiv McMahonGetty ImagesSony has raised the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles worldwide, citing "challenging" market conditions. The price of the digital edition of the PS5 console in the UK has increased by £40 to £429.99. Its cost for European customers has risen by approximately €50 to €499.99.
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 …
Will iPhones cost more because of Trump's tariffs on China?

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Liv McMahon |Zoe Kleinman

Image source, ReutersThe world's most popular gadgets - phones, laptops, tablets, smartwatches - could be about to get a lot more expensive in the US. Many of them are made in China, which now faces a 125% tariff on its goods imported to the US, under President Donald Trump's controversial trade policy. And the effect this may have on the iPhone and its maker Apple is under the spotlight.
Will iPhones cost more because of Trump's tariffs on China?

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Liv McMahon

5 hours agoThe president's question about being "stupid" went awry on social media. President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to pause his stock market-rattling tariffs but, in the process, teed up a question that critics couldn’t resist answering in withering ways. “How do you get to be …
Elon Musk labels White House advisor 'moron' over Tesla comment

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Liv McMahon

Musk labels Trump trade advisor 'moron' over Tesla commentsLiv McMahonReutersElon Musk has called President Donald Trump's trade advisor, Peter Navarro, a "moron" over comments he made about his electric vehicle firm, Tesla. Musk - who is also a member of the Trump administration - also said Navarro was "dumber than a sack of bricks" in posts on his social media platform X.
Musk labels Trump trade adviser 'moron' over Tesla comments

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Liv McMahon

NowLondon CNN — A top White House trade official has a message for world leaders caught in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans: it’s “just the beginning.” Peter Navarro, the president’s senior counselor on trade and manufacturing, wrote in an opinion piece in the Financial Times …
Meta expands Teen Accounts to Facebook and Messenger

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Liv McMahon

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterMeta is expanding Teen Accounts - what it considers its age-appropriate experience for under 18s - to Facebook and Messenger. The system involves putting younger teens on the platforms into more restricted settings by default, with parental permission required in order to live stream or turn off image protections for messages. It was first introduced last September on Instagram, which Meta says "fundamentally changed the experience for teens" on the platform.