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Chris VallanceSenior Technology ReporterGetty ImagesDemand for so-called "fast tech" - cheap electronic items often quickly binned or abandoned in drawers - is growing, a not-for-profit that works to reduce electronic waste has warned.Material Focus singled out heatwave-fuelled demand for...

Zoe Kleinman & Liv McMahonTechnology editor & technology reporterGetty ImagesGoogle may have to make changes in the UK to give consumers more choice over who they use for online search services, the competition watchdog has said. The Competition...

Ben MorrisTechnology of Business EditorSupercellLike many businesses, Mr Paananen is hopeful that AI will help spur innovation. At Supercell it's being used to create new types of games."I've seen some internal prototypes, but it's super early. I think it's...

Ione WellsSouth America correspondentGeorgina RannardScience correspondentNSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory"This transient side is the really new unique thing... That has the potential to show us something that we hadn't even thought about before," explains Prof Heymens.But it could also...

Tesla's long-awaited robotaxis rolled out for the first time on roads in Austin, Texas on Sunday.In videos shared by Tesla on X, a small group of invited analysts, influencers and shareholders were shown participating in paid rides. The small...

Graham FraserTechnology ReporterRobloxShooting, chasing, exploring - hit video games tend to have themes that set the pulse racing.One of the world's most popular new titles, however, is about something considerably more sedate - gardening.Grow a Garden involves players slowly...

Computer chip giant Texas Instruments (TI) will invest more than $60bn (£44.74bn) in the US, as President Donald Trump pressures big technology firms to increase manufacturing in the country.The company said it plans to build or expand seven chip-making...

Amazon boss Andy Jassy has told staff to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and warned the technology will lead to a smaller corporate workforce in the next few years.He shared the prediction in a memo to staff on Tuesday,...

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 -...

Ben MorrisTechnology of Business EditorGetty ImagesThat flexibility allowed Ukraine to add new services to cope with the challenges of war."We actually introduced around 15 different services related to the to the war," says Mr Bornyakov.For example users could apply...