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California Attorney General sues 23andMe successor for 2023 data breach
Attorney General Rob Bonta alleges the company lied about the breach's severity.
May 28, 2026 6:28pm UTC

Valve hikes Steam Deck prices by more than 40%, blaming rising costs
The gaming giant said the handheld had not changed but the rise reflected "the current state of component costs"
May 28, 2026 10:22am UTC

King's College team wins access to cutting-edge Google quantum chip
King's College London researchers hope the chip will help answer previously unanswerable questions about the most important natural processes.
May 28, 2026 8:41am UTC

Meta repeatedly snubs EU body over Facebook and Instagram user bans
The BBC has been contacted by hundreds of users who claimed they had been wrongly banned from the sites.
May 28, 2026 8:28am UTC

Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on bets
The longtime Google employee was charged in New York for allegedly breaking insider trading laws.
May 28, 2026 2:14am UTC

The rise of the fruit that tastes like custard
Custard apple plants are prized for their hardiness but exporting their delicate fruit is difficult.
May 27, 2026 10:58am UTC

Porn company fined £600,000 by Ofcom over age check failings
Ofcom said Youngtek Solutions Ltd did not have checks between July and September 2025, but has since brought in verification.
May 27, 2026 10:33am UTC

Champion ethical hacker warns AI tools like Mythos will make competing harder
Chompie, one of the world's tops ethical hackers, says AI like Claude Mythos will make it harder for people like her to compete.
May 27, 2026 12:43am UTC

Instagram betting ads featuring Kane and Haaland banned
The advertising watchdog said the adverts featuring top footballers had a strong appeal to under-18s.
May 26, 2026 11:33pm UTC

Starmer vows to act on social media after meeting bereaved parents
Some parents believe whether the government will take strong enough action remains to be seen.
May 26, 2026 4:29pm UTC