City scraps influencer plan for George Floyd murder trial
Minneapolis was planning to pay social media influencers to post “city-approved” messages.
Source: BBC Tech
Twitch backtracks after outcry for using 'gender neutral' term 'womxn'
The streaming platform said it had changed its spelling of “women” to be more gender neutral.
Source: BBC Tech
Contraception app Natural Cycles swipes at new rival from Clue
The founder of Natural Cycles criticises the approval of Clue Birth Control in the US.
Source: BBC Tech
Anti-Covid vaccine tweets face five-strikes ban policy
Twitter warns users who post Covid vaccine-related misinformation that they face permanent bans.
Source: BBC Tech
Last of Us 2 leads Bafta Games Awards nominations
With 13 nominations, the action-adventure horror game has the most nominations in history.
Source: BBC Tech
Volvo Cars to go fully electric by 2030
The Swedish firm is to phase out all models with internal combustion engines over the next few years.
Source: BBC Tech
Fortnite: From piano player to pro gamer – aged just eight
Joseph Deen tells the BBC about his ambitions after signing with a professional esports team.
Source: BBC Tech
'Fake accounts used my pictures to sell sex'
Women tell BBC Scotland how scammers used their images on fake accounts advertising sex work websites.
Source: BBC Tech
Zoom sees more growth after 'unprecedented' 2020
Zoom boss calls working from home “new reality” and predicts growth – but not at last year’s pace.
Source: BBC Tech
Biden urged to back AI weapons to counter China and Russia threats
A long-awaited report says the US president should ignore calls for a ban on autonomous weapons.
Source: BBC Tech