Science and Tech

Kate from Exeter Some Morrisons customers missed out on a traditional Christmas dinner after their online orders did not arrive in time, leaving them to raid their cupboards to cobble together a festive feast. Customers told the BBC their “Christmas was ruined” as they had to make do with makeshift meals ranging from potato waffles to pickled onions. Morrisons blamed …

Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto 6 is expected to be a record-breaking hit when it arrives Even if you were lucky enough to get a new console or games this Christmas, you’ve probably got your eye on some upcoming releases. And 2025 is shaping up to be a big one. Most agree that 2024 was a painful year for the …

BBC Billionaire Elon Musk has hailed Twitter as a bastion for freedom of expression ever since he acquired the social media site two years ago. But over the course of 2024, X, as it is now called, has evolved from what felt like a communal town square into a polarised hub where views and posts seem even more controversial. ​​Certain …

BBC On a cold day in November, hundreds of people flocked to an arena in Coventry, which has previously hosted gigs by Oasis, Rihanna, and Harry Styles, for an event of a very different kind. The 500 people who turned out – some from as far afield as Mongolia and Canada – were taking part in an activity less known …

Getty Images Some Morrisons customers encountered further delays with their Christmas orders more than 24 hours after after the supermarket experienced what it called “systems issues” on Monday. One customer told the BBC she was left waiting for about £200 worth of groceries, another said he struggled to get answers from the firm about his Christmas shop. It follows chaotic …

Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD, saying workers lived in conditions comparable to “slavery”. More than 160 workers have been rescued in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia, according to a statement from the Public Labour Prosecutor’s Office (MPT). They were allegedly put in a “degrading” environment and had their passports …

We look back at the high and lows of another fascinating twelve months in tech

Morrisons has apologised after customers have been unable to get discounts on their shopping ahead of Christmas after a problem with the More loyalty card. Some customers have also complained that their online orders have been cancelled. The supermarket says loyalty card and click and collect orders are mostly affected. “If More Card prices are not registering, we will apply …

Alphabet’s Google proposed new limits to revenue-sharing agreements with companies including Apple which make Google’s search engine the default on their devices and browsers. The suggestions stem from the US search giant’s ongoing antitrust battle over its online search business. In August, US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google illegally crushed its competition in search – a decision the …

Sega Sonic x Shadow Generations sold more than 1 million copies in a single day when it launched in October Sega is considering launching its own Netflix-like subscription service for video games, a move which would accelerate gaming’s transition towards streaming. There are already a number of similar services on the market – such as Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation …