Science and Tech

Instagram has revealed that it lowers the quality of older, less popular videos – reserving higher quality for more popular content. Adam Mosseri, head of the Meta-owned social media platform said on Sunday “we bias to higher quality… for creators who drive more views”. He said Instagram reduces the quality of videos that have not been watched for a long …

A Scottish children’s hospital charity has introduced a gamer in residence for young patients in Glasgow. The new job involves visiting children to play video games with them, preventing boredom and providing some light relief. Steven Mair, who was appointed by the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity, says gaming has already provided huge benefits to the patients. He said that playing …

Perthshire Picture Agency Tricia Fox’s small business in Scotland has been affected by the row between two major US companies One of the world’s biggest web publishing platforms – used by a large chunk of the internet – is locked in a spat which is affecting thousands of businesses worldwide. While most of the work WordPress does is not seen …

Microsoft’s chief executive Satya Nadella earned $79.1m (£61m) last year, a rise of 63% compared to his compensation the year before. That was despite a request from Mr Nadella to reduce one element of his pay package because of cybersecurity flaws at the tech giant – which resulted in him getting $5m less than he otherwise would have. In common …

Microsoft Activision Blizzard The Call of Duty series is one of the best-selling games in history It has been eagerly anticipated, but this year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has finally dropped for gamers to get stuck into. The Call of Duty (CoD) series is one of the best-selling in history with more than 425 million lifetime sales and …

The FutureTECH Show/The Presenter Studio Waseem Mirza wanted his phone to run for longer Actor and presenter Waseem Mirza was not happy when he realised he would have to change his phone – particularly as it was working just fine. Although the hardware was running smoothly, Samsung ended security updates for the phone in 2020. “I just wish there was …

A communications satellite designed and built by embattled aerospace giant Boeing has broken up in orbit. The satellite’s operator, Intelsat, has confirmed the “total loss” of iS-33e, which has affected customers in Europe, Africa and parts of the Asia-Pacific region. Intelsat also says it has taken steps to complete “a comprehensive analysis” of the incident. Boeing has been facing crises …

Anurag Garg There are too many AI tools says Anurag Garg When ChatGPT burst onto the scene in late 2022, PR agency founder Anurag Garg was eager for his team of 11 to quickly incorporate the technology in their workflow, so the business could keep up with its competitors. Mr Garg encouraged his employees to use the AI language tool …

Getty Images There were riots across England in the summer, including in Sunderland There was a “clear connection” between the violent disorder in England and Northern Ireland in the summer and posts on social media and messaging apps, Ofcom has concluded. The government had asked the media regulator to consider how illegal content and disinformation spread during the unrest. In …

Getty Images Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is to introduce facial recognition technology to try and crack down on scammers who fraudulently use celebrities in adverts. Elon Musk and personal finance expert, Martin Lewis, are among those to fall victim to such scams, which typically promote investment schemes and crypto-currencies. Mr Lewis previously told the Today programme, on BBC Radio …