Daniel Thomas Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Almost 80% of smartphones sold in the US are made in China Deena Ghazarian had only been in business for a year when the trade policies of President Donald Trump’s first term of office sent her company into a tailspin. It was 2019 and her California-based firm, […]
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Tom Singleton Technology reporter Getty Images US politicians, civil rights campaigners and the BBC are all calling for a High Court hearing about a data privacy row between Apple and the UK government to be held in public. The tech giant is taking legal action after the Home Office demanded the right to access customer
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At 1EdTech’s 2025 Digital Credentials Summit in Phoenix, Arizona it was data, flow chart and taxonomy galore. For me, a few numbers from the opening keynote set the stage for the week: 65% of a person’s job will change every 5-7 years. If you follow Getting Smart regularly, this isn’t surprising, but the framing of
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Zoe Kleinman & Georgina Hayes Technology editor & reporter Getty Images Roblox has seen meteoric growth among young gamers Parents who don’t want their children on Roblox should not let them use it, the chief executive of the gigantic gaming platform has said. The site, which is the most popular in the UK among young
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What should have been a moment of triumph for 13-year-old Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel has become a source of immense stress and frustration according to his father, Theodis Daniel. On March 4, 2025, before a joint session of Congress, President Trump recognized DJ as an honorary U.S. Secret Service agent, an honor that left the young
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Tom Richardson BBC Newsbeat Ludocene Ludocene is based on recommendations from a panel of experts “Too many video games, too little time,” has never been more true. Almost 19,000 titles went live on PC games store Steam in 2024 – about 360 a week. There are positive ways to look at this. Tools are more
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Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images Google says it is working to fix an issue which has left many Chromecast users unable to watch content on their televisions for a second day. The tech giant says it has sold more than 100m of these devices worldwide across various generations, with the issues specifically impacting the
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School and system redesign is not new. Throughout the history of formalized education, educators and leaders have challenged the “one-size-fits-all” factory model, striving for more effective learning approaches. While this model increased access to education, it often failed to unlock every student’s full potential and demonstrate proficiency on critical outcomes. Today, we see a surge
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Laura Bicker China correspondent BBC/ Xiqing Wang China is embracing artificial intelligence, from educational tools to humanoid robots in factories Head in hands, eight-year-old Timmy muttered to himself as he tried to beat a robot powered by artificial intelligence at a game of chess. But this was not an AI showroom or laboratory – this
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Suzanne Bearne Technology Reporter BBC The rise of AI is making some more cautious about their online profile Anita Smith has always been cautious about how much she shared online. But her concerns increased following an abusive relationship with a partner, who later stalked her. Although police intervened, she left the UK and also scaled
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