Ada Derana Big Focus | 28-12-2023

World News

• Barclays customers unable to buy essentials after major IT outage
  Online banking, the bank's app and payments in and out of accounts are all affected.
• How an AI-written book shows why the tech 'terrifies' creatives
  The BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman is given an AI-made book that claims it was written by her.
• Mexico asks Google Maps not to rename Gulf of Mexico
  US President Donald Trump has ordered that the body of water be renamed the Gulf of America.
• Meta to pay $25m to settle Trump lawsuit over ban
  The president sued the firm in 2021 over the suspension of his accounts after the 6 January Capitol riots.
• Leaving X can be a tricky decision for brands
  Many companies have left X but it's not always a simple decision.