At least 99 people died when an inferno destroyed the town of Lahaina in the deadliest wildfire in modern US history. Through first-hand accounts, as well as police bodycam footage and recordings, a BBC investigation reveals why it was so hard to escape - and uncovers mistakes from authorities. By the time she saw the smoke, it was almost too late. The first thing U'i Kahue noticed was the wind battering her neighbourhood, ripping off roofs and felling trees. Then she saw the smoke, rolling in like a black cloud. In no time, the fire had become an inferno. She grabbed a hose, trying to stop...…At least 99 people died when an inferno destroyed the town of Lahaina in the deadliest wildfire in modern US history. Through first-hand accounts, as well as police bodycam footage and recordings, a BBC investigation reveals why it was so hard to escape - and uncovers mistakes from authorities. By the time she saw the smoke, it was almost too late. The first thing U'i Kahue noticed was the wind battering her neighbourhood, ripping off roofs and felling trees. Then she saw the smoke, rolling in like a black cloud. In no time, the fire had become an inferno. She grabbed a hose, trying to stop...WW…

As the ads boycott grows, Mark Zuckerberg shows no sign of backing down. "My guess is that all these advertisers will be back on the platform soon enough" the Facebook chief executive has said.Campaigners accuse the tech firm of being too slow and reluctant to remove some hateful content.But Zuckerberg added: "We're not going to change our policies or approach on anything because of a threat to a small percent of our revenue."The comments were made to Facebook staff at a private meeting last Friday, and were .The social network has confirmed they are accurate and also announced a fresh...…As the ads boycott grows, Mark Zuckerberg shows no sign of backing down. "My guess is that all these advertisers will be back on the platform soon enough" the Facebook chief executive has said.Campaigners accuse the tech firm of being too slow and reluctant to remove some hateful content.But Zuckerberg added: "We're not going to change our policies or approach on anything because of a threat to a small percent of our revenue."The comments were made to Facebook staff at a private meeting last Friday, and were .The social network has confirmed they are accurate and also announced a fresh...WW…

US President Donald Trump has been allowed to Tweet again, after being locked out of his account for 12 hours.Posting a more conciliatory message, he refrained from reiterating false claims of voter fraud.Twitter said that it would ban Mr Trump "permanently" if he breached the platform's rules again.The move from Twitter puts clear water between it and Facebook, which suspended him "indefinitely" on Thursday.Twitter has instead given the outgoing president a final warning. Earlier on Thursday, the popular gaming platform Twitch also placed an indefinite ban on Mr Trump's channel, which he...…US President Donald Trump has been allowed to Tweet again, after being locked out of his account for 12 hours.Posting a more conciliatory message, he refrained from reiterating false claims of voter fraud.Twitter said that it would ban Mr Trump "permanently" if he breached the platform's rules again.The move from Twitter puts clear water between it and Facebook, which suspended him "indefinitely" on Thursday.Twitter has instead given the outgoing president a final warning. Earlier on Thursday, the popular gaming platform Twitch also placed an indefinite ban on Mr Trump's channel, which he...WW…

Donald Trump has joined Triller, a New-York-based rival to China's TikTok. After two days on the social-media app, the US president has 11,000 followers. TikTok was banned in India two months ago. Mr Trump wants to follow suit unless it sells the app's US version and has signed executive orders targeting both it and another Chinese social-media app, Tencent's WeChat. Both India and the US fear data collected by the TikTok could be given to the Chinese government. TikTok strongly denies this and says none of its international users' data is stored in China. Nevertheless, Microsoft is...…Donald Trump has joined Triller, a New-York-based rival to China's TikTok. After two days on the social-media app, the US president has 11,000 followers. TikTok was banned in India two months ago. Mr Trump wants to follow suit unless it sells the app's US version and has signed executive orders targeting both it and another Chinese social-media app, Tencent's WeChat. Both India and the US fear data collected by the TikTok could be given to the Chinese government. TikTok strongly denies this and says none of its international users' data is stored in China. Nevertheless, Microsoft is...WW…

Google Argentina's domain name was bought by a web designer while the site was out of action for two hours in the country last Wednesday. Nicolas Kurona, aged 30, said he managed to buy Google.com.ar through a normal, legal process."I never imagined that it was going to allow me to buy it," he told the BBC.Google Argentina told the BBC: "For a short term, the domain was acquired by someone else." It added it had regained control of the domain very quickly.The story started when Nicolas was at his desk on the outskirts of Buenos Aires on Wednesday night, designing a website for a client. He...…Google Argentina's domain name was bought by a web designer while the site was out of action for two hours in the country last Wednesday. Nicolas Kurona, aged 30, said he managed to buy Google.com.ar through a normal, legal process."I never imagined that it was going to allow me to buy it," he told the BBC.Google Argentina told the BBC: "For a short term, the domain was acquired by someone else." It added it had regained control of the domain very quickly.The story started when Nicolas was at his desk on the outskirts of Buenos Aires on Wednesday night, designing a website for a client. He...WW…

Apple will pay $113m (£85m) to settle allegations that it slowed down older iPhones. Thirty-three US states claimed that Apple had done this to drive users into buying new devices.Millions of people were affected when the models of iPhone 6 and 7 and SE were slowed down in 2016 in a scandal that was dubbed batterygate. Apple declined to comment, however, it has previously said the phones were slowed to preserve ageing battery life. The deal is separate from a proposed settlement Apple reached in March to pay affected iPhone owners up to $500m in a class action lawsuit.In 2016 Apple updated...…Apple will pay $113m (£85m) to settle allegations that it slowed down older iPhones. Thirty-three US states claimed that Apple had done this to drive users into buying new devices.Millions of people were affected when the models of iPhone 6 and 7 and SE were slowed down in 2016 in a scandal that was dubbed batterygate. Apple declined to comment, however, it has previously said the phones were slowed to preserve ageing battery life. The deal is separate from a proposed settlement Apple reached in March to pay affected iPhone owners up to $500m in a class action lawsuit.In 2016 Apple updated...WW…