Some 70% of Brits were targeted by phone scammers in 2023 alone. Despite investing in sophisticated scam-fighting initiatives, by 2024 satisfaction with O2’s efforts to tackle fraud sat at just 24%.

The company behind the scam-baiting granny said the AI technology can keep scammers on the phone for 40 minutes at a time, keeping them away from... A phone company developed an AI 'granny' to beat ...

Telecommunications giant Virgin Media O2 has issued a warning over declining sales and earnings in 2026 as it revealed substantial mobile customer losses following price increases. The company said it ...

Telecoms group Virgin Media O2 has warned over falling sales and earnings in 2026 as it revealed hefty mobile customer losses after hiking prices. The group said it lost 397,500 mobile customers on a ...

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