"Könnt ihr mir mehr darüber sagen?"
Translation:Can you tell me more about that?
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Both mean "you" but differ by formality and can differ by number.
"Sie": nominative, singular/plural, formal 2nd person pronoun
"ihr": nominative, plural, 2nd person pronoun
"ihr" in this context wouldn't be capitalized.
(https://deutsch.lingolia.com/en/grammar/pronouns/personal-pronouns)
Ihr is used as informal second person "you". It is capital only when a sentence starts with 'ihr'. Where as 'Sie' refers to both singular and plural second person 'you.' This 'Sie' is capital always
Could is the subjunctive mood of can, which is different. Ihr könnt vs ihr könnet (see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/können#German for the full table)
I said 'could you talk to me about that more?' and it wasn't accepted - it is a close translation.
So I say "Can you talk to me more about it?" and of course says its wrong!!. I need to say "Can you tell me more about it?". Well the good news is that I understand what the German sentence says and that's what matters. Its all good!