Payout for Uber Eats driver over face scanning bias
A black delivery driver’s account was removed after facial-recognition software failed to recognise him. Source link
Apple, Meta and Google to be investigated by the EU
If they are found to have broken the rules, the firms could be fined up to 10% of their annual turnover. Source link
India in undersea race to mine world’s battery metal
Countries including China, Russia and India are vying to reach the huge deposits of mineral resources – cobalt, nickel, copper, manganese – that lie thousands of metres below the surface…
Brain-chip patient plays online chess – Neuralink
Noland Arbaugh, who is paralysed below the shoulders, received a chip implant in January. Source link
Neuralink video shows patient playing chess using brain implant
In a livestream on X, patient Noland Arbaugh explained that he was playing a game of chess online using a device in his brain to move the cursor. He appeared…
Watchdog assessing McDonald's and Greggs IT failures
Payments Systems Regulator is examining spate of outages, which also affected Sainsbury’s and Tesco. Source link
Apple becomes the latest tech giant under siege
When a new hardware product goes on sale, Apple employees form a guard of honour outside stores and applaud its first buyers – some of whom will have camped outside…
'Mass surveillance' fears over law change plans
Trade body techUK outlines “substantial concerns” over plans to amend the Investigatory Powers Act. Source link