Zoe Covid-tracking app loses government funding
In a statement posted on YouTube, epidemiologist Prof Spector said: “The UK government has informed us with just a few weeks’ notice that we will no longer be receiving funding…
Spider-Man No Way Home: Making the visual effects
The latest Spider-Man film No Way Home has made almost $2bn (£1.5bn) worldwide and is continuing to pack out cinemas across the world. As part of a series looking at…
Companies fined for marketing calls targeting elderly
Jenny Ross, Which? Money Editor, said: “It is unacceptable that unscrupulous firms are targeting older, vulnerable people and pressuring them into buying rip-off appliance cover that they don’t need –…
Germany warns against Russian anti-virus use
“A Russian IT manufacturer can carry out offensive operations itself, be forced against its will to attack target systems, or be spied on as a victim of a cyber operation…
Chip giant Arm set to axe 15% of its staff after deal fails
The UK technology firm could cut hundreds of jobs after its $40bn sale to US chipmaker Nvidia failed. Source link
The popular apps aiming to tame the chaos of family life
How tech is helping young families and couples regain their busy social lives after Covid. Source link
Ukraine offered tool to search billions of faces
Clearview AI’s face-search tech could be used to uncover infiltrators and to identify the dead. Source link
Bitcoin cash machines ordered to shut down in UK
The Financial Conduct Authority warns that all crypto-ATMs in the UK are operating illegally. Source link
The innovative surfing tech making waves
Still in the research and development stage, it has built a large test facility 20km (12 miles) inland from the Queensland coast. In the middle of a 3.6 hectare (nine-acre)…
Intimate image abuse: His confession protected him
After receiving an anonymous tip-off on Facebook, Georgie discovered that intimate photos of her were being shared online. She remembered who had taken the photos – and later an ex-partner…