WhatsApp deletes over 6.8m accounts linked to scams, Meta says
WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts linked to scammers targeting people around the world in the first half of this year, its parent company Meta says. Many were tied…
Woman awarded £150,000 after LG phone sparks fire in her home
Getty Images A judge ruled the LG K8 smartphone was the source of the fire in Coatbridge A woman has successfully sued former phone manufacturer LG for nearly £150,000 after…
Call to vet YouTube ads like regular TV to stop scams
Ads on YouTube should be vetted like those on traditional TV to protect users from content such as scams, promotion of diet pills and fake celebrity endorsements, the Lib Dems…
Two Chinese nationals charged with exporting Nvidia AI chips to China
Two Chinese nationals have been arrested and charged with illegally shipping millions of dollars’ worth of powerful AI chips to China, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday.…
US passes Genius Act, first major national crypto legislation
Getty Images Lawmakers in the US have passed the country’s first major national cryptocurrency legislation. It is a major milestone for the once fringe industry, which has been lobbying Congress…
Netflix uses AI effects for first time to cut costs
Netflix says it has used visual effects created by generative artificial intelligence (AI) in one of its original TV shows for the first time. The streaming giant’s co-chief executive Ted…
Developers go their own way as jobs dry up
Studio Morgan Harvey Hayman and Holly Hudson founded their own studio after graduating from a game design course When Holly Hudson enrolled on a university video game design course, she…
The floating robot collecting rubbish in our waterways
Tech Now meets the team behind WasteShark – can it help tackle marine plastic pollution? Source link