Do ‘much, much more’ on age verification, social media apps told
Getty Ofcom has warned social media companies they will be punished if they fail to take significant extra steps to address the problem of children pretending to be adults online.…
Tiger trackers used to spy on women
Tiger tracking cameras have been misused to take videos of women in a forest in India. Source link
FTC says AI scanner “deceived” users after BBC revelations
US weapons scanning company Evolv Technology will be banned from making unsupported claims about its products in a proposed settlement with the US government. The company had claimed its AI…
We’re too boring for kids for social media ban
Getty Images Career-networking site LinkedIn has told Australian lawmakers it is too dull for kids to warrant its inclusion in a proposed ban on social media for under 16 year…
Beast Games allegations ‘blown out of proportion’ says YouTuber
Getty Images MrBeast is the most popular YouTuber in the world with more than 300m subscribers MrBeast has claimed he has footage showing that allegations his upcoming reality game show…
Conservationists turn to AI in battle to save red squirrels
Gensys Engine Whiskers help the AI identify what is – and isn’t – a red squirrel An artificial intelligence (AI) tool which has been trained to tell the difference between…
Roblox to ban young children from messaging others
Getty Images Roblox has announced it will block under-13s from messaging others on the online gaming platform as part of new efforts to safeguard children. Child users will not be…
Google told to sell Chrome to end search monopoly
Reuters The US Department of Justice is proposing a host of remedies to prevent Google from maintaining its internet search monopoly The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has demanded Google…
The superpowers of coatings make possible the impossible
Getty Images Jet engines wouldn’t run without high-performance coatings Jet engines are one of the most jaw-dropping feats of engineering humans have ever come up with. But jet engines shouldn’t…
Temu owner misses sales forecast as China economy slows
PDD Holdings, the Chinese owner of online shopping platforms Temu and Pinduoduo, has reported disappointing sales and profit as Chinese consumers continued to hold back amid an economic slowdown. US-listed…