Category: News
Bumble biggest offender for harvesting personal data, world’s largest wind farm now in service
Three-quarters of mobile apps are harvesting our personal data due to unnecessary and overreaching developer permissions, according to an analysis of the most popular mobile apps globally by cybersecurity company NordVPN. Researchers used the privacy checker Exodus to compare the leading apps of 18 different countries including the UK, US, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. In…
Female-led AI startups less likely to get investment, NGOs promised greater cybersecurity
An “urgent issue” of gender imbalance in artificial intelligence investment must be addressed according to a government-backed body which has found that female-founded companies accounted for just 2% of AI startup deals over the past decade. The report by the Alan Turing Institute found that when female-founded companies have secured funding, they raise on…
Fitbit Charge 6 unveiled, Epic Games cuts workforce
Fitbit Charge 6 is the latest addition in the Google wearables division bringing improved health tracking and even deeper integration with Google apps like YouTube Music, Google Pay and Google Maps. Charge 6 features a 1.04-inch color AMOLED display with Always-On Display (AOD) functionality. The tracker features an aluminum, glass and resin build with a…
One in 10 Amazon customers offered ‘bribes’ for positive reviews, study finds
One in 10 Amazon shoppers could have been offered an incentive in exchange for a five-star review of one of its products in the last year, according to Which? research. The consumer association is concerned that unscrupulous sellers are cheating their way to the top of the Amazon rankings by bombarding customers with Amazon gift…
Disinformation most active on X, iPhone 15 Pro is overheating claim users
X, formerly Twitter, has the biggest proportion of disinformation of six big social networks, a European Commission study has suggested. It examined over 6,000 unique social media posts across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, and YouTube. The study analysed content in three countries deemed particularly at risk to disinformation - Spain, Poland and Slovakia. The…
Spotify won’t ban AI content, Tesla robot learns yoga moves
The boss of Spotify says he has no plans to completely ban content created by artificial intelligence from the music streaming platform. Earlier this year the platform pulled a track featuring AI-cloned voices of the performers Drake and The Weeknd. Daniel Ek told the BBC there were valid uses of the tech in making music…
iPhone 15 launch: Milestones from 2007-2023
It’s been a remarkable journey since that iconic moment on June 29th, 2007 when Steve Jobs stood on stage and introduced the world to a device that would forever change the way we live, work, and connect. Over 16 years have passed since the birth of the iPhone, and with over 2.3 billion iPhone units…
Musk looks to charge everyone for X, YouTube bans ads on Russell Brand channel
Elon Musk has suggested that all users of X, formerly called Twitter, may have to pay for access to the platform. In a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the billionaire said a payment system was the only way to counter bots. "We're moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the…
TikTok fined €345m for GDPR breaches, EU investigates Chinese EV subsidies
Irish regulators have fined TikTok €345m (£296m) for violating children's privacy. The complaint concerned how the social media app handled children's data in 2020 - particularly around age verification and privacy settings. It is the biggest fine to date TikTok has received from regulators. A spokesperson for the social media firm said it "respectfully disagree[s]…
Apple reveals new iPhone 15 line-up with prices starting from £799
Last night Apple revealed the latest addition to its iPhone line-up - the iPhone 15 - with prices starting at £100 less than last year's models. The new iPhone features a significant redesign to its screen, replacing the “notch” at the top of the phone with the “dynamic island” used on its current Pro models.…
