Uber questioned by US regulator over subscription plan
Uber has been questioned by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about its subscription plan, the company said in a statement. As first reported by Bloomberg, the US consumer watchdog…
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.…
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…
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
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…
Temu owner misses sales forecast as China economy slows
PDD Holdings, the Chinese owner of online shopping platforms Temu and Pinduoduo, reported disappointing sales and profit, as Chinese consumers continued to hold back amid an economic slowdown. US-listed shares…
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…
Thousands of customers worldwide report login issues
Getty Images Payment app PayPal is encountering issues worldwide, it has confirmed. It said in a post on its service status page it was experiencing “a system issue” that may…