The Liverpool score and Elon Musk’s net worth among top Alexa queries of 2022
Finding out the Liverpool score, Elon Musk’s net worth, and the age of Diana Ross have been named among the most popular questions asked of Amazon virtual assistant Alexa in the UK over the last 12
TikTok ‘pushing harmful content into teenagers’ feeds’, study says
Some young TikTok users are being shown potentially dangerous content which could encourage eating disorders, self-harm and suicide, an online safety group has claimed. Research into the TikTok algorithm by the Center for Countering Digital Hate
Ethiopians file lawsuit against Meta over hate speech in war
Two Ethiopians have filed a lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company, Meta, over hate speech they say was allowed and even promoted on the social media platform amid heated rhetoric over their country’s deadly Tigray conflict. Former
AI tools to aid more diverse recruitment are ‘pseudoscience’, researchers say
Artificial intelligence used by recruitment platforms to help boost diversity in the workplace is discriminating against people over random changes in clothing or lighting, a new study has warned. A growing number of businesses have turned
One more thing to worry about: Heat from fingertips can be used to crack passwords, researchers find
Heat-detecting cameras can help crack passwords up to a minute after typing them, researchers have found, as they warn similar systems could be developed by criminals to break into computers and smartphones. Heat from people’s fingertips
Google unveils Pixel 7 smartphone range and new smartwatch
Google has unveiled its new Pixel 7 range of flagship smartphones promising better cameras, performance and battery life for users, alongside its first Pixel Watch. The technology giant said the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro
Giant impact could have formed the moon more rapidly, new simulations indicate
Scientists have used the most detailed supercomputer simulations yet to reveal an alternative explanation for the moon’s origin. The study suggests a giant impact could have formed a moon-like body more rapidly, placing it into orbit
