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Tesla Autopilot: US opens official investigation into self-driving tech
The US federal agency in charge of road safety is opening an official investigation into Tesla's "self-driving" Autopilot system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was acting following 11 Tesla crashes since 2018 involving emergency vehicles. In some cases, the Tesla vehicles "crashed directly into the vehicles of first responders", it said. ... Read more
2021-08-17 19:46:24
The little-known human stories behind emoji designs
You may not think much about the emoji you use to text every day but there are compelling human stories behind them. "My father's music is message music, to uplift the world from its slumbering mentality," says reggae musician Andrew Tosh, speaking from his home in Kingston, Jamaica. His father, Peter Tosh, was one of the three founding members of the 1960s band The Wailers, along with ... Read more
2021-08-17 19:45:50
Twitter's new design to get fix after headache complaints
Twitter is making changes to its new redesign, after users complained of headaches and discomfort. Unveiled only last week, the redesign mainly involved high-contrast colours and a custom-designed font, Chirp. At the time, the social network said it "might feel weird at first" but would improve content consumption and clean up "visual clutter". But many, especially with acce ... Read more
2021-08-16 19:37:45
Tesla Autopilot: US opens official investigation into self-driving tech
The US federal agency in charge of road safety is opening an official investigation into Tesla's "self-driving" Autopilot system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was acting following 11 Tesla crashes since 2018 involving emergency vehicles. In some cases, the Tesla vehicles "crashed directly into the vehicles of first responders", it said. ... Read more
2021-08-16 19:37:17
Social media fraud: The influencers promoting criminal scams
On social media, there's a new type of influencer. But instead of promoting clothing lines and lifestyle products, they promote fraud. They flash stacks of cash, hide their faces, and some even lure new recruits by selling guides on committing fraud. You'd think these scammers and their illegal products would be hard to find, and once upon a time, they were, hidden in the shadows of the dark web ... Read more
2021-08-15 19:43:36
CCTV watchdog criticises Hikvision Uyghur response
The UK's CCTV watchdog has criticised a Chinese firm for not saying if its cameras are used in Uyghur internment camps. Professor Fraser Sampson, said: "If your company wasn't involved in these awful places wouldn't you be very keen to say so?" In July, MPs said Hikvision provided the "primary camera technology" used in Uyghur internment camps. The company said it respected ... Read more
2021-08-15 19:42:39
Apple regrets confusion over 'iPhone scanning'
Apple says its announcement of automated tools to detect child sexual abuse on the iPhone and iPad was "jumbled pretty badly". On 5 August, the company revealed new image detection software that can alert Apple if known illegal images are uploaded to its iCloud storage. Privacy groups criticised the news, with some saying Apple had created a security backdoor in its software. The comp ... Read more
2021-08-13 19:25:29
The fiendish new trick cyber-criminals are using to evade capture
"Follow the money" - for generations it's been the mantra of investigators looking for criminals. In the cyber-realm, this battle between criminals and the authorities has been raging for years. Despite the anonymous nature of cryptocurrencies, dozens of cyber-criminals have been caught in the last two years thanks to new techniques able to track their funds around the cryptocurrency b ... Read more
2021-08-13 19:25:08
Crypto heist hacker returns most of the stolen funds
A hacker who stole just over $600m (£433m) worth of cryptocurrency has now returned most of the stolen assets. On Thursday, Poly Network confirmed on Twitter that $268m worth of Ether tokens had now been recovered. Over the last 24 hours, the hacker has returned $342m worth of tokens relating to three crypto-currencies to the firm. The individual also posted several pages of notes to the blockc ... Read more
2021-08-13 01:08:44
Lord of the Rings: Amazon moves show to UK from New Zealand
Technology giant Amazon's TV and film business is moving production of its multi-million dollar Lord of the Rings series to the UK from New Zealand. The as-yet-untitled fantasy epic is set thousands of years before the events in JRR Tolkien's books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The company said the move was part of a plan to expand its production space and consolidate its footprint in th ... Read more
2021-08-13 01:08:01