BBC News14 hours agoClearview AI fined in UK for illegally storing facial imagesbbc.co.uk - By Shiona McCallumFacial recognition company Clearview AI has been fined more than £7.5m by the UK's privacy watchdog and told to delete the data of UK residents. The company gathers images from the internet to create a global facial recognition database. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says that breaches …
BBC News1 day agoThe sci-fi technology tackling malarial mosquitosbbc.co.uk - By Richard Baimbridge and Will SmaleEnvironmental campaigner Liz O'Neill doesn't mince her words about gene drives - the next generation of genetic modification (GM) technology. "It is extremely worrying," says the director of UK anti-GM pressure group, GM Freeze. "To release something that has been specifically created in a …
BBC News3 days agoFormula milk: Online groups hunt for baby milk during US shortagebbc.co.uk - By Zoe KleinmanParents in the US are using social media to try to track down infant formula milk - and unsafe alternatives - during a shortage that's affecting North America. This week President Joe Biden called in the military to help distribute supplies. The situation is a result of a combination of global …
BBC News3 days agoWhatsApp to launch customer-business chat featurebbc.co.uk - By Shiona McCallumWhatsApp is launching a new service for businesses to communicate directly with their customers. The messaging system is one of several platforms where Meta has launched more shopping-focused features. Cloud-based software that enables apps to communicate with each other, will open up WhatsApp to …
BBC News3 days agoCanada to ban China's Huawei and ZTE from its 5G networksbbc.co.uk - By Annabelle LiangCanada says it will ban two of China's biggest telecoms equipment makers from working on its 5G phone networks. The restrictions against Huawei and ZTE were announced by the country's industry minister on Thursday. Francois-Philippe Champagne says the move will improve Canada's mobile internet …
BBC News3 days agoCyber security: Global food supply chain at risk from malicious hackersbbc.co.uk - By Claire Marshall & Malcolm PriorModern 'smart' farm machinery is vulnerable to malicious hackers, leaving global supply chains exposed to risk, experts are warning. It is feared hackers could exploit flaws in agricultural hardware used to plant and harvest crops. John Deere, one of the world's largest agricultural manufacturers, …
