YouTube is to limit recommendations of certain health and fitness videos to teenagers, including those which “idealise” certain body types. It says 13 to 17-year-old users will still be able to search for and view fitness-related content – but will not be encouraged into repeated viewing of similar videos. YouTube says it is acting because … Read more
Donald Trump said he would enlist Elon Musk to run a “government efficiency commission” if he wins a second term as US president. Speaking to the Economic Club of New York on Thursday, Trump said the X owner had agreed to head a task force to conduct a “complete financial and performance audit of the … Read more
Ross Jarman Ihab Amed working on the test jet engine In a building on the edge of a business park outside Sheffield, researcher Ihab Ahmed is preparing to fire up a small jet engine. Originally used as an auxiliary power unit for a commercial airliner, it has been turned into a testbed for new fuels … Read more
Chris Baraniuk It’s estimated that one third of the world’s airline seats are made in Northern Ireland In a warehouse building in a quiet town in Northern Ireland, a robot arm is opening and closing an airplane meal table over and over again. It has been programmed to carry out this mundane task no fewer … Read more
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has hit out at French authorities, calling his arrest last week in relation to allegations of insufficient moderation on the messaging app “misguided”. In his first public statement since he was detained, he denied claims that Telegram is “some sort of anarchic paradise” as “absolutely untrue”. Mr Durov was … Read more
Getty Images A musician in the US has been accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) tools and thousands of bots to fraudulently stream songs billions of times in order to claim millions of dollars of royalties. Michael Smith, of North Carolina, has been charged with three counts of wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy and money … Read more
Sony Bot the difference: Astro Bot features dozens of cameos from well-known PlayStation characters It’s just a few hours before reviews of one of the year’s biggest PlayStation 5 releases arrive, and its director is talking about food. Buffets, to be precise. You might get a lot for your money, but how do you feel … Read more
Google uses anti-competitive practices to dominate the market for online advertising technology, a UK watchdog has provisionally found. The potentially unlawful behaviour could be harming thousands of UK publishers and advertisers, an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned. It accuses Google of preventing rivals from “competing on a level playing field” … Read more
The Taiwanese government has said components in thousands of pagers used by the armed group Hezbollah that exploded in Lebanon earlier this week were not made on the island. The comments come after Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said it did not make the devices used in the attack. The Lebanese government says 12 people, including … Read more
Akara Etteh Akara Etteh had his phone stolen as he walked out of a Tube station. Early on a Saturday morning in April, Akara Etteh was checking his phone as he came out of Holborn tube station, in central London. A moment later, it was in the hand of a thief on the back of … Read more