Instagram clamps down on diet and cosmetic surgery posts
Some posts will now be hidden from under 18s while "miraculous" remedy posts will be banned.
19/09/2019
New algorithms aim to stamp out abuse on Twitter
US researchers develop a tool that can detect abuse with "90% accuracy".
18/09/2019
The debate over facial recognition technology
Some MPs have called for UK police and companies to stop using live facial recognition for public surveillance.
18/09/2019
Live facial recognition surveillance 'must stop'
Campaigners say the technology is inaccurate, intrusive and infringes on an individual's right to privacy.
18/09/2019
The robot that cleans floors and tells jokes
More than 100 fully autonomous cleaning robots are coming to Singapore this year, made by local manufacturer Lionsbot. Ella's job is cleaning the floors at the National (...)
18/09/2019
BBC launches 'digital wellbeing' Own It app for children
The Own It app watches what children type and offers advice about how to stay healthy online.
18/09/2019
Facebook to use Met Police videos to recognise shooters
The technology giant will provide body cameras to Metropolitan Police officers on firearms training.
17/09/2019
'Racist' AI art warns against bad training data
An AI art exhibition is facing criticism for using racist and sexist tags to classify its users.
17/09/2019
Gatwick Airport commits to facial recognition tech at boarding
The London airport will regularly scan passengers' faces at departure gates from 2022.
17/09/2019
Amazon Echo screen flicker angers owners
One owner, in Hampshire, says his device started to flicker 16 months after he had bought it.
17/09/2019
HTC bets on former Orange executive to boost sales
Taiwan's mobile phone company moves away from its founders to appoint a former Orange executive.
17/09/2019
UK's full-fibre broadband coverage rises to 8%, says Ofcom
Ofcom's report highlights how much work must be done to provide full fibre access to all by 2025.
