Month: March 2021

‘Fake’ accounts claiming to be Amazon workers have been praising their working conditions on Twitter. Votes are currently being counted in Alabama to decide whether Amazon warehouse workers will form a union….

The US has warned it could put tariffs of up to 25% on a host of UK exports in retaliation for a UK tax on tech firms. Ceramics, make-up, overcoats, games consoles…

A cyber-attack has disrupted live broadcasts on Australia’s Channel Nine TV network, prompting concerns about the country’s vulnerability to hackers. The broadcaster said it was unable to air several shows on Sunday,…

A firm that has the registered details of more than nine million chipped pets across the UK has been accused of losing its customers’ data. Petlog is requesting that all users create…

Anyone with a smartphone that uses facial recognition will know it does not really work with a mask on. That can be frustrating – but although masks have undoubtedly thwarted the facial-recognition…

Facebook has removed a group of China-based hackers it says targeted members of the Uighur community living abroad. It said hackers used malicious websites and apps to infect devices and allow for…

A new Royal Navy surveillance ship is to be built to protect “critical” undersea cables. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned “the lights could go out” if national infrastructure was lost, and the…

Peloton has warned parents to keep children away from its treadmills after the death of a child. Boss John Foley called it “tragic accident” – one of a “small handful” of incidents…

A theme park dedicated to Nintendo’s famous Super Mario World has opened in Japan, nearly a year after it was originally due to welcome guests. Super Nintendo World – which cost about…

A US teenager has pleaded guilty to hacking several high-profile Twitter accounts in a large-scale Bitcoin scam. Graham Ivan Clark was 17 when he co-ordinated the scam – which hijacked the profiles…