Apple has released a new personal safety user guide for its AirTag following concerns about the use of the device tracker for stalking. AirTags can be attached to items like wallets, keys, and bags to help users find them when misplaced.
Pinterest is rolling out new augmented reality (AR) technology to enable its users to virtually place items in their home. The Pinterest Lens camera will allow consumers to visualise furniture and accessories from Crate & Barrel, CB2, Macy’s Walmart, West Elm, and Wayfair.
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has guaranteed 80 per cent of a new £625 million loan from 12 commercial banks that will support Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) electric vehicle (EV) plans. The £500 million Export Development Guarantee, announced by international trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan, will be used for the development and export of battery electric vehicles.
Innovate Technology, which develops biometric tech designed to estimate age, has been approved as a participant in a UK government programme. The Home Office invited companies to come up with digital methods of verifying customer ages for the sale of alcohol.
Spotify’s chief executive has announced a set of new measures to address Covid-19 misinformation on its platform following backlash from a number of musicians. The move comes after Neil Young and Joni Mitchell asked to have their music taken off the streaming app when Spotify refused to remove Joe Rogan’s podcast.
The University of Westminister has been targeted with nearly 20,000 malicious emails every month since October 2020, according to data from a Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has urged British companies to “bolster their cyber security resilience” following malicious cyber incidents which took place in Ukraine. The UK organisation said that there have been no current threats to the country identified so far but that the guidance would enable businesses to build resilience ahead of potential incidents.
Spotify is reportedly deleting Neil Young’s music from its app after deciding it would not remove Joe Rogan’s podcast, which the musician said spreads misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines.
The number of technology roles in England and Wales reached record highs in 2021, according to new research. The study, by recruitment consultancy Robert Walters and data analytics company Vacancysoft, found that there were more than 12,800 new vacancies for tech professionals last year.
A quantum computer could break the encryption of Bitcoin and simulate a key molecule in the fight against global food shortages and climate change, according to new research.
RealThing Ai has launched a new fully voice accessible smartphone designed for those with sight loss. The RealSAM Pocket V4 includes several new features, including Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Object Recognition and an enhanced emergency on-call assistant.
Under new proposals from the UK’s Law Commissions, the person in the driving seat of an automated vehicle would no longer be responsible for how the car drives. Instead, the company behind the vehicle would face regulatory sanctions if anything goes wrong.
Dual-mode car-aircraft AirCar has been given permission by the Slovak Transport Authority to fly. The official ‘certificate of airworthiness’ was issued following 70 hours of flight testing compatible with European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards.
Bosch and Volkswagen Group subsidiary Cariad have announced a new partnership that aims to speed up the production of hands-free driving. Cariad is an automotive software company established by the German car manufacturer in 2020.
The highly anticipated UK cyber security strategy has today been launched, with the public now able to report cyber incidents with new digital services. Steve Barclay, chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, said that the UK’s public services will now be strengthened to further protect them from the risk of being “shut down by hostile cyber threats”.