WhatsApp flaw ‘puts words in your mouth’
A newly-released tool that exploits a vulnerability in Facebook’s WhatsApp allows you to "put words in people’s mouths", researchers say.
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Student finds fortune in food videos
When other university students enjoy summer vacation, one 20-year old woman is busying herself with an unusual online career in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province.
Can an app help reduce food insecurity on campus?
"Swipe-sharing" service wins national innovation award as schools eye ways to relieve food insecurity among non-traditional students
Amazon Echo devices made by Chinese teens ‘working through night’ – reports
Amazon has pledged to investigate allegations that hundreds of teenagers are working illegal hours at a Chinese factory producing its Echo devices.
NYU prof asks ‘When did the memory of 9/11 become ‘sacred’?’
New York University journalism professor Talia Lavin made the remark in response to backlash over Rep. Ilhan Omar's comments on 9/11.
App that cancels subscriptions launches in UK
A service which automatically cancels subscriptions at the end of the free trial period has launched in the UK.
Facebook to use Met Police videos to recognise shooters
Facebook is to use footage from police body cameras to train its algorithms to recognise videos of real-life shootings.
Tech Tent: should TikTok scare Facebook?
It is the Chinese-owned short video-sharing site which you may not have heard of if you are over 30.
Apple approves Hong Kong protest location app
An app that tracks the location of police patrols in Hong Kong is now available via Apple, despite the firm's reservations about its potential use.
US academics get help battling disinformation in politics
Repository of research findings to help social scientists see ‘what we’re actually grappling with’
