Oculus Quest 2: Meta to discuss children’s VR safety with watchdog
The Information Commissioners' Office (ICO) is to talk to Meta about how its virtual reality (VR) business Oculus complies with the regulator's "children's code". Read more
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People devote third of waking time to mobile apps
People are spending an average of 4.8 hours a day on their mobile phones, according to app monitoring firm App Annie. Read more
Penn State professor: Maybe masked drunk drivers should speed through ‘pro-covid’ neighborhoods
A Penn State University professor recently compared those who say mask and vaccine mandates violate their personal liberties to drunk drivers. Read more
Google sued in US over ‘deceptive’ location tracking
Google is being sued in the US over accusations it deceived people about how to control location tracking. Read more
Meta moves to tackle creepy behaviour in virtual reality
Meta has announced a new feature to allow more personal space for people's avatars in virtual-reality worlds. Read more
Screen-sharing scams on the rise, watchdog warns
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning people to beware of people posing as investment advisers and offering to help them set up new schemes via online meeting platforms. Read more
Female avatar sexually assaulted in Meta VR platform, campaigners say
Campaigners say the avatar of a 21-year-old researcher was sexually assaulted in Meta's virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds. Read more
Microsoft retires Internet Explorer after 27 years
Microsoft is finally retiring the consumer version of Internet Explorer. Read more
African youths make it clear they prefer China over US
The 2022 African Youth Survey released on Monday has sent shock waves across the world. China has surpassed the United States as having the biggest positive influence among African youths. Read more
How students are scrubbing their social media profiles
A new service for students flags inappropriate or offensive posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram so would-be employers can see them in the best possible light. Read more
