School surveillance tech does more harm than good, ACLU report finds
US student safety not improved by surveillance technology such as cameras and facial recognition software, research shows
Brian Main obituary
Other Lives: Senior engineer who worked on creating a replacement for the ageing Sea King helicopters at Westland
Escape from the rabbit hole: the conspiracy theorist who abandoned his dangerous beliefs
For 15 years, Brent Lee spent hours each day consuming ‘truther’ content online. Then he logged off. Can he convince his former friends to question their worldview?
Female-founded AI startups win just 2% of funding deals in UK
Male-skewed investment is another instance of tech gender imbalance that needs urgent redress, say researchers
Mean Girls in 23 parts: the rise of movies and shows watched on TikTok
Paramount’s release of the popular film in small clips reflects a rising trend of people watching movies on the platform
MEPs vote against amendment to ban EU governments spying on journalists
Politicians opt for change they say amounts to de facto ban on spyware but free speech campaigners dispute claim
Booking.com makes a fortune – so why is it leaving its bills to small hotels unpaid?
This is a global company that needs to investigate why its payment systems have failed so many small businesses
Facebook and Instagram could charge for ad-free services in EU
Meta’s social networks considering charge of €13 a month on mobile and €17 on desktop, say sources
TechScape: How police use location and search data to find suspects – and not always the right ones
In this week’s newsletter: ‘Geofence warrants’ tied a man in the wrong place at the wrong time to a crime he didn’t commit – is he the only one?
US government issues first-ever space debris penalty to Dish Network
Dish to pay $150,000 for failing to properly dispose of satellite and violating the FCC’s anti-space debris rule
Lightning strike causes huge explosion at Oxford recycling plant
Witnesses report large ‘fireball’ in sky at Severn Trent Green Power facility but no one is thought to have been injured in the blast
Gillian Keegan plans to ban mobile phones from English schools
Education secretary to issue new guidance in latest Tory attempt to limit phone usage by students
Fitness trackers and air fryers among John Lewis’s ‘products of the decade’
Annual retail report shines light on current trends and 10 years of changing British buying habits
As social media grows in Kenya, so does the disturbing and toxic ‘manosphere’
Boys and young men are increasingly being drawn into online forums that denigrate, objectify and ‘slut-shame’ women. How can we effectively address it?
Apple says software bug and certain apps causing iPhone overheating
Company says it will update iOS 17 to fix bug and is working with developers of apps that overload handsets