AI cloning of celebrity voices outpacing the law, experts warn David Attenborough among famous people whose voices have been exploited by fraudsters
Black Friday turning into Black Fraud Day, says UK cybersecurity chief Criminals using AI to trick shoppers as data shows more than £11.5m lost to fraud during festive period last year
UK minister promises to force companies to end subscription traps Legislation will be drafted to ensure consumers find it easy to exit unwanted signups and to get a refund
Apple facing near-£3bn UK lawsuit over cloud storage ‘monopoly’ Which? claims firm engaged in anti-competitive practices that led to 40 million people ‘being overcharged’
Brutal hours, tyrants and chest pains: a freelance producer on the reality of British TV ‘TV industry would not exist without freelancers, yet it bullies us “lucky” ones into fearing about future work if we complain’
The price of love: how much does dating cost – and who pays the bill? From subscribing to apps to who should foot the cost of nights out, it’s worth getting your finances right
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery review – this frustrating documentary feels like a digital Agatha Christie tale There are so many deep questions to tackle about the crypto-currency, yet this programme launches into a wild goose chase after its founder. It’s impressively rigorous – but feels like a waste of time
Oasis fans defrauded by scammers have lost £346 on average, bank reports Lloyds Bank says ‘hundreds’ of its customers are victims of fraud – with 90% of cases starting on social media
Is your air fryer spying on you? Concerns over ‘excessive’ surveillance in smart devices UK consumer group Which? finds some everyday items including watches and speakers are ‘stuffed with trackers’
UK advertising watchdog cracks down on misleading broadband price ads ASA says telecoms firms must scrap ads that do not give enough prominence in marketing to mid-contract rises
Online retailer eBay scraps fees for private sellers in UK In latest response to rivals such as Depop and Vinted, users now only pay transaction fees on sales of vehicles
BT pockets £105m in first ever recycling deal for surplus copper cables Telecoms firm has so far extracted 3,300 tonnes of potential 200,000 tonnes of cables amid £15bn rollout of full-fibre broadband
HSBC calls on tech firms to help refund victims of fraud Bank says new UK compensation rules will fail to curb APP scams and prove financial sector is not the problem
The great divide: are office workers more productive than those at home? Amazon has told staff they must return five days a week – but experts don’t all agree that flexible working cuts output
Warning social media videos could be exploited by scammers to clone voices Research released by Starling Bank finds 28% of people have been targeted at least once in the past year