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A photographer has launched legal action against gamemaker Capcom, accusing it of using dozens of her images without permission. Judy Juracek claims Capcom used photographed patterns from a published book throughout its games – including Resident Evil and Devil My Cry. In one example listed in court documents, she alleged the Resident Evil 4 logo […]

Apple device users will now be able see when individual apps request to access features such as the microphone, camera and phone gallery, plus which third parties they have connected with in the last seven days. The new “app privacy report” feature was unveiled at the firm’s annual developers’ conference, WWDC. Apple has prioritised privacy […]

A social media account for popular Chinese e-commerce app Xiaohongshu has been blocked after it issued a post on the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. It had posted “Tell me loudly: what’s the date today?” on microblogging platform Weibo. The post to its 14 million followers was swiftly deleted. Its Weibo page has […]

The government is proceeding with the creation of a central store of data from GP records in England next month, despite the NHS suggesting a delay. The data is moving to a central NHS Digital database, with the Department of Health saying it expects GPs to introduce the system from 1 July. The NHS wanted […]

Twitter is launching its new subscription service, Twitter Blue, in Australia and Canada on Thursday. The paid-for extra service will add features such as an “undo tweet” button, bookmarks, and a reader mode, Twitter said. The limited launch is designed to “gain a deeper understanding” of what customers are looking for. But the company also […]

A Russian cyber-criminal group was behind a ransomware attack that has targeted the world’s largest meat processing company, the FBI has said. The FBI said it would was working to bring the REvil group to justice for the hack on JBS. The cyber-breach over the weekend shut some JBS operations in the US, Canada and […]

An update of HarmonyOS, the operating system developed by Huawei, means it will now be installed in a wider range of products, including its smartphones. It is due to roll out across Asia following a launch event on 2 June. There is no date for a global launch yet. A trade ban imposed by the […]

Instagram is changing the way it showcases content after being accused of suppressing pro-Palestinian messages during the recent Gaza conflict. The app had favoured original content in its “stories” feature over existing, re-shared posts, but will now give them equal treatment, it said. The current system had a “bigger impact than expected” on some types […]

A new software update for Tesla cars appears to include monitoring of drivers through the car’s internal cameras when Autopilot is in use. The “self-driving” feature requires drivers to pay attention at all times, but has been criticised as easy to fool. Users have been able to activate the assist feature and leave the driver’s […]

NatWest mobile app users are being directed to a warning screen advising them to beware of cryptocurrency scams. The bank said it had received a “record number” of reports about such scams between January and March 2021. The alert warns account holders to make sure they have direct control of any digital wallet that is […]