The quest to stop music killing people under the knife
In today's WIRED Daily, we reveal a Chinese influence campaign that's targeting the BBC and look at the smart music system that decreases or shuts off music when a patient's vital signs are critical
Chinese trolls and fake news websites have been attacking the BBC in a bid to undermine its credibility, new research published today claims. The online influence operation, which is being linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is seemingly a response to the BBC's reporting on human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and state-backed misinformation campaigns. The new research from analysts at cybersecurity company Recorded Future claims that the "likely state-sponsored" operation used hundreds of websites and social media accounts to attack the BBC's reporting. In particular the network has accused the BBC of adding a 'filter' to its reports from China to make the country look dull and lifeless. Apple was using a double agent -
What happened: Motherboard has revealed that a member of an Apple leaks community was secretly reporting back to Apple for more than a year. The informant says he is coming forward because Apple failed to compensate him sufficiently.
Why it matters: Motherboard reports that "he shared with Apple personal information of people who sold stolen iPhone prototypes from China, Apple employees who leaked information online, journalists who had relationships with leakers and sellers". The revelations have already burnt major publishers, with one 9to5Mac journalist revealed to have paid $500 in bitcoin in exchange for leaked Apple data.
Twitter tests 'misleading' post button - What happened: People in the US, South Korea and Australia will now be able to report tweets they think are misinformation. The feature will be added to the list of options where you can report tweets as "abusive or harmful".
- Why it matters: Twitter hopes that adding this feature will let people more clearly specify how a post is abusive. But it has also admitted that a post being reported won't guarantee that it is taken down.
Among Us developers roast Epic -
What happened: Epic Games just released a new mode for Fortnite that is a clear rip off of smash hit Among Us. Developers have now taken to Twitter to complain, one writing: "is it really that hard to put 10 per cent more effort into putting your own spin on it"?
Why it matters: Epic is currently embroiled in an ugly lawsuit with Apple. As Tom Warren at The Verge points out: "it's not a great look if Epic is fighting for small developers in one sense, but undermining them elsewhere."
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