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NSPCC child protection alert over VR abuse

NSPCC child protection alert over VR abuse

Plus, Burning Man rain 'monsters' & comet Nishimura

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard · Rachelle Abbott

September 5, 20236m 37s

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Show Notes

The NSPCC is warning parents to be alert for paedophiles exploiting virtual reality to target children, and is urging a police crackdown with tech giants. Three-eyed “dinosaur shrimps” wake from Burning Man floods. Artists’ lawsuit to fight back against AI appropriation of work. ‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ comet Nishimura visible to naked eye. Also in this episode:

  • Underwater ‘Bond villain lair’ for marine biologists
  • History of plants ‘rewritten’
  • Ice Age clue to modern coastal erosion
  • Ewww...NYC rat tours i n rodent boom

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