Tech News Roundup — July 24, 2026 (NOON)
This compact noon edition focuses on two developments with direct implications for everyday technology. A major health review requested by the World Health Organization finds no evidence that mobile-phone radiofrequency exposure causes brain or head-and-neck cancers, while Google is gradually introducing video-selfie checks as another way to verify identity when accessing or recovering an account.
Google / Android
Google adds video-selfie verification for account access and recovery. When signing in on a new device or completing a sensitive identity check, a user may be asked to record a short facial video. Google says its system analyses live facial movement to establish that a real person is present and resist spoofing with static photographs, masks, or prerecorded footage; the rollout is gradual and complements the broader move away from reusable passwords toward passkeys and stronger recovery methods.
Telecom
WHO-requested evidence review finds no link between mobile-phone use and head cancer. Researchers assessed decades of scientific evidence on exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, including mobile phones, cellular antennas, Wi-Fi, 4G, and 5G. The report says brain and head-and-neck cancer rates have remained broadly stable despite the enormous growth in mobile-phone use since the 1990s, finding no evidence that these non-ionising emissions damage DNA or increase tumour incidence; researchers will nevertheless continue monitoring newer technologies and long-term exposure.
Roundup compiled from the TTRSS Tech feed. 2 articles from 1 source summarised into 2 story clusters.