Smart launches mid-size SUV, smart #5
Smart officially unveils all-new #5 Summit Edition and #5 Premium+ models at its world premiere event in Byron Bay, Australia Exterior features include a roof light bar and electric trailer hitch, while the Adventurers’ Collection package offers underbody protection, a roof carrier, side steps, a side bag, and a ladder The smart #5 is equipped…
Telegram refuses to join child protection schemes, Barbie flip phone goes on sale
The BBC has learned that Telegram - the messaging app service whose boss has been arrested in France - refuses to join international programmes aimed at detecting and removing child abuse material online. The app is not a member of either the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) or the Internet Watch Foundation…
Elon Musk’s Grok floods the web with deepfakes, Huawei announces second blood pressure watch
Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot is flooding the web with “deepfake” images of everyone from Donald Trump to Musk himself – and the results range from totally wacky to downright disturbing. Since its launch last week, Grok users have been churning out fake images of Trump — robbing a convenience store or flying a plane…
Tributes paid to tech tycoon Mike Lynch, BMW overtakes Tesla in European EV market
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch who died when the Bayesian yacht sank off the coast of Sicily Friends and colleagues of Mike Lynch have paid tribute to him, with the death of the tech tycoon in a luxury yacht sinking off the coast of Sicily being described as an "irreplaceable loss". The…
HMD becomes official smartphone partner of FC Barcelona
HMD is to become FC Barcelona's official smartphone partner. The company will support the men's club and Barcelona Femeni, the women's team. The announcement also revealed that teams from other sports will be involved in the partnership, including basketball, futsal, handball and roller hockey. Announced on the Human Mobile Devices (HMD) and FC Barcelona social…
ID. Buzz 7-seat EV to make UK debut at CarFest 2024
UK debut of VW all-electric ID. Buzz 7-seat Test drives of the ID. Buzz 5-seat also available during the three-day event CarFest takes place 23-25 August 2024 at Laverstoke Park Farm, Hampshire The much-anticipated all-electric VW ID. Buzz 7-seater will make its UK debut at CarFest 2024 from 23-25 August 2024. Visitors to CarFest, the UK’s…
McAfee launches AI-powered deepfake detector on new Lenovo AI PCs
Less than a fifth (18%) of social media users in the UK find it easy to spot AI generated content such as fake news and scams, McAfee Deepfake Detector alerts people in seconds if it detects AI-generated audio in a video Available now, exclusively on select Lenovo AI PCs, McAfee Deepfake Detector claims to increase…
Wired publisher Conde Nast signs deal with OpenAI, driverless vehicles trialled in Highlands
Vogue, Wired and GQ publisher Conde Nast has done a multi-year deal with OpenAI. The artificial intelligence company announced the partnership on Tuesday, saying ChatGPT and its prototype tool SearchGPT would display content from "top brands like Vogue, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Architectural Digest, Vanity Fair, Wired, Bon Appétit, and more". In June, OpenAI…
Amazon brings Kindle reading to your Peloton workout
Fitness enthusiasts can now read their Kindle books how they want, whenever they want on their Peloton Bike, Bike+, Tread, or Tread+. From today Amazon is bringing the Kindle reading experience to select Peloton products with a wide selection of eBooks for every type of reader. From romance, fantasy, and thrillers to non-fiction, memoirs, and…
Disney drops lawsuit objection, Trump will offer Musk advisory role if elected
Disney has withdrawn its claim that a man could not sue it over the death of his wife because of terms he signed up to in a free trial of Disney+. Jeffrey Piccolo filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Disney and the owners of a restaurant after his wife died in 2023 from a…