Tag: Elon Musk
Tech Digest daily roundup: AI ‘godfather’ Geoffrey Hinton quits Google
A man widely seen as the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI) has quit his job, warning about the growing dangers from developments in the field. Geoffrey Hinton, 75, announced his […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Block of Activision purchase ‘bad for Britain’, claims Microsoft
Microsoft’s president has attacked the UK after it was blocked from buying US gaming firm Activision, saying the EU was a better place to start a business. The move was […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Tesla profits drop by a quarter after price cuts
Tesla has reported a drop in first-quarter earnings as price cuts at Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company boosted demand but hit profit margins. Profits came in at $2.5bn, down by […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Photographer says prize-winning image AI-generated
A photographer is refusing a prestigious award after admitting to being a “cheeky monkey” and generating the prize-winning image using artificial intelligence. The German artist Boris Eldagsen revealed on his […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: UK Government announces more details about emergency alert system
The government has released further details about next week’s UK-wide test of an emergency alert system. A message will appear alongside a loud alarm on millions of mobile phones at 3pm […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Ford launches hands-free driving on UK motorways
Drivers on Britain’s motorways are being allowed to let go of steering wheels for the first time, after the UK became the first European country to approve a hands-free system. […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: SpaceX shows how it plans to colonise Mars
Elon Musk has revealed in a short animation clip how he plans to colonise Mars in the next few years. SpaceX released a five-minute animated promotional video on Tuesday, showing how it plans to […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Elon Musk tells BBC owning Twitter has been ‘quite painful’
Elon Musk has said running Twitter has been “quite painful” and “a rollercoaster”, in a last-minute interview with the BBC. The multi-billionaire entrepreneur also said that he would sell the […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: AI generated newsreader ‘Fedha’ unveiled in Kuwait
An AI-generated newsreader has been revealed by a media outlet in Kuwait. Kuwait News posted a video to their Twitter account over the weekend showing the computerised anchor introducing “herself” […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Amazon to close Book Depository
UK-based online store Book Depository is being closed down by its parent company, the US technology giant Amazon. Book Depository has told customers it will cease operations later this month […]
