Tag: Microsoft
All porn sites must introduce ‘robust’ age-checking, Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches New Glenn into orbit
All websites on which pornographic material can be found, including social media platforms, must introduce "robust" age-checking techniques such as demanding photo ID or running credit card checks for UK users by July. The long-awaited guidance, issued by regulator Ofcom, has been made under the Online Safety Act (OSA), and is intended to prevent children…
Students adapt smart glasses to identify strangers on the street, Open AI raises $6.6 billion
Two students have made a pair of smart glasses with facial recognition technology to discover the private information of strangers. In a video demonstration, one of the Harvard students is shown using the technology to quickly discover details about the woman sitting near him at a train station in Boston. "Wait, are you Betsy?" he…
Upgrade to Windows Without Losing Data: A Step-by-Step Guide
Every time a new Windows OS is released, excitement brews as it promises better features and enhanced user experiences. Upgrading to the Windows operating system is also a great way to enhance the performance of your work and improve security, however, one of the main concerns that bothers users, during the upgrade is that they…
Tesla to lay off 10% workforce, Apple loses world’s biggest phone seller title
Tesla will lay off more than 10% of its global electric vehicle workforce. In a memo, first reported by news website Electrek, billionaire owner Elon Musk told staff there was nothing he hated more, "but it must be done". The world's largest auto-maker by market value had 140,473 employees globally as of December, according to…
Microsoft to open London AI office, Tesla scraps entry-level EV plans
Microsoft is opening a new office in London dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) research and development. The tech firm's AI boss Mustafa Suleyman said it will advertise roles for "exceptional individuals" in the coming weeks and months. But he has not said how many jobs will be created. Microsoft is a major investor in ChatGPT-creator…
X reinstates free blue ticks, Samsung update ‘slows down’ older phones
X has caused confusion by reinstating free blue ticks for some users - a year after it began charging for the service. For years, Twitter blue ticks effectively served as verification badges and were given to celebrities, politicians, journalists, and other influential accounts for free. However, months after Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $44bn (£38bn) in October…
Joe Biden says he would sign TikTok ban, brakes fail on Big Brother winner’s Jaguar EV
Joe Biden has said he would sign legislation banning popular video-sharing app TikTok in the United States. Legislation passed through the US House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously on Thursday calling on China's ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok or effectively face a US ban. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, who supports the bill, has…
Google admits AI gaffe ‘was unacceptable’, EA cancels upcoming Star Wars game
Google admits the AI images generated by Gemini, including those above, were unacceptable The chief executive of Google has admitted that images generated by its artificial intelligence chatbot, which included black Nazis and American Indian vikings, were “completely unacceptable”. In an email to employees, Sundar Pichai said the answers generated by its…
Apple launches Sports app, Xbox names games available to Nintendo Switch
Apple launched a new iPhone app today called Apple Sports, giving users a one-stop location to check scores, team stats, betting odds, and more across a number of major sports leagues. The app supports the NBA, NHL, NCAA, Premier League, and several other leagues at launch, including MLS — the soccer league Apple has exclusive…
Apple Mac turns 40, Microsoft becomes $3 trillion company
Apple's first Macintosh - a device that revolutionised personal computers - turns 40 today. The "game-changing" computer first went on sale on 24 January 1984, two days after being introduced to the world in a big-budget Super Bowl advert, by renowned British director Sir Ridley Scott. The advert, referencing George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984, was itself…
