UK MPs Urge Government to Consider Smartphone Ban for Under-16s
UK MPs from the House of Commons education committee have proposed the next government to implement sweeping regulations on smartphone and social media usage among individuals under 16 years of…
You Can Now Search Songs By Humming Using YouTube Music for Android
YouTube Music’s Android application is introducing a significant update that enhances user interaction by incorporating a “Hum to Search” feature, enabling users to find songs by humming, singing, or playing…
Apple’s WWDC 2024 to Showcase New AI Features, Including OpenAI Partnership
Apple is set to unveil a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities at the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in 2024, as reported by Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter for Bloomberg.…
Elon Musk Unveils Plans for Supercomputer to Boost Grok’s AI Capabilities
Elon Musk has revealed ambitious plans to construct a “gigafactory of compute,” a term he coined to describe a vast supercomputer that would power an advanced version of xAI’s Grok.…
UK Adopts its Own Version of EU Digital Markets Act
The UK Parliament has passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Bill, which serves as the national counterpart to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The bill was…
Google Manually Removes Odd Advice from AI Overview Search Tool
Google is currently managing a series of unexpected challenges with its AI Overview tool, which has been producing bizarre and inaccurate responses, leading to significant public attention and criticism. The…
“I Am Not a Typo”: Campaign Urges Tech Firms to Address Autocorrect Bias
As technology intertwines increasingly with daily life, a pressing issue emerges from its interaction with identity: the autocorrect feature, primarily designed around Western and English-speaking norms, frequently misrepresents names from…
Google Announces First Subsea Cable Linking Africa to Australia
Google has announced a groundbreaking project to construct “Umoja,” the first subsea fiber-optic cable designed to connect the continents of Africa and Australia directly. This initiative emerges as part of…
FCC Proposes Rules for Labeling AI Content in Political Advertising
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering implementing new regulations that would require explicit labels on AI-generated content within political advertisements. This initiative aims to address concerns about the potential…
Canva Launches New Enterprise Product for Large Organizations
Canva has officially launched a new enterprise version of its design platform, specifically tailored to meet the complex requirements of large organizations. This announcement marks a significant evolution from their…
TikTok Introduces Several AI Tools to Transform Brand Advertising
TikTok has unveiled a series of new AI-powered tools aimed at transforming advertising strategies for brands. Announced at its fourth annual TikTok World product summit, the tech giant introduced ‘TikTok…
Unify Launches Tool to Help Developers Pick the Best LLM
Unify, a British startup founded by an Imperial College alum, is revolutionizing how developers select the most suitable large language models (LLMs) for specific tasks with its new router tool.…
Spotify Shuts Down Car Thing by Year-End, No Refunds Offered
Spotify has announced that it will deactivate its Car Thing devices, rendering them unusable by the end of this year. This decision concludes Spotify’s short-lived venture into hardware, which ended…
Google’s AI Search Features Generate Humorous Yet Concerning Errors
Google’s recent enhancement to its search engine, designed to improve user interaction by providing quick, AI-generated summaries for queries, has instead garnered attention for its inaccurate and often humorous outputs.…
Bluesky Users Can Now Send DMs
Bluesky has officially introduced direct messaging (DM) capabilities, the company announced on Wednesday, May 22. This new feature marks a significant step for the platform, as it plans to “fully…
Neuralink’s Pioneering Patient Stays Optimistic Despite Challenges in Brain-Implant Trial
Four months after undergoing a groundbreaking medical procedure to implant a Neuralink device in his brain, Noland Arbaugh, the first human subject in the clinical trial, continues to demonstrate resilience…
U.S. DOJ Set to Sue Live Nation Over Ticketmaster’s Market Control
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), along with several states, is set to file an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, targeting its subsidiary Ticketmaster’s dominant position in the concert…
OpenAI and News Corp Announce Partnership to Train AI with Journalistic Content
OpenAI has entered into a significant multi-year global partnership with News Corp., an agreement that grants the AI company access to a wealth of journalistic content from News Corp.’s extensive…
Truecaller and Microsoft Let Users Answer Calls with Their Own AI Voice
Truecaller has teamed up with Microsoft to introduce an innovative feature that enables users to create an AI replica of their voice to answer phone calls. This collaboration leverages Microsoft’s…
Microsoft Faces Scrutiny Over New ‘Recall’ AI Feature That Monitors User’s Every PC Move
Microsoft’s recent introduction of an AI-powered feature named Recall has drawn significant scrutiny from both cybersecurity experts and regulatory bodies. The Recall feature, designed to log and index users’ PC…