Category: Technology
Don’t waver on electric car targets, big UK businesses tell Labour
Big UK businesses including Ovo, SSE and BT Openreach are urging the government to stick to current electric car targets as struggling carmakers pile pressure [more…]
Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’
The US spy tech company Palantir has been in talks with the Ministry of Justice about using its technology to calculate prisoners’ “reoffending risks”, it [more…]
Union review – fighting for your rights under the Amazon corporate jackboot
The historic 2022 victory in getting union recognition for Amazon workers in a huge warehouse in Staten Island, New York, and the creation of the [more…]
Ofcom warns tech firms after chatbots imitate Brianna Ghey and Molly Russell
Ofcom has warned tech firms that content from chatbots impersonating real and fictional people could fall foul of the UK’s new digital laws. The communications [more…]
‘I’m going to sue the living pants off them’: AI’s big legal showdown – and what it means for Dr Strange’s hair
The first piece of AI-generated video I ever made moved me to tears – tears of laughter. Given the chance to fool around with Runway [more…]
Indonesia blocks Apple iPhone 16 sales over lack of investment
Indonesia has prohibited the marketing and sale of the iPhone 16 model over Apple’s failure to meet local investment regulations, according to its industry ministry. [more…]
‘An existential threat’: anger over UK government plans to allow AI firms to scrape content
Ministers are facing a major backlash over plans that would allow artificial intelligence companies to scrape content from publishers and artists, amid claims that the [more…]
NHS in England to trial AI tool to predict risk of fatal heart disease
The NHS in England is to trial a “superhuman” artificial intelligence tool that predicts a patient’s risk of disease and dying early. The new technology, [more…]
Thom Yorke and Julianne Moore join thousands of creatives in AI warning
Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus, the actor Julianne Moore and the Radiohead singer Thom Yorke are among 10,500 signatories of a statement from the creative industries warning [more…]
The Rubber-Keyed Wonder: The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum review – glory and geekery
You’ll need a pretty high geek tolerance level for this very detailed and specialised account of Sir Clive Sinclair’s bestselling ZX Spectrum home computer, whose [more…]
