Category: Technology
‘Completely destroyed’: how a Halfords service left a car owner £2,000 out of pocket
A Birmingham man who took his beloved Alfa Romeo to Halfords Autocentre for a routine service has described his despair after it was written off [more…]
Bait, ting, certi: how UK rap changed the language of the nation
There’s a video format spreading on TikTok. Recorded in towns across suburban England, teenage interviewers stop their peers on the street, fielding questions that range [more…]
The Sun’s Hillsborough stories used to teach MPs how to recognise fake news
Fabricated stories in the Sun blaming Liverpool fans for the Hillsborough stadium disaster are among examples that will be used in a parliamentary initiative to [more…]
Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Stevie Wonder and more musicians demand protection against AI
A group of more than 200 high-profile musicians have signed an open letter calling for protections against the predatory use of artificial intelligence that mimics [more…]
Huawei shrugs off US sanctions with fastest growth in four years
Chinese telecoms firm Huawei grew faster in 2023 than it has for four years, as it shrugged off the impact of US sanctions. Revenues rose [more…]
A man from Denmark has been convicted of illegally exploiting music streaming royalties for personal gain.
A man from Denmark has been given a prison sentence in a case that has been deemed “historic.” He was found guilty of illegally making [more…]
Microsoft has recruited the co-founder of DeepMind to head their new division focused on artificial intelligence.
Microsoft has appointed the co-founder of the British artificial intelligence lab DeepMind as the head of a new AI division. Mustafa Suleyman, 39, co-founded DeepMind [more…]
“Remembering the Inventor of Karaoke at 100: The Intersection of Honor and Absurdity”
R The common belief is that arrogant music critics, who seem to criticize popular musicians, are simply unsuccessful musicians themselves. However, I find this to [more…]
The Canadian government is conducting a security evaluation of the TikTok app, which is owned by a Chinese company.
Canada’s industry minister, François-Philippe Champagne, announced on Friday that the country is conducting a national security review on the proposed expansion of popular video app [more…]
Many parts of Western and Central Africa are currently experiencing internet outages due to multiple undersea cable malfunctions.
Numerous subsea cables in western and central Africa have experienced failures, resulting in widespread internet outages in the region. It was not immediately evident what [more…]
