Category: Tech

Tesla fells 500,000 trees for Berlin gigafactory, Alzheimer’s drug given green light

Elon Musk’s Tesla felled half a million trees in order to build his giant Berlin electric car factory, satellite analysis shows. Imaging from environmental intelligence firm Kayrros suggested around 329 hectares of local woodland were felled between March 2020 and May 2023 to expand the plant. This is equivalent to around 500,000 trees. Work on the…

Vogue publisher signs deal with OpenAI, Kindle launches on Peloton

  Vogue, Wired and GQ publisher Conde Nast has done a multi-year deal with OpenAI. The artificial intelligence company announced the partnership on Tuesday, saying ChatGPT and its prototype tool SearchGPT would display content from "top brands like Vogue, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Architectural Digest, Vanity Fair, Wired, Bon Appétit, and more". In…

Donald Trump shares fake Taylor Swift pics, promises Elon Musk ‘advisory role’

Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour. Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rwoan/albums/72177720307235065/with/52792412295 Donald Trump appears to have shared a series of fake images on his social media site, suggesting Taylor Swift and some of her fans are endorsing him for the upcoming election. The pictures posted by the former Republican president on Truth Social included…

Russian brothers top Gaming Rich List, Canterbury UK’s slowest broadband city

Luca Galante, the developer behind Vampire Survivors (pictured), also reportedly has a value of £40m The Sunday Times has revealed the UK’s top 30 richest game developers and players. The inaugural edition of the Gaming Rich List – a video game themed version of its long-running Rich List – leads with Russian-born…

Sexual abuse imagery warnings on WhatsApp, RealMe device fully charges phone in 5 mins!

Nothing is stopping child sexual abuse imagery spreading on WhatsApp, a safety group has warned. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is calling on Meta, which owns WhatsApp, to do more to protect children and put mechanisms in place. The group suggested these mechanisms could stop the spread of material like the content sent to disgraced BBC…

1 in 10 smart home apps use data for user tracking

The smart home market has experienced a continuous uptrend over nearly a decade, with an expected increase of 424.5 million users worldwide to a record high of 785.16 million by 2028, according to Statista. However, privacy is often overlooked when users focus on the convenience of home automation. Is the home still the most private…

OXCCU opens sustainable aviation fuel production facility at Oxford Airport

OXCCU, a leading carbon-to-value company converting carbon dioxide into fuels, chemicals and plastics, has unveiled its first official demonstration plant, OX1, at Oxford Airport. Located at Oxford Airport, the OX1 plant represents a significant advancement in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production, claims OXCCU. Through its novel catalyst and reactor design,, the plant will convert carbon…

5 tips on how to spot fake AI-generated online reviews

Searches for “how to spot fake reviews on Amazon” have skyrocketed by 250% over the past week following the e-commerce giant’s first joint lawsuit with the Better Business Bureau against fake review brokers. In 2023 alone, Google took down an eye-watering 170 million fake reviews of hotels, restaurants and businesses - a 32% increase from 2022; while Trustpilot flagged 3.3 million reviews as fake…