Microsoft becomes $3 trillion company, Apple Mac turns 40

Microsoft became the second-ever company to exceed a $3 trillion (£2.4 trillion) valuation on Wednesday, after its focus on artificial intelligence (AI) drove an investor rally. The valuation follows Apple hitting the milestone in June last year. Microsoft’s shares rose by more than 1.45pc during trading on Wednesday in New York, on a day when…

No Business Is An Island – Here’s Why

It’s effortless to think that any “self-made” successful person is the one responsible for everything that happened to them. Of course, this isn’t that silly a notion, such a person would have been a variety of systems in motion, applied insight, dared to move forward, and made it through the tough times. That being said,…

Disney confirms 3D movies on Apple Vision Pro, Will Rabbit R1 replace the smartphone?

AI-washing has reached consumer tech. Dozens of internet-connected devices are now described as powered by artificial intelligence. But amid the AI grills and mattress toppers, the gadget attracting most attention is a smartphone replacement that looks like a Playmobil toy.  The R1 is an AI “pocket companion” that costs $199 and claims to have sold…

Samsung and Google bring Gen AI to Samsung Galaxy S24 serieds

Samsung and Google Cloud today have announced a new multi-year partnership to bring Google Cloud’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology to Samsung smartphone users worldwide.  Starting with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series announced today at Galaxy Unpacked in San Jose, California, Samsung will be the first Google Cloud partner to deploy Gemini Pro and Imagen…

3 in 10 avoiding office because of their boss

Three in ten employees with hybrid working options say their manager or boss being in the office puts them off from coming in more regularly, according to new research from beyond.    The workspace provider commissioned an independent survey of 1,262 UK adults in part-time or full-time employment, unearthing the top reasons hybrid workers avoid commuting…

Apple overtakes Samsung as top smartphone seller, Motorola unveils £149 5G smartphone

For the first time ever, Apple has unseated Samsung—and all other smartphone manufacturers—to lead in worldwide smartphone shipments. In 2023, Apple shipped 234.6 million iPhones, capturing 20.1% market share and growing 3.7% year over year, according to IDC data. Samsung had led global smartphone unit sales for 13 years, since 2010. Every other top smartphone…

CES 2024: 5 Health and Fitness Gadgets Unveiled

Evolve MVMT Ankle Wearable The health and fitness scene at CES 2024 was buzzing with exciting new gadgets and technologies designed to push the boundaries of personal health and training. Here are some standouts that caught our attention. By Chris Price  Evolve MVMT Ankle Wearable $499 Billed as the "first-of-its-kind" ankle…

Rabbit AI assistant sells out, Tesla halts car production

  AI start-up Rabbit is having startling early success with its new Rabbit R1 AI hardware-based assistant. The device made a splash following its unveiling at CES earlier in the week and the initial batch of 10,000 units sold out on day one. The second batch of 10,000 units sold out almost immediately with the third…

OpenAI opens GPT store for customised chatbots, UK government plans porn review

  OpenAI on Wednesday launched its GPT Store, a marketplace where paid ChatGPT users can buy and sell specialized chatbot agents based on the company’s language models. The company, whose wildly popular product ChatGPT helped kickstart the boom in AI, already offers customized bots through its paid ChatGPT Plus service. The new store will allow users to…