Zuckerberg ‘ignored Clegg’ over child safety concerns, £7 kettle costs £50 a year to run
Mark Zuckerberg ignored private pleas from Sir Nick Clegg to boost spending on child safety, a lawsuit has alleged, even as the former deputy prime minister publicly defended Facebook and Instagram over accusations that social media was harming teenage girls. The former Liberal Democrat leader, who is now the president of global affairs at Facebook owner Meta, called for…
Cruise ‘driverless’ taxis require human help, Legend of Zelda to become movie
Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt confirms reports that his AI robo-car maker's now-paused driverless taxis need regular human intervention to help them make sense of the road, yet he is downplaying the severity. Vogt made his statement not on any official channel, but in a Hacker News thread about a New York Times story in which unnamed…
Agritech start up for female farmers wins Earthshot prize, WeWork files for bankruptcy in US
Hannah Waddingham, Sterling K Brown, Prince of Wales and Cate Blanchett at this year's Earthshot Prize. Image: @EarthshotPrize An agritech startup that helps female farmers in India to cut food waste using solar-powered dehydration equipment is among the five green innovations to scoop the Prince of Wales’ prestigious Earthshot Prize. The winners…
Code First Girls aims to boost women in tech leadership roles
Tech diversity champions Code First Girls have today launched their Mid-Level Accelerator (MLA) course, aimed to develop and accelerate women’s technology careers. Currently, women make up 19% of Information Technology and 30% of web design professionals in the UK - but this drops to just 5% when it comes to women holding leadership positions in…
X introduces Grok, the ‘funny’ AI chatbot, reinstates ‘far-right influencers’
Elon Musk has launched an AI chatbot called Grok on his social media site X, formerly Twitter, but so far it is only available to selected users. "In some important respects, it is the best that currently exists," he posted on X, before its release. Mr Musk boasted that Grok "loves sarcasm" and would answer…
Elon Musk says AI will ‘end work’, NASA launches free streaming service
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has predicted that artificial intelligence will eventually mean that no one will have to work. He was speaking to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during an unusual "in conversation" event at the end of this week's summit on AI. The 50-minute interview included a prediction by Mr Musk that the tech will…
Top 10 Christmas Party Icks revealed – drunk colleagues top list
The survey showed that: Over one in ten Brits revealed that they don’t enjoy attending their Christmas party but feel they have to or that they’re obliged. 60% of us find overly drunk colleagues to be our number one ick. Over one in five Brits find the creepy colleague lurking at the bar trying to…
AI agreement reached, Apple faces lawsuit over ‘throttled phones’ claim
28 governments signed up to the 'Bletchley declaration' on the first day of the AI safety summit at Bletchley Park (pictured above) World leaders have a "responsibility" to address the dangers of artificial intelligence, Rishi Sunak has told the UK's first AI safety summit. The prime minister said AI offered "transformative"…
Apple unveils ‘scary fast’ Macbooks, iMac with M3 chips, Twitter value falls to $19 billion
24inch Apple iMac with M3 chips. Image: Apple Apple announced the new M3 chips at its "Scary fast" event and unveiled new MacBooks powered by the new Apple silicon. Additionally, the Cupertino-based tech giant also introduced the 24" iMac with the new M3 chip at the helm, more memory, and ray…
How to get the most value from your second-hand records
Louie Newlands, Used Vinyl Manager at Rough Trade gives insider tips on getting the best value from your vinyl.... According to a recent report, vinyl sales are up 13.2 percent this year, thanks to vinyl LP sales from artists such as Taylor Swift, Blur and Kylie Minogue. While this is great news for the independent music industry,…
