ShinyShiny snippets: Apple Watch guilty of infringing Masimo patent
Apple infringed on one of medical technology company Masimo's pulse oximeter patents when it launched Apple Watch models that use light sensors to measure the amount of oxygen in the blood, an International Trade Commission (ITC) judge ruled on Tuesday. Masimo, which designs pulse oximetry devices, has been embroiled in an ongoing battle with Apple…
ShinyShiny snippets: Microsoft AI can replicate human voice after 3 seconds
Microsoft has unveiled an AI voice simulator capable of accurately imitating a person’s voice after listening to them speak for just three seconds. The VALL-E language model was trained using 60,000 hours of English speech from 7,000 different speakers in order to synthesize “high-quality personalised speech” from any unseen speaker. Once the artificial intelligence system has…
Top 40 benefits of solo holidays revealed, according to travellers
Solo travellers have revealed the best things about holidaying alone – including eating when and where they want, not having to compromise and taking time to explore. A study of 2,000 adults found two-thirds have been on a trip on their own, with 37 per cent of those preferring it to going away with…
11 tips to make £1000 in 2023
The new year is typically a time when a lot of people take a look at their finances, and with the cost of living crisis adding pressure to household budgets, it’s even more important that consumers make their money go further in 2023. Which? has collated 11 tips to make consumers extra cash this year…
ShinyShiny snippets: Mastodon users fall by 30% since peak
The number of active users on the Mastodon social network has dropped more than 30% since the peak and is continuing a slow decline, according to the latest data posted on its website. There were about 1.8 million active users in the first week of January, down from over 2.5 million in early December. Mastodon, an…
Stop The Spread Of Disease Among Patients By Using These Techniques
Stopping the spread of disease is essential for creating healthier and safer communities. In this blog post, we will discuss various ways to prevent the spread of infection and diseases, including prevention methods such as vaccination, handwashing, and proper waste disposal. We will also explore how different infections can be treated medically to stop them…
Top 40 things that give Brits the ick
The strangest reasons Brits have called it off with a partner include them having dirty or long fingernails, putting on a ‘baby voice’ – and naff tattoos. A poll of 2,000 adults found nearly half (49 per cent) have ended a relationship because of an ‘ick’, and 56 per cent have ghosted someone completely.…
ShinyShiny snippets: NASA satellite to fall to Earth after 38 years in space
Image: NASA A NASA satellite is expected to fall to Earth this weekend after nearly 40 years in space. The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) was launched in 1984 aboard the space shuttle Challenger. It was initially sent into space with a lifespan of just two years to study how the…
ShinyShiny snippets: PlayStation accessibility controller unveiled to help players with disabilities
Image: Sony A new accessibility controller has been unveiled for the PlayStation 5, designed for players with disabilities. The highly-customisable device, dubbed Project Leonardo for now, boasts a completely different form factor to the console's standard DualSense remote. Leonardo is circular in design and is made up of a number of…
ShinyShiny snippets: Apple Books launches AI-narrated audiobooks
Apple has launched a raft of audiobooks narrated by artificial intelligence to its Apple Books platform, but maintains it “remains committed to celebrating and showcasing the magic of human narration”. According to The Guardian, which said the tech giant had “quietly” uploaded the text-to-speech content in “an attempt to upend the lucrative and fast-growing audiobook…
