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…
Disney claims terms prevent allergy lawsuit, scientists develop solar power material
Disney World is arguing a man cannot sue it over the death of his wife because of terms he signed up to in a free trial of Disney+. Jeffrey Piccolo filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Disney after his wife died in 2023 from a severe allergic reaction after eating at a restaurant at the…
X struggles with tech problems during Trump interview, Google Pixel 9 launch
He may be the richest man in the world, but - as his glitch-prone conversation with Donald Trump showed - it seems Elon Musk still can't overcome X's technical problems. Mr Musk's interview with the presidential hopeful was delayed by 40 minutes while the platform struggled with tech issues. It was not X's first high-profile…
New iPhone SE expected to have Apple Intelligence, horses smarter than we think!
The new iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will almost certainly be unveiled in a month’s time. But when, exactly? You can read my detailed predictions of when the iPhone will go on sale, when the keynote revealing it will happen and even when the keynote will be…
What are Some of the Coolest Things That the Internet Has Brought Back into Fashion?
The days before the internet and the current time are two vastly different ages, with the online world opening up so many more possibilities than before. The World Wide Web has changed the way we do almost everything, but it has also helped to keep a few pre-internet things alive. Indeed, some pastimes and pieces…
Google’s online search monopoly illegal, Fiat to integrate EV charging cables
A US judge has ruled Google acted illegally to crush its competition and maintain a monopoly on online search and related advertising. The landmark decision on Monday is a major blow to Alphabet, Google's parent company, and could reshape how technology giants do business. Google was sued by the US Department of Justice in 2020…
UK calls for social media action on ‘misinformation’, Google Pixel Watch 3 will come in two sizes
Elon Musk said on X that 'civil war is inevitable' after viewing rioting footage from the UK Social media firms need to take action over "shocking misinformation", online agitators and the "organisation of violence", Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said. She told the Today programme social media firms are not acting…
TikTok users lose SIX DAYS of sleep every year.
It’s estimated that, on average, we spend six hours and 35 minutes on our phones. But that time impacts sleep. One study found that between six to eight hours of screen time per day reduces time spent asleep by 23 minutes. Happy Beds crunched the numbers and found this equates to a staggering 15 hours of sleep lost per…
Problem phone use leads to teen depression, Uber announces EV deal with Tesla rival BYD
Teenagers who have a problematic relationship with their smartphones are more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression and insomnia than those who do not, new research has found. Young people who said they had problematic smartphone use, a pattern of behaviours resembling addiction, were twice as likely to report symptoms of anxiety compared to those…
Amazon order to recall 400,000 products in US, Gen Z switching off live TV
Amazon has been ordered by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall over 400,000 products sold on its platform due to serious safety risks, including death and electrocution. The e-commerce giant failed to adequately warn over 300,000 customers about these hazards, despite tests by the CPSC verifying the products to be defective. The…
