Tag: AI
Amazon unveils quantum chip Ocelot, Xiaomi 15 boasts 200MP telephoto camera
Amazon has become the third tech giant in as many months to announce a breakthrough in quantum computing - a technology that promises vast processing power but is beset by technical difficulties. The firm has unveiled Ocelot, a prototype chip built on "cat qubit" technology - an approach derived from the famous "Schrödinger's cat" thought…
Reddit community banned after spat with Musk, Google scraps ‘AI weapons’ promise
Reddit has temporarily banned one of its communities - and removed another - after X owner Elon Musk claimed comments made by the site's users about his employees were breaking the law. The r/WhitePeopleTwitter subreddit, which typically invites people to share funny posts from X, has been banned for 72 hours after some users posted…
How to secure a job when millions are being lost to AI
A recent study reveals that artificial intelligence could disrupt the UK job market, potentially displacing between one and three million private sector roles. To help you stay ahead in this evolving landscape, the experts at JobLeads have curated practical, actionable advice—from crafting an impressive CV to mastering interview techniques—designed to help you land your dream job and kickstart your…
How to protect yourself online after woman duped in AI Brad Pitt dating scam
Yesterday, news broke that an unsuspecting 53 year old woman was scammed out of £700,000, after believing that she was dating Brad Pitt. Posing as the movie star, the fraudster sent the victim a string of photos, created (often badly) using AI, to convince her that he was undergoing treatment for kidney cancer and needed…
Meta ditches fact checkers, Apple to update AI software after errors
Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram and will replace it with X-style "community notes", where commenting on the accuracy of posts is left to user. In a video posted alongside a blog post, external by the company on Tuesday, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said "it's time to get back to our roots…
5 ways AI is being misused to fuel online shopping scams
Fraudsters are exploiting Black Friday and Christmas to target shoppers looking for deals on gifts, writes Lauren Merryweather for Consumer Association Which? The National Cyber Security Centre recently reported that shoppers lost over £11m to shopping scams in the lead up to Christmas last year – clothing and high-end tech devices were most…
Meta to use facial recognition to spot celebrity scam ads, EV sales up in Europe
Martin Lewis (right): one of the celebrities whose image has been exploited by scammers Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is to introduce facial recognition technology to try and crack down on scammers who fraudulently use celebrities in adverts. Elon Musk and personal finance expert, Martin Lewis, are among those to fall…
Google says Britain could get left behind in AI race, Huawei launches new blood pressure watch
Google has said that Britain risks being left behind in the global artificial intelligence race unless the government moves quickly to build more datacentres and let tech companies use copyrighted work in their AI models. The company pointed to research showing that the UK is ranked seventh on a global AI readiness index for data and…
UK’s first AI-based teacherless class, ‘dynamic pricing’ pushes up Oasis ticket prices
The UK's first "teacherless" GCSE class, using artificial intelligence instead of human teachers, is about to start lessons. David Game College, a private school in London, opens its new teacherless course for 20 GCSE students in September. The students will learn using a mixture of artificial intelligence platforms on their computers and virtual reality headsets. The platforms…
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…
