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It’s been reported that following the recent announcement that ChatGPT is to be integrated into Apple’s devices and its new “Apple Intelligence” technology is to be across its suite of apps, Apple is to take up an observer role on OpenAI’s board.  Bloomberg reported that with effect from later this year, Apple ‘Fellow’ and head […]

A new fast-charging battery technology from Nyobolt that can charge an EV battery from 10 to 80 per cent in just under five minutes has just successfully completed its first demo road test.  Live Demo  Founded in 2019, Cambridge-based EV battery company Nyobolt has just conducted its first live road test demo of the new

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The Action Centre in Windows 10/11 provides quick access to common settings and notifications. You can customise the quick actions to include the settings you use most frequently. Here’s how: To open Action Centre: – Click on the Action Centre icon in the taskbar (or press Win + A). To customise Quick Actions: – Click

Two new studies show that Google’s Gemini AI models may not live up to the hype in terms of answering questions about large datasets correctly.  Google Gemini  Google Gemini is an advanced AI language model developed by Google to enhance various applications with sophisticated natural language understanding and generation capabilities. It features multimodal capabilities, enabling

In this insight, we look at the kinds of industries and jobs that research has identified as being most exposed to the disruptive threat of generative AI, but we also look at how AI has created some new job roles.  Research  Research from Felten, Manav Raj, and Seamans –“How will Language Modelers like ChatGPT Affect

Researchers, led by scientists at UCL and University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany, have developed an AI-enhanced blood test that can predict Parkinson’s in at-risk patients up to seven years before the onset of symptoms.  What Is Parkinson’s?  Parkinson’s disease is a condition caused by the progressive breakdown of certain nerve cells in the brain, resulting

The US Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), are suing Adobe Inc. (and two Adobe executives) over an alleged hidden “Early Termination Fee” and an alleged overly complex subscription-cancellation process.  Hiding Important Information  In the complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, it’s alleged that Adobe Inc systematically

Apple has announced that because of regulatory uncertainties due to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), it will be delaying the EU region rollout of three new AI features – Phone Mirroring, SharePlay Screen Sharing enhancements, and Apple Intelligence – until later this year.  Phone Mirroring allows users to display their iPhone screen on other

Massachusetts-based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) research scientists, in partnership with bioplastic manufacturing company Eastman, have reported developing a new a prototype bioplastic straw that degrades even faster than paper.   The Problem With Drinking Straws  The problem with plastic drinking straws is that they are now one of the most commonly found sources of marine