It is hard to distinguish real voices from AI-generated ones Credit: NVARTS/Alamy People can no longer reliably tell AI and human voices apart, except in examples of conversational-style speech or with familiar voices, such as those of friends or family. Reproducing human voices using artificial intelligence has long been a research goal, for example to…
Christine Ro Technology Reporter Getty Images Climate change is making staying cool more challenging Sneha Sachar, who spent half her life in Delhi and now lives in California, is used to heat. But her hometown feels much hotter now than when she was growing up. Even commuting by car is so uncomfortable in certain months,…
Will your AI confidently deliver the right answers or stumble through outdated knowledge while your customers grow increasingly frustrated? Artificial intelligence (AI) may be changing how businesses interact with customers but there’s a critical element that often gets overlooked: the knowledge that powers it. The quality of AI responses directly depends on the information it…
Lightweight, powerful lithium-ion batteries are crucial for the transition to electric vehicles, and global demand for lithium is set to grow rapidly over the next 25 years. A new analysis from the University of California, Davis, published May 29 in Nature Sustainability, looks at how new mining operations and battery recycling could meet that demand….
A future human base on Mars, as imagined by Elon Musk’s SpaceX SpaceX More Everything ForeverAdam Becker (Basic Books On sale 22 April (US); 8 May (UK)) With Elon Musk and his minions stomping through Washington government offices like Godzilla in Tokyo, and other tech multi-billionaires having gained US President Donald Trump’s ear, the super-rich are getting…
A quantum computer at IBM IBM The laws of quantum mechanics make it impossible to copy quantum information, but that doesn’t mean quantum computers are unhackable. Two independent teams of researchers have now devised methods for disrupting calculations on quantum computers. They both rely a method used to hack traditional computers called a row-hammer attack….
Douglas fir wood can be turned into a water filter Janet Horton / Alamy Stock Photo Slices of wood can act as water filters that remove bacteria and microplastics with more than 99 per cent efficiency, potentially offering a cheap way to protect people from water-borne illnesses. Previous research has investigated more complex methods to…
Utran’s PCIe 5.0 card holds 28 M.2 SSDs, reaching a total 224TB capacity Delivers 109GB/s read speed using Broadcom switch and advanced cooling Ideal for AI workloads, but overkill for most enterprise storage needs Utran Technology has introduced a new PCIe 5.0 add-in card which feels more like a GPU than a storage solution. Unveiled…
Experts warns of fake Booking.com sites circulating the web The sites come with a fake “Accept Cookie” prompt that downloads a RAT Shoppers should be on their guard when searching for deals Hackers have been found targeting holidaymakers around the world with remote access trojans (RAT) distributed through fake Booking.com websites, experts have warned. Researchers…
