Paul Seddon Political reporter Watch: New Ofcom rules “foundation” for safer internet but “not end of the conversation” says Heidi Alexander The government is considering further action to keep children safe online and will not “sit back and wait” on the issue, a cabinet minister has said. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told the BBC new…
Liv McMahon, Joe Tidy & Brandon Drenon BBC News Getty Images Bitcoin’s price reaching a new high of $120,000 (£89,000) – buoyed by US President Donald Trump’s crypto-friendly stance – has kept the buzzy world of cryptocurrencies in the spotlight. But it also contains confusing terms such as ETFs, blockchains and cold wallets, that can…
Google has upgraded its AI Mode for Search AI Mode can now analyze PDFs and images, and use Search Live to analyze video content AI Mode has also added the Canvas feature Google has enhanced its AI Mode in Search with a host of new features clearly aimed at encouraging people tempted by AI tools…
Some Paddy Power and Betfair customers have been warned to “remain vigilant” after a hack of up to 800,000 users. A spokesperson for Flutter Entertainment, which owns the online gambling brands, confirmed to the BBC it had “suffered a data incident.” Some personal information including IP addresses, email addresses, and online activity data has been…
Monster Hunter Wilds’ roadmap has been updated and will bring content from Title Update 3 forward A new level of quest difficulty and a new rewards system featuring Talismans from Title Update 3 will now be released as part of Ver.1.021 next month To accommodate the change, Ver.1.021 will now be released on August 13…
China’s cloud rescue plan aims to sell leftover CPU power from idle government data centers Despite massive investment, many Chinese data centers run at only 20 to 30 percent capacity Old CPUs cost money even when idle, China wants to monetize them before they expire China is shifting its approach to managing excess data center…
Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter Chris Baraniuk Octopus makes heat pumps at its factory in Northern Ireland On the day I visit Octopus Energy’s heat pump factory in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, temperatures in London reached 29C. Some of the staff meeting me, who are usually based in the south of England, are beaming. It’s wonderful to…
A new AI voice-cloning tool from a British firm claims to be able to reproduce a range of UK accents more accurately than some of its US and Chinese rivals. Because much of the data traditionally used to train AI products with voices comes from North American or southern English speaking sources, many artificial voices…
Endgame Gear software hijacked to serve malware Attack spotted by the company’s community Endgame is making significant changes to prevent repeat occurrences Gaming kit maker Endgame Gear has confirmed it was the victim of a supply chain attack which saw unidentified threat actors break into its website and replace a legitimate configuration tool with a…
Avatar: Fire and Ash has a full length trailer The anticipated threequel will be released on December 19 It features returning names like Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña and Sigourney Weaver The wait is over, Avatar fans, as we’ve got a first trailer for Avatar: Fire and Ash, which is the third movie in James Cameron’s…
