The US government this week unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI) action plan, stating in no uncertain terms that the current administration of president Donald Trump believes it is in a race to achieve unchallengeable and unquestionable worldwide dominance in the field. Describing the AI-driven future as a potential “golden age of human flourishing”, Washington said…
Cheng Xin/Getty Images Google isn’t sitting idly by while OpenAI is busy releasing its newest open-source ChatGPT models and teasing the big GPT-5 upgrade. For example, Google added several AI agents to Google Cloud that can help app developers and businesses create faster and smarter apps. The company also released a mind-blowing new AI world…
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Fujitsu has put nearly 500 UK employees on notice of possible redundancy, as it plans to cut more than 100 roles. The supplier could face financial pressure in the coming months when it finally contributes to the huge costs of the Post Office scandal. A question posed to management during a recent company forum requested…
The year 2025 has been declared the International Year of Quantum Science by the United Nations (UN). Meanwhile, while Western nations debate policies and navigate regulatory complexities, an unexpected region has quietly emerged as a quantum cyber security frontrunner – the Middle East. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has implemented mandatory quantum-resistant algorithms for government…
As university towns, Cambridge and Oxford are oddly disconnected from the UK’s capital when compared with those in other European countries. France’s leading universities are mostly in Paris, by contrast. As David Willetts, former minister for universities and science, and a British Conservative Party politician, writes in his 2017 book, A university education: “England is…
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Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images Artificial intelligence has surged in use over the last few years. These computer systems that can perform supposedly human-like tasks such as reasoning, learning, and problem-solving have been integrated into our world very quickly, including a $500B Stargate AI project that’s already in the works. But every step forward AI models have taken has…
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There’s an evolution in the receipts market in retail, with several brands making the switch from post-transaction paper to digital records. It is estimated the digital receipts market will be worth $293bn by 2030 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.5% between now and then, according to market research business…
Adobe Generative AI products like ChatGPT and Gemini made image creation and photo editing effortless. Suddenly, anyone could “Photoshop” pictures without actually having to learn any Photoshop skills. All you needed was a text prompt, and the AI would handle any image creation and editing job. However, the arrival of such powerful GenAI tools didn’t…
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Tada Images/Shutterstock Google’s AI Mode in Google Search is easily one of the most exciting new AI products of the year. Unlike AI Overviews, which appear atop Google Search whether you want them or not, AI Mode is a dedicated tab in the online search experience that you can access when you need AI assistance.…
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Ahyan Stock Studios/Shutterstock Google first unveiled Veo 3, its next-gen AI video generation tool, at I/O 2025, and the new tool impressed audiences immediately. As expected, Veo 3 can generate even better-looking visuals than its predecessors, allowing creators to make realistic videos with the help of a text prompt. Google revealed Veo 3 was already…
