My first reaction to seeing some of those clips of Iran’s missiles falling on Israel was disbelief. It wasn’t the fact that the Iron Dome could be breached that surprised me — drop enough projectiles on it, and some will reach their targets. I thought I was looking at AI-generated content shared on social media…
Israel-Iran conflict sees massive surge in fake, AI-generated content Read More »
The final stages of the Data (Use and Access) Bill were more eventful than expected. Interventions from figures like Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa brought rare attention to the issue, tapping into growing public unease about artificial intelligence. Many people see the potential of AI but are also concerned about its impact on the…
Beyond the AI hype: How data laws quietly handed power to government and Big Tech Read More »
The UK’s Data Use and Access Bill has become law, with the government claiming it will “save working people money and time” while injecting £10bn into the British economy over the next decade. The bill attainted royal assent to become an act on 19 July 2025, and will now amend the country’s implementation of both…
The future of foldable phones is nearly here, as Samsung announced on Monday that the latest Galaxy Unpacked event will take place on July 9, 2025. This is the third Galaxy Unpacked of the year, following the Galaxy S25 launch in January and the debut of the Galaxy S25 Edge in May. We expect this…
Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event is coming on July 9 Read More »
I’ve been using and testing Apple’s iOS 26 Liquid Glass design on the iPhone ever since iOS 26 beta 1 was released, and I’m happy to report that it didn’t take me long to get used to the new design language. However, I did warn you that the new design might be a good reason…
5 iOS 26 Liquid Glass issues that Apple needs to fix before launch Read More »
The government has opened up applications for the second round of its Venture Capital Fellowship career development programme for investment professionals, which focuses on science and technology. The Venture Capital Fellowship aims to increase the capacity of the UK financial sector to invest in up-and-coming technology. Labour wants the UK to be the top European…
London Tech Week: More funding, fellowships and skills Read More »
Generative artificial intelligence products like ChatGPT, Gemini, and many others let you create images with text prompts. They also offer powerful editing tools that let you change real photos into anything you want.These abilities won’t reduce our need to take photos and record videos of everything around us. You might tweak your memories with AI…
Adobe’s free Project Indigo app turns the iPhone into an AI-powered DSLR camera Read More »
The UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR) Bill represents a golden opportunity to enhance Britain’s national cyber security posture but risks losing the support of key industry stakeholders unless its backers adopt a more comprehensive outlook, a group of MPs has warned. In a report published 11 June, the Cyber Innovation All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)…
Cyber Bill at risk of becoming a missed opportunity, say MPs Read More »
Shazam is one iPhone app I use all the time. I practically take it for granted at this point. Every time a catchy song starts playing, I instinctively open Shazam to figure out what it is so I can listen to it later. I don’t always follow through, but I can’t just sit there not…
Gemini AI can now find out the name of the song stuck in your head Read More »
My bingo card for this month did not include OpenAI telling the world that future frontier AI models coming to ChatGPT will know how to make bioweapons or novel biothreats, but here we are. We can add this capability to the growing list of issues that give us reason to worry about a future where…
Here’s why ChatGPT needs to know how to make bioweapons Read More »
