Oxford Semantic Technologies, is an example of what Matt Clifford, chair of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), was thinking about when he drafted the proposals for the government 50-point AI ppportunities action plan. In 2017, three University of Oxford professors – Ian Horrocks, Boris Motik and Bernardo Cuenca Grau – formed Oxford Semantic…
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US lawmakers in Washington DC have this week moved to enact a national ban on the use of DeepSeek, the breakout Chinese generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tool that sprang to prominence and wiped billions off the value of US tech companies at the end of January. The No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act is a…
With the 19 January 2025 ban on TikTok just days away, American social media users and businesses are facing up to the fact that the video-sharing platform may go dark across the US at the weekend, with some now considering other alternatives at the last minute. On Friday 10 January, a last-ditch attempt by TikTok…
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Among the many extraordinary surveillance, journalism and encryption stories this year, revelations of covert and unlawful monitoring of journalists and their confidential sources by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Metropolitan Police attracted the most attention. Five years ago, journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney filed a complaint to the Investigatory Powers…
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Apple is far from announcing a foldable iPhone or iPad, but these devices have appeared in several reports in the past few weeks. The foldable iPhone is seen as the catalyst the foldable smartphone niche needs to see continued growth now that Samsung and Huawei are dealing with lower-than-expected demand. According to the display analysts…
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A Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) report a few days ago claimed that Apple will enter the foldable smartphone market in 2026. The move is expected to turbocharge the foldables market, which will face stagnation next year. Dominated by Samsung and Huawei, the current foldable phone landscape has grown all it can without Apple. According…
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The iPhone 17 Air is another step toward becoming a reality. This time, DigiTimes (via MacRumors) says Foxconn entered the new product introduction phase. Supply chain sources tell the publication that the NPI phase is responsible for bringing this iPhone’s concept to life with design validation and prototype testing.With that, this device is on schedule…
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Every time Samsung mocks Apple for not having a foldable iPhone in its lineup, I’m reminded that Samsung is actually dying to see Apple start making foldable devices.The reasons are multiple. First, a foldable iPhone will make this category of products go mainstream in a way Samsung and the other smartphone vendors that sell foldables…
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As a fan of foldables, I used to think tri-fold models, or phones with three display sections and two hinges, would be the best possible evolution of the technology.Now that tri-fold foldables like the Huawei Mate XT actually exist, I’m no longer excited at the prospect of carrying a smartphone in my pocket that becomes…
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Following the removal last week of Russian Linux kernel maintainers to comply with US policies, Linus Torvalds – the developer of the original Linux kernel – spoke about his concerns that there were lots of Russian trolls who could potentially infiltrate the Linux kernel. The decision to block the maintainers followed a compromise of the…
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