Innovation

Meta Connect 2023: Meta Quest 3, Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

Wearable arrivals. Developer conference sees pre-orders available for Meta Quest 3 headset, plus new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses

1 year ago

Meta Connect 2023: Meta Launches AI Chatbots With Personalities

Developer conference begins with Meta introducing AI chatbots with celebrity personalities for Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook

1 year ago

Amazon Hires Former Microsoft Head Panos Panay As Device Boss

Panos Panay is hired by Amazon as head of device business, just weeks after his sudden departure from Microsoft

1 year ago

Facial Recognition Lawsuit After Man Is Falsely Jailed

Racial bias of facial recognition again in headlines, after another black plaintiff files lawsuit after being falsely jailed

1 year ago

Amazon Invests $4bn In Anthropic, As ChatGPT Gets Voice, Image Features

Amazon says it will invest up to $4bn in AI firm Anthropic as OpenAI announces voice and image features for…

1 year ago

Spotify AI Tool Translates Podcasts In Speaker’s Own Voice

Spotify offers popular podcasts with OpenAI translation tool that adapts speaker's own voice to multiple other languages

1 year ago

UK, EU Car Makers Call For Delay To Brexit EV Tariff

Electric car makers in UK and EU call for delay to upcoming export rules requiring use of batteries made in…

1 year ago

Poland Probes OpenAI Over Data Protection Worries

Data Protection Office confirms it will investigate Microsoft-backed OpenAI after GDPR data protection complaint

1 year ago

Amazon Adds Generative AI To Alexa, Amid Device Updates

Launch event sees Amazon offer more conversational interactions with Alexa, after upgrading it with generative AI capabilities

1 year ago

Google Adds AI Chatbot Bard To Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs

Major expansion for Chatbot Bard as Google connects it to full suite tools including Google Docs, Gmail and YouTube

1 year ago

Amazon To Hire Former Microsoft Head Panos Panay – Report

Panos Panay reportedly heading over to Amazon's devices division, following abrupt departure from Microsoft

1 year ago

Neuralink To Begin Brain Implant Trial On Paralysed Patients

Elon Musk brain-implant startup, Neuralink, gains approval to begin human trials on people dealing with paralysis

1 year ago

UK’s Foundation Model Review Warns Of AI Risks

British competition watchdog proposes seven guiding principles for the foundation models that underpin AI systems

1 year ago

Microsoft Wins US Army Order For Upgraded HoloLens – Report

HoloLens lifeline? Microsoft continues its $22 billion HoloLens IVAS deal with US Army, after Redmond update stops soldiers from throwing…

1 year ago

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 18

Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the…

1 year ago

Tech Leaders Gather For Closed Senate Summit On AI

Satya Nadella, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and others gather for closed Senate session for AI

1 year ago

California Assembly Passes Right To Repair Bill

Third state in the US passes right to repair bill, after Apple's home of California passes law extending spare part…

1 year ago

Apple iPhone 15, Apple Watch: Industry Reaction

Analysts respond to arrival of the Apple iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, Apple…

1 year ago

Apple Watch Update Sees Modest Changes

Apple’s first carbon neutral products are updates to its wearable range, namely Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra…

1 year ago

UK Researchers Develop Train AI To Aid Air-Traffic Controllers

UK researchers at University of Exeter, Alan Turing Institute and NATS develop virtual airspace to train AI air traffic controllers

1 year ago

Research: Majority Of UK, Ireland Businesses Already Using AI

Some 84 percent of businesses in UK and Ireland already using AI in some capacity, with nearly one-quarter having broad…

1 year ago

New Alibaba Group Chief Targets AI, Users As Core Priorities

New Alibaba Group chief executive Eddie Wu says company will prioritise users and AI as it undergoes historic restructure

1 year ago

Intel Pushes Nvidia Chip Competition Amidst AI Frenzy

Intel positions Gaudi AI GPU accelerator as direct Nvidia competition as funding for chip start-ups evaporates

1 year ago

Chinese Battery Maker Gotion To Build $2bn Illinois Plant

Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech is to build a $2bn factory in US state of Illinois as it seeks federal…

1 year ago

Ant Group Launches Finance-Focused AI Large Language Model

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group launches finance-focused large language model as competition heats up for AI-based apps

1 year ago

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 17

Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the…

1 year ago

Mozilla Names And Shames Privacy Compromising Cars

Privacy nightmare on wheels! Mozilla Foundations reviews 25 major car brands, all of which fail privacy tests

1 year ago

UK Government Details AI Safety Summit Ambitions

Government announces key objectives for the global AI Safety Summit in November, being held at Bletchley Park

1 year ago