Chinese company Oppo has been at the forefront of smartphone innovation for a while now. The firm has released several foldables, but it’s also doing exciting things with regular handsets. This is particularly apparent in its flagship Find X series, which combine cutting-edge design. Disappointingly, 2023’s Find X6 and X6 Pro were exclusive to China. … Leer más
The policing minister’s “egregious proposal” to link the UK’s passport database with facial recognition systems is “unethical and potentially unlawful”, according to the Scottish biometrics commissioner. At the start of October 2023, policing minister Chris Philp, speaking at a fringe event of the Conservative Party Conference, outlined his plans to integrate data from the police … Leer más
The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee recently took evidence from Ofcom and other regulators looking at the governance of artificial intelligence (AI). Regulator readiness Ofcom sees part of its role as the regulator for online safety and it supports the government’s proposed non-statutory approach to AI regulation. In written evidence submitted to the committee, Ofcom … Leer más
If you’re looking for a great smartphone but don’t want to pay premium prices, Xiaomi has plenty of options. The company’s Redmi sub-brand is a great place to start, and 2023’s Redmi Note 12 series saw four new phones come to the UK and Europe. The cheapest of these is the 4G Redmi Note 12, … Leer más
Google is taking steps to address cyber risks associated with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) by expanding its bug bounty scheme, the Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) to encompass attack scenarios specific to the generative AI supply chain. Laurie Richardson, vice-president of trust and safety, and Royal Hansen, vice-president of privacy, safety and security engineering, said the … Leer más
Napoleon has fascinated Ridley Scott for years. No wonder – the famous Frenchman was a complex figure who greatly impacted 18th- and 19th-century Europe. In his new film, the director wanted to create a multi-dimensional portrait of Napoleon, focusing not only on his military and political achievements, but also on his psychology. Scott set himself … Leer más
Amazon Web Services (AWS) reported a 12% year-on-year uptick in its revenue growth during the third quarter of 2023, with the firm reporting a bounceback in the number of enterprises moving new workloads to its public cloud. The company posted revenue of $23.1bn for the three months to 30 September 2023, and made a profit … Leer más
Residents and businesses across Northern Ireland are set to benefit from improved 4G mobile coverage, supporting crucial tourism and farming trades, as a result of network upgrades in 139 locations from operator EE, delivered under the auspices of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme. After years of complaints by mobile consumers and businesses that the … Leer más
Despite refusing to write phishing emails, popular generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard lack any truly effective protections to stop fraudsters and scammers from coopting them into their arsenal and unleashing a “new wave of convincing scams”, according to consumer advocacy group Which?. Over the years, a central tenet … Leer más
In its latest quarterly results, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, reported $2.9bn savings on server life extension. For the quarter which ended on September 3, the company reported revenue of $77bn. The internet giant’s latest quarterly results shows the company has made significant savings by extending the life of datacentre servers from five to … Leer más
