Author: Chris Price
Chris has been a journalist since the 1990s. In addition to editing TechDigest.tv and ShinyShiny.tv, he also regularly contributes tech/business articles to The Daily Telegraph and Tech Radar. A passionate swimmer, Chris has his own swimming blog and is a qualified lifeguard. He can be contacted at [email protected]
Driverless cars within 4 years, UK at risk of ‘massive security breach’
Driverless cars could be delivering groceries and transporting passengers on Britain’s roads within four years under plans being considered by the Government. The Department for Transport has drawn up plans for laws that would allow autonomous vehicles without safety drivers in the front seat, according to industry sources. The legislation would be a slimmed down version…
Scammers profited over $658 million from social media users in H1 2023
According to data presented by the Atlas VPN team, social media scams earned fraudsters an astounding $658M just in H1 2023, exponentially higher than any other contact method. Compared to 2022, total reported fraud losses increased by $50M (from $608M). In all, 83,302 fraud instances originating from social media were recorded in the first half of 2023. The total number of social media fraud…
VW Group delivers 45% more EVs worldwide in first 9 months of 2023
Volkswagen’s first electric model for the upper mid-sized class, the VW ID.7 531,500 all-electric vehicles (BEVs) were handed over to customers from January to September, compared to 366,600 in the prior year period BEV share of total deliveries increased to 7.9 percent (Jan-Sep 2022: 6.1 percent), reaching 9.0 percent in Q3…
Google has plunged internet into ‘spiral of decline,’ Threads offers free edit function
Google has plunged the internet into a “spiral of decline”, the co-founder of the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) lab has claimed. Mustafa Suleyman, the British entrepreneur who co-founded DeepMind, said: “The business model that Google had broke the internet.” He said search results had become plagued with “clickbait” to keep people “addicted and absorbed on…
iPhone Affordability Index: Turkey least affordable place to buy iPhone 15
People in Turkey will have to work an average of 818 hours to earn enough money to buy the iPhone 15 (iPhone 15 128GB), the equivalent of roughly 102 working days For the iPhone 15 pro max 1TB, people in Turkey would need to work for 190 days, around six months. Apple fans in Switzerland would need…
Kia reveals EV5 and two concept models at its first EV day
Kia presents global EV strategy at first annual Kia EV Day Acceleration of ‘EV revolution’ with expanded EV model line-up and charging infrastructure growth Kia unveils three new small to medium-sized electric models The Kia EV5: Production electric compact SUV designed to meet needs of modern individuals with families The Kia Concept EV3: Kia’s vision for…
Microsoft gets approval to buy Activision Blizzard, Kia confirms £25,000 EV
Activision Blizzard is the maker of the hugely popular Call of Duty games Microsoft's revised offer to buy Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard has been approved by UK regulators. The Competition and Markets Authority said the deal addressed its concerns, after the watchdog blocked the original $69bn (£59bn) bid in April.…
Vital EV commissions 400kW Kempower Satellite Chargers
Vital EV has commissioned the UK’s first liquid-cooled 400kW Kempower Satellite Chargers – billed as the fastest charger in the UK – at the famous Millbrook Proving Ground automotive testing facility in Bedfordshire. The two 400kW chargers, along with two 260kW chargers, will be used to charge prototype and production vehicles. UTAC Millbrook Proving Ground…
Half a billion ‘FastTech’ items thrown away each year, research shows
A discarded vape. Lumafield scans of electric items show the materials within them. Image: Recycle Your Electricals/Lumafield Nearly half a billion FastTech electricals such as cables, lights, mini fans and disposable vapes, were thrown away last year, according to research from Material Focus. The research shows the UK’s consumption of small…
Brain aneurysms treated with AI, Kia Concept EV4 unveiled
Image: Sky News The treatment of brain aneurysms could be transformed by a software platform powered by artificial intelligence. Researchers found the programme, called PreSize, was more accurate placing a stent than experienced neurosurgeons. An aneurysm is a weak or thin spot on a vessel wall in the brain that fills…