Virgin Media O2 customers can win up to £30,000 worth of John Lewis gift cards
From today until 20 November, Virgin Media O2 customers can win one of three £10,000 John Lewis gift cards and/or one of one hundred £200 Amazon gift cards just in time for Christmas shopping, exclusively with Priority from O2. Virgin Media broadband and O2 customers can be in with the chance of winning big ahead…
Over 85% worried by online disinformation, YouTube tests conversational AI
More than 85% of people are worried about the impact of online disinformation and 87% believe it has already harmed their country’s politics, according to a global survey, as the United Nations announced a plan to tackle the phenomenon. Audrey Azoulay, director general of the UN’s culture body, Unesco, told reporters on Monday that false information…
Most in-demand tech jobs in 2023
With the UK's tech industry being the world's third largest, a surge in tech job opportunities has reportedly reached a 10 year high. With this in mind, The Knowledge Academy was eager to learn more about the UK’s most in-demand tech jobs and skills in 2023, by scraping 10,800 information technology job listings. Here is what the data found: The top 10…
October new car market grows 14% but EV growth stalls
October delivered 153,529 new car registrations, up 14.3% year-on-year and 7.2% above 2019. Battery electric vehicle (BEV) uptake recorded 42nd consecutive month of growth but struggled to increase market share New market outlook revised upwards to 1.886 million units with further growth anticipated in 2024, but BEV uptake expectations downgraded slightly. October’s new car market…
Return of Fortnite’s original map generates record Virgin Media O2 network surge
Record number of players returning to Fortnite’s original map has resulted in Virgin Media O2’s busiest ever day of broadband data downloaded on its network On Friday 3 November, the first day the original map was made available to download as part of its Fortnite OG update, close to 154,000 Terabytes (TB) was downloaded on…
Global smartphone shipment decline slows as manufacturers see return to growth
The latest Omdia smartphone preliminary shipment report shows that mobile phone shipments totaled 301.6 million units in 3Q23 – a 0.7% decrease compared to 3Q22. Compared to the previous quarter, though, it is a 13.4% increase. For the first time this year, half of the top ten major smartphone manufacturers including Apple, Xiaomi, Transsion Holdings…
Connected and automated mobility revolution will deliver £66 billion by 2040
The UK is poised to benefit from a £66 billion annual economic uplift by 2040, according to a new report published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Connected and automated mobility: The UK economic and market opportunities sets out the extensive socio-economic benefits for Britain if connected and automated mobility (CAM) technology is…
X launches ‘playful’ Grok AI chatbot, reinstates far-right ‘influencers’
Elon Musk has launched an AI chatbot called Grok on his social media site X, formerly Twitter, but so far it is only available to selected users. "In some important respects, it is the best that currently exists," he posted on X, before its release. Mr Musk boasted that Grok "loves sarcasm" and would answer…
Average data breach cost has jumped by almost $600,000 Since 2020
Despite considerable investments in security technology, data breaches continue affecting companies across the globe and causing them more financial damage than ever. According to data presented by AltIndex.com, the average data breach cost has jumped by nearly $600,000 in the past three years and hit an all-time high of $4.45 million in 2023. The United States…
Musk predicts AI will ‘end work’, NASA launches free streaming service
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has predicted that artificial intelligence will eventually mean that no one will have to work. He was speaking to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during an unusual "in conversation" event at the end of this week's summit on AI. The 50-minute interview included a prediction by Mr Musk that the tech will…