Half of Brits duped by scam message in last year thanks to AI, study reveals
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is bombarding Brits with an onslaught of scam messages, a new study by antivirus company McAfee reveals. As cybercriminals capitalise on AI to generate increasingly realistic cons, Brits are now wasting over a week every year deciphering scam messages from real, according to McAfee’s Global Scam Message Study. The research reveals that people…
1 in 3 social media GDPR fines linked to children
Over the last five years of GDPR, the most popular social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Whatsapp, and X, formerly Twitter) were fined over €2.9B for GDPR breaches, of which €765M was for inadequate protection of children’s data, a study by Surfshark shows. Says Agneska Sablovskaja, Lead Researcher at Surfshark:  “Half of the most popular social…
Cruise ‘driverless’ taxis require regular human help, Legend of Zelda to become movie
Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt confirms reports that his AI robo-car maker's now-paused driverless taxis need regular human intervention to help them make sense of the road, yet he is downplaying the severity. Vogt made his statement not on any official channel, but in a Hacker News thread about a New York Times story in which unnamed…
Utilita Energy announces new energy-saving technology trial
Utilita Energy and partners launch an in-home trial to automate access to cheaper, greener energy Energy provider Utilita has joined forces with smart technology company Hildebrand, the University of Salford and the Data Communications Company (DCC), to demonstrate how a new ‘Smart Energy Control’ Internet of Things (IoT) device can…
Motorola introduces Moto Unplugged to remove phone distractions
This month, Motorola is introducing Moto Unplugged, software designed to help consumers achieve a better balance with their tech by removing distractions from their phone when needed. Smartphones keep people connected to everything that matters and more, but sometimes users need to unplug and remove distractions. In recent years, Motorola has seen an increase in…
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…
