Tag: Toyota
AI can’t patent inventions, Sony PlayStation 5 reaches 50 million sales
The UK Supreme Court has upheld earlier decisions in rejecting a bid to allow an artificial intelligence to be named as an inventor in a patent application. Technologist Dr Stephen Thaler had sought to have his AI, called Dabus, recognised as the inventor of a food container and a flashing light beacon. But in 2019,…
Spotify cuts 1500 jobs, Google delays next-gen AI chatbot Gemini
Swedish music-streaming giant Spotify has announced it is cutting 17% of its workforce, about 1,500 jobs, as the company seeks to clamp down on costs. Chief executive Daniel Ek said he had made the "difficult" decision with economic growth slowing "dramatically".Spotify employs about 9,000 people, and Mr Ek said "substantial action to rightsize our costs"…
Toyota reveals British-built, hydrogen-fuelled Hilux Prototype pick-up
UK development project delivers prototype of an electrified Toyota Hilux pick-up, equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell system Vehicle produced by a consortium led by Toyota Manufacturing UK at TMUK’s Burnaston vehicle plant in Derby Project supported by Government funding via the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) Toyota has unveiled a prototype hydrogen fuel cell-powered Hilux.…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Paedophiles using AI technology to create life-like child porn
Image: BBC Paedophiles are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to create and sell life-like child sexual abuse material, the BBC has found. Some are accessing the images by paying subscriptions to accounts on mainstream content-sharing sites such as Patreon. Patreon said it had a "zero tolerance" policy about such imagery on…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Tesla issues Optimus robot update
Tesla Optimus Humanoid Robot. Image: Tesla Having first revealed the new Roadster some six years ago and the Cybertruck in 2019 – but having thus far delivered, er, neither – it might not surprise you to hear Tesla's released a progress report about... robots. Last year Musk stated in an earnings call that Tesla's Optimus humanoid…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Sales of AR and VR headsets drop 12%, data claims
Worldwide shipments of virtual and augmented reality headsets dropped 12% to 9.6 million this year according to data from CCS Insight - a problem for Meta and other tech companies that are invested in the digital worlds' potential. VR headset sales in the U.S. also slumped 2% from a year earlier to $1.1 billion as of…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple’s self-repair service comes to UK
Image: Apple Apple is rolling out its self-repair service to the UK and seven other European countries on Tuesday. iPhone 12 and 13 users, and some Macbook owners, will be able to fix their own devices by buying parts and tools and watching online tutorials. But the tech giant warned that…
Toyota leads consortium to develop hydrogen-powered Hilux pickup
Toyota is leading a consortium to develop a prototype hydrogen fuel cell-powered version of its Hilux pick-up at the company’s UK vehicle plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire. Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK has successfully secured UK Government funding for the project through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), an organisation supporting the development of cleaner technologies and new…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Toyota recalls first mass-market EVs
Nearly 2,700 Toyota bZ4X SUVs have been recalled globally. Image: Toyota Toyota Motor (7203.T) shares slipped after it recalled some of its first mass-made all-electric cars, launched two months ago, because of a risk of wheels coming loose, a setback to its ambitions to electrify its model range. Toyota, the world's…
14 UK tourist attractions offering EV charging
To celebrate the launch of Toyota’s first BEV (battery electric vehicle), the bZ4X BEV, we've joined forces with the car manufacturer to put together a list of attractions that provide EV car chargers on-site, or nearby... Whether you’re planning a weekend trip, or a school holiday adventure, many of the following theme parks, museums, beaches,…
