Author: Chris Price
Apple Maps follows Google in renaming Lake Ontario
Apple has become the second major US technology giant to comply with a Presidential decree, updating its Apple Maps app to display Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for US users. […]
GoPro agrees to $285m acquisition after decade-long decline
Action camera pioneer GoPro has agreed to a $285 million cash acquisition by private optical-photonics company Starman Optical, following years of decline. Under the terms of the merger, GoPro shareholders […]
What is MapQuest and why are people turning to it from Google Maps?
If you had told anyone a decade ago that MapQuest – the nostalgic internet map maker – would suddenly dominate app store charts, nobody would have believed you. Yet, the […]
Superhuman AI tool can spot heart disease in 2 seconds, Dyson launches CameraJet electric toothbrush
Doctors have developed a “superhuman” AI tool that can spot heart disease in less than two seconds. The groundbreaking technology has been trained on millions of patients and works by […]
US lawsuit alleges Amazon rigged ad prices in $20bn ‘surplus’ scheme
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bipartisan coalition of 22 states have filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the retail giant of systematically overcharging more than […]
Google Maps renames Lake Ontario, British infrastructure could face more Iran cyber attacks
Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by President Donald Trump that changed the name of […]
Apple TV prices hiked, Bentley’s Torcal EV unveiled
Apple hiked the prices of all of its hardware products back in June. As we’re all anxiously waiting for the company to make its iPhones more expensive too, in the meantime, […]
US judge blocks Pentagon’s blacklisting of AI firm Anthropic
A US federal judge has blocked the Pentagon’s blacklisting of artificial intelligence company Anthropic, ruling that the government acted illegally by punishing the firm for its public safety criticisms. In […]
Actors call for action on voice cloning, Anthropic blacklisting was unlawful
Actors including Matt Lucas, Hugh Bonneville and Nicola Coughlan have written to the UK government demanding greater protection against their voices being used by AI.The performers are asking Prime Minister […]
Data of 8.7 million customers stolen in cyber attack on Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands Airports
The personal details of approximately 8.7 million customers have been compromised following a major cybersecurity incident targeting Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports. Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which operates […]
