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]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Photographer says prize-winning image AI-generated
Boris Eldagsen’s award-winning picture. Photograph: © Boris Eldagsen, Germany A photographer is refusing a prestigious award after admitting to being a “cheeky monkey” and generating the prize-winning image using artificial intelligence. The German artist Boris Eldagsen revealed on his website that he was not accepting the prize for the creative open…
New VW ID.7 electric vehicle claims range of up to 435 miles
The ID.7 is the first all-electric Volkswagen for the upper mid-size class The combination of excellent aerodynamics and more efficient drive generation ensures long ranges, claims VW First Volkswagen with new display and operating concept The launch of the ID.7 is scheduled for autumn 2023 in Europe and China; North America will follow in 2024…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Sega to buy Angry Birds owner for £625 million
The maker of Angry Birds video games has agreed to be bought by the Japanese gaming giant behind the Sonic the Hedgehog character. Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings is paying €706m (£625m) for Finland-based Rovio Entertainment. Rovio has said Angry Birds was the first mobile game to be downloaded one billion times, and the brand has…
Two-thirds of drivers overwhelmed by in-car tech, Hyundai report warns
A new study has revealed that Brits are missing out by not embracing the technology already available in their cars, with many drivers having no idea how to use their sophisticated car tech. The poll of 500 modern car owners, found two-thirds (68%) feel overwhelmed with the capabilities of their vehicle, with over a third…
Tech Digest daily roundup: UK Government announces more details about emergency alert system
The government has released further details about next week's UK-wide test of an emergency alert system. A message will appear alongside a loud alarm on millions of mobile phones at 3pm on 23 April. The text that will appear has now been revealed - and it will say: "This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Ford launches hands-free driving on UK motorways
Drivers on Britain’s motorways are being allowed to let go of steering wheels for the first time, after the UK became the first European country to approve a hands-free system. Ford said it has been given the go-ahead by the Government to switch on its BlueCruise self-driving technology. The system is only available on the 2023 Ford…
Kia EV6 made of 350,000 Lego bricks on show at Milan Design Week
‘Brick To The Future’ is an EV6 made exclusively of LEGO bricks to testify that the future of sustainable mobility is built ‘brick by brick’ The 1:1 scale model of the EV6 took more than 800 hours of work and 350,000 LEGO bricks Created for Kia Italy by BrickVision, an Italian company founded by LEGO…
Ford receives regulatory approval for hands-free driving in the UK
Ford becomes the first automaker to introduce “hands-off, eyes-on” advanced driver assistance technology approved for pre-mapped motorways in Great Britain Drivers of 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles can activate subscription for top-rated system that has already enabled 64 million hands-free miles (102 million km) driven in the US and Canada BlueCruise monitors traffic, speed signs…
Tech Digest daily roundup: SpaceX shows how it plans to colonise Mars
Elon Musk has revealed in a short animation clip how he plans to colonise Mars in the next few years. SpaceX released a five-minute animated promotional video on Tuesday, showing how it plans to land humans on Mars using Mr Musk’s Starship spacecraft. The animation, with a space-themed soundtrack, shows what it may look like if a Starship spacecraft landed on Mars…
Businesses face one cyberattack every minute, says Beaming
UK businesses faced an average of one cyber attack every minute in the first three months of 2023, according to a report by Beaming, a business internet service provider. The company’s analysis of malicious web traffic shows that each business experienced 170,508 attempts to breach their online systems, on average, during this period. The level…