Police switching off bodycams, Meta Quest 3 to launch October 10th
Police officers are switching off their body-worn cameras when force is used, as well as deleting footage and sharing videos on WhatsApp. A BBC investigation has uncovered more than 150 reports of camera misuse by forces in England and Wales - described as "shocking" by a leading officer. In one case, siblings faced a two-year…
Kia introduces Plug&Charge to UK with EV9
Kia is set to introduce Plug&Charge experience in Europe The charging technology is to be launched with the EV9 before being rolled out to the rest of Kia’s future EVs Kia is working with partners including Hubject, DCS, and network partners such as IONITY, Aral/BP, and others to bring seamless charging to its customers Kia…
Canterbury is worst UK city for broadband speeds, claims report
Canterbury Cathedral. Historic Canterbury has won the wooden spoon for the city with the most sluggish internet in the first annual Broadband Genie Speed Index Analysis of more than 250,000 speed tests saw the quiet Highlands village of Halkirk named the slowest part of the UK, recording an average speed of…
Nissan-backed evolvAD autonomous driving project gets underway
evolvAD, the UK’s newest autonomous driving research project backed by Nissan and funded by the UK Government, has officially got underway. To enhance the UK’s autonomous drive capability and technically support the supply chain’s readiness for mass adoption, evolvAD will put Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) through their paces on a variety of urban…
Numbers saying they will ‘never buy an EV’ nearly doubled, claims Autotrader
The number of people claiming they’ll never buy an EV has nearly doubled, on the back of the government’s U-turn last week which will delay the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to 2035. According to a recent survey by Auto Trader, 37% of car buyers say they’re unlikely to ever…
Disinformation most active on X claims EU, iPhone 15 Pro overheating reports
X, formerly Twitter, has the biggest proportion of disinformation of six big social networks, a European Commission study has suggested. It examined over 6,000 unique social media posts across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, and YouTube. The study analysed content in three countries deemed particularly at risk to disinformation - Spain, Poland and Slovakia. The…
Evolution of Slot Machines: From Physical to Digital
Few game formats are as long lived, nor have undergone quite so much evolution and development, as the slot machine. Taking in over a century of history, this popular game has eagerly embraced each new technology to come along. Origins The first slot machines are credited to have been developed by German expatriate and American…
The Impact of Voice Assistants in Our Daily Lives
A recent study found that voice assistance use in the UK is increasing, with a recorded 28 per cent of respondents saying they use these tools multiple times a day. Whether you are a current user or looking for a voice assistant-enabled device, understanding the potential impact of voice assistants in your life is essential.…
Ubitricity adds 10,000th EV charge point
Ubitricity, provider and operator of public charging solutions and a member of the Shell Group, today announced it is now operating more than 10,000 EV charge points across Europe. This milestone was reached during the takeover of nearly 1,500 AC fast charge points as part of ubitricity’s Dutch market entry. The UK remains the company’s…
Spotify won’t ban AI music, Tesla robot can now do yoga
The boss of Spotify says he has no plans to completely ban content created by artificial intelligence from the music streaming platform. Earlier this year the platform pulled a track featuring AI-cloned voices of the performers Drake and The Weeknd. Daniel Ek told the BBC there were valid uses of the tech in making music…