Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple Books launches AI-narrated audiobooks

Apple has launched a raft of audiobooks narrated by artificial intelligence to its Apple Books platform, but maintains it “remains committed to celebrating and showcasing the magic of human narration”. According to The Guardian, which said the tech giant had “quietly” uploaded the text-to-speech content in “an attempt to upend the lucrative and fast-growing audiobook…

AI-enabled financial fraud detection spend to exceed $10 Billion by 2027

A new study from Juniper Research has found global business spend on AI-enabled financial fraud detection and prevention strategy platforms will exceed $10 billion globally in 2027; rising from just over $6.5 billion in 2022. Growing at 57% over the period, the report predicts that as fraudsters become more sophisticated in their attacks, merchants and issuers will…

Virtual CT scans help paramedics save victims of road traffic accidents

Groundbreaking Coventry University research could provide paramedics with crucial and potentially life-saving assistance when treating pedestrians hurt in road accidents.  A detailed database of pedestrian injuries is being developed alongside an AI-based mathematical model, which can reverse-engineer pedestrian collisions and produce first-hand virtual CT scans from simple photographs of a patient’s injuries and the vehicle…

Voi partners with Drover AI to deploy computer vision to tackle pavement riding

  Deployment of computer vision on e-scooters in Europe will see thousands of Voi vehicles installed with Drover’s PathPilot AI technology in Oslo Drover AI uses machine-learning and computer vision to accurately and reliably identify whether the e-scooter is on the pavement, road or cycle lane PathPilot will supercharge Voi’s geo-fencing capabilities as well as…