Tag: Microsoft
American billionaire buys Ferrari Luce EV for $40m, are Microsoft’s AI plans being held back by chip shortage?
An American billionaire and inventor will become the first owner of Ferrari’s new electric supercar after bidding $40m (£29.5m) in a charity auction. Dr Herbert “Herbie” Wertheim, an optometrist who founded […]
AI content must be labelled under EU law, DJI’s Pocket 4P ‘is a triumph’
From apparently conspiring to steal elections to abusing staff or performing embarrassing dance moves, the last few years have seen plenty of fake content made about politicians intended to malign […]
Meta shares fall over AI plans, Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over banning ‘nudification’ tech
Meta shares plunged on Wednesday as investors balked at its promise to keep spending on artificial intelligence (AI) projects while profits dwindle. Shares in the firm behind Instagram and Facebook […]
Microsoft testing ‘Project Solara’ AI gadgets for office workers
Microsoft has unveiled two new concept products designed to bring artificial intelligence out of standard computer screens and directly into the physical workplace. Dubbed “Project Solara,” the initiative introduces a […]
Microsoft to kill Outlook Lite for Android, Rolls-Royce secures funding to develop small reactors
Email is one of the highest risk apps on your phone. And so Microsoft’s decision to kill one of its long-standing mobile email apps has security implications, as users are […]
First lunar mission in over 50 years ready for take off, Nscale faces backlash over Microsoft data centre
The rocket is ready, the astronauts say they are ready and, by Wednesday, they could be off. The crew of Artemis II, the first lunar mission in more than fifty years, […]
Sony announces PS5 price hike due to ‘global pressures’
Sony has announced a £90/$100 increase in the price of PlayStation 5 hardware, citing severe “pressures in the global economic landscape”. The price hikes, set to take effect on 2 […]
Microsoft Xbox shake-up: Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond step down as AI exec takes over
Microsoft has announced a seismic shift in its Xbox leadership, with Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond both stepping down from their roles. Spencer, the face of Xbox for over a […]
Deepfake fraud on ‘industrial scale’ as barriers to entry disappear
Deepfake fraud has officially reached an “industrial scale,” according to chilling new analysis by AI experts. The report, highlighted by The Guardian, warns that tools used to create hyper-realistic, tailored […]
UK government announces deepfake detection initiative with Microsoft
The UK government has announced a collaboration with Microsoft and top academics to build a robust defence against the skyrocketing threat of deepfakes. This new initiative centres on developing a […]
