The BBC has reported that its own investigation has uncovered a number of X users profiting substantially by sharing US election misinformation, AI-generated images, and conspiracy theories. The investigation reportedly revealed networks of accounts amplifying each other’s content, boosting both reach and earnings potential. The BBC reports finding that dozens of accounts that regularly re-share each other’s posts, are…
In this article, we look at how ‘green software’ can be used to enable devices, such as phones, to run longer and can make them more carbon-efficient when in operation. The Carbon Cost of the Upgrading Cycle A significant environmental impact of mobile phones comes not from their daily usage but from their production. For example, around 80 per…
As well as the standard Cut & Paste (including formatting etc) functions, CoPilot enables you to dynamically enhance your clipboard text on the fly … it’s pretty neat!
The Auto-Hide Taskbar option hides the taskbar when not in use, maximising screen space and creating a cleaner desktop environment, which can enhance focus and reduce distractions. Here’s how to use it: How to Enable Auto-Hide Taskbar Open Taskbar Settings: – Right-click on the taskbar (at the bottom of your Windows screen) and select Taskbar settings. Toggle Auto-Hide: –…
Here, we look at how the Data Use and Access Bill is poised to reshape how our personal data is handled in the UK and we also review the significant changes it will bring, with implications for the NHS and beyond. What Is the Data Use and Access Bill? Introduced as a cornerstone of the government’s plan to modernise…
With many tech giants now using ‘open’ as in ‘open source’ as a marketing term, we look at what the issues around this are, why it needs to be discouraged, and how this can be achieved. What is Open Source? To understand the question about ‘open washing’, it’s important to understand what real open source is. Defined and stewarded…
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has revealed a new plan to combat the growing number of fake investment scheme celebrity scam ads by using facial recognition technology to weed them out. What’s the Problem? Fake ads featuring celebrities, known as “celeb-bait” scams by Meta, have become a plague on social media platforms in recent years, particularly ads promoting…
Anthropic has unveiled an upgraded AI assistant, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, that can understand and interact with any desktop application in a human-like way, perhaps marking a new era of cross-platform automation and efficiency for businesses. Anthropic? Anthropic is an AI safety and research company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers, including siblings Dario and Daniela Amodei. Based in…
Former US President Donald Trump has claimed that Apple CEO Tim Cook recently called him to voice frustrations over financial penalties imposed by the European Union (EU) on the tech giant. According to Mr Trump, Cook is alarmed by the EU’s regulatory approach, including a significant tax penalty and other fines affecting Apple’s operations within the bloc. The claim,…
Researchers have unveiled a new jailbreaking technique, ‘Deceptive Delight,’ which successfully manipulates AI models to produce unsafe responses in only three interactions. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 researchers developed the method by embedding restricted topics within benign prompts, effectively bypassing safety filters. By carefully layering requests, researchers managed to coerce AI models into generating unsafe outputs e.g., harmful instructions,…
