Most Britons support strict controls on AI systems that could surpass human capabilities, according to a YouGov poll, highlighting a growing divide between public opinion and government policy. The survey of 2,344 adults found 87% back laws requiring AI developers to prove their systems are safe before release, while 60% favor banning the development of
Read MoreGiven the market and a decade of patents, it’s no surprise that Apple is experimenting with foldable displays that would be used in a future iPhone Fold, iPad, or Mac. Here’s what the rumor mill says is coming. Apple could introduce a foldable by 2027 Apple Vision Pro appears to be Apple’s answer to customers’
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shares a report: Google has edited Gemini’s AI response in a Super Bowl commercial to remove an incorrect statistic about cheese. The ad, which shows a small business owner using Gemini to write a website description about Gouda, no longer says the variety makes up “50 to 60 percent of the world’s
Read MoreThe internet is filled with awesome stuff to read, and there’s new awesome stuff to read being published every day! That’s the good news. The bad news is that finding the good stuff feels harder than ever. You either find your favorite writers or sources and check them religiously or just hope that the algorithm
Read MoreA British manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell components for London’s double-decker bus fleet has collapsed into administration, jeopardizing a $15.8 million government-backed project to cut transport emissions. Aeristech Limited, which was developing high-powered compressors for hydrogen fuel cells, was working on Project HEIDI to retrofit London buses with hydrogen technology. The project received $7.84 million
Read MoreApple Invites debuts and needs a lot more work, the M5 processor is in production, and you can now hack even a cable to run Doom, all on the AppleInsider Podcast. Using Apple Invites Following the rumors that it would be doing an internal beta test of an event planning app, Apple instead released Apple
Read MoreElon Musk and the team at the Department of Government Efficiency figured out one thing really fast: if you control the computers, you control everything. And so Musk and his merry band of engineers have spent the last week or so parading into various US government agencies and taking control of their systems. Thereâs so
Read MoreWe rarely see deals on Sony’s handheld remote player. Sony can be somewhat stingy about offering discounts on first-party accessories like the PlayStation Portal, which is why the latest PlayStation sale is worth checking out. Now through February 19th, PlayStation Plus members can buy two PlayStation 5 accessories and get 20 percent off purchases over
Read MoreApple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was
Read MoreMacworld I had a strange experience recently. I reached for my MacBook Pro to start work at around 7 am one day (before my first coffee, even!) and discovered that the device, stowed in my bag since the day before, was alarmingly warm. What was going on? Now, the machine is more than four years
Read MoreMicrosoft has started rolling out a new scareware blocker in its Edge browser this week. The AI-powered feature runs on Windows PCs and can identify and block existing scams, and even detect new and emerging ones thanks to a local machine learning model. “Scareware blocker adds a new, first line of defense to help protect
Read MoreThe chunky laptops have ports and RGB lighting a-plenty. Nvidia’s RTX 5090 and 5080 desktop GPUs sort of launched last month, but on the laptop front, we’re still awaiting the avalanche of 50-series notebooks to come crashing in, starting with these hefty new mid-rangers from Acer. The (deep breath) Predator Helios Neo 16 AI and
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority A prominent leaker has claimed that the stable version of One UI 7 for the Galaxy S24 series is still far away. Samsung will apparently issue a fourth One UI 7 beta for the phones in the meantime. Samsung has been running a One UI 7 beta program for
Read MoreThose little ESP32-CAM boards which mate the WiFi-enabled microcontroller with a small parallel-interface camera module have been with us for years, and while they are undeniably cool to play with, they sometimes stretch the available performance in trying to process and stream video. [Mattsroufe] has made a very cool project with one of them, not
Read MoreThose little ESP32-CAM boards which mate the WiFi-enabled microcontroller with a small parallel-interface camera module have been with us for years, and while they are undeniably cool to play with, they sometimes stretch the available performance in trying to process and stream video. [Mattsroufe] has made a very cool project with one of them, not
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Verizon and Skylo Technologies are developing direct-to-device satellite-based SMS and voice calling services, expanding beyond emergency SOS functionality. Only the Pixel 9 series and Galaxy S25 series currently support Verizon and Skylo’s satellite-bases SOS services due to specialized hardware for NTN communication. Verizon has also partnered with AST SpaceMobile
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from CyberScoop: Ransomware payments saw a dramatic 35% drop last year compared to 2023, even as the overall frequency of ransomware attacks increased, according to a new report released by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. The considerable decline in extortion payments is somewhat surprising, given that other cybersecurity firms have
Read MoreThe project is part of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s ambitions to use AI and other technologies to cut costs and modernize the US government.
Read MoreThe project is part of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s ambitions to use AI and other technologies to cut costs and modernize the US government.
Read MoreRumors of an alleged iPhone Fold have been floating around for years, but now a suspicious report claims to have revealed the exact specifications of the device. The specifications of Apple’s foldable iPhone were allegedly posted online. The purported specs were shared via social media by leaker Jukanlosreve, formerly known as TechReve. Though the tipster
Read MoreApple has announced updates to its App Store pricing and taxes for developers across different regions, with some changes being already in effect as of February 6. Apple has announced updates to taxes and pricing in multiple markets. According to the Apple Developer website, the company periodically adjusts prices or developer proceeds as a result
Read MoreThe smart home holds so much promise. It can make life more convenient with lights that turn on as you walk in a room, doors that unlock as you approach, and robots that clean your floors. It can also make your home safer, more energy efficient, and even a little more fun. (Have you tried
Read MoreThe smart home holds so much promise. It can make life more convenient with lights that turn on as you walk in a room, doors that unlock as you approach, and robots that clean your floors. It can also make your home safer, more energy efficient, and even a little more fun. (Have you tried
Read MoreAs a general rule of thumb, anything that has some kind of display output and a processor more beefy than an early 90s budget PC can run Doom just fine. As [John] AKA [Nyan Satan] demonstrates in a recent video, this includes running the original Doom on an Apple Lightning to HDMI Adapter. These adapters
Read MoreApple Machine Learning Research has released a short video and a twelve-page accompanying paper showcasing the importance of human-like movement in its prototyped robot. Image Credit: Apple Machine Learning Research This isn’t the first time we’ve heard Apple may be gearing up to release an Apple robot. In April 2024, rumors of Apple’s secretive robotics
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