Google released a big Google Maps upgrade a few weeks ago, including a significant redesign and new AI features. The new Google Maps color palette is now similar to Apple Maps, which is one widespread criticism from users. It’s not necessarily bad, but I can see how longtime Google Maps users will have difficulty adjusting…
NHS England has awarded a £330m, seven-year contract to run its new Federated Data Platform (FDP) to controversial US data platform Palantir, prompting fresh concerns from data privacy practitioners. The long-anticipated FDP supersedes the Covid-19 Data Store, which also involved Palantir, as well as Google and Microsoft. This platform, stood up in difficult circumstances at…
Swiss software developer Proton’s first app was the end-to-end encrypted Proton Mail that launched in 2014. It’s a great alternative to Gmail, though having a Google account has its perks; Gmail is just one of Google’s many useful apps. The downside of using the free Google apps is that you pay for them with your…
I might be a longtime Mac user, but I still run Microsoft software on my devices. I’m a Microsoft 365 Family subscriber because I never cared enough to get better acquainted with the Office productivity alternatives from Google or Apple. But the word “family” is really the key here. Microsoft 365 Family lets me share…
It’s Black Friday and Thanksgiving season, so Google has a few Google Maps tips and tricks you can use to navigate the upcoming weeks as smoothly as possible. One of the most exciting new Google Maps features concerns transit navigation, as the updated feature will make it easier to use public transportation to get around.Google…
Google announced new AI features for Google Photos that I hope Apple will also develop for the iPhone’s Photos app. That’s because Google will now employ AI to automatically categorize photos into albums, effectively helping you clear all the junk in your main folder. Things like screenshots and pictures of documents or receipts will automatically…
When Bing Chat launched, I remember that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that they wanted to make Google dance. Of course, Google has since launched Bard and now even Meta is hopping into the AI chat game. It seems we’re going to be interacting with artificial intelligence one way or another in the future. However,…
The effective governance of artificial intelligence (AI) is a question of regulatory capacity and capability, rather than a need among regulators for new statutory powers, government officials have told MPs. In March 2023, the UK government published its AI whitepaper, outlining five principles that regulators should consider to facilitate “the safe and innovative use of…
Navigation apps like Google Maps are what you might need the most this holiday season. In addition to getting you to your destination safely for Thanksgiving and Christmas, Google Maps also collects plenty of data to help you plan your shopping spree, especially around Black Friday. As a result, Google can offer trends of the…
Wi-Fi has seen rapid advancements over the last decade, starting with the introduction of 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5). 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) came with significant improvements in total throughput. The Wi-Fi 6E standard brought 6 GHz operation (where allowed) to consumers. A few years back, Wi-Fi 7 silicon was announced with multi-gigabit throughput and significant latency improvements.…
