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Engaging young people with careers in STEM at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

9 minutes of reading / AI, Apple, automation, ChatGPT, Computer, Google, machine learning, Meta, robotics, Tech, virtual reality / By

The UK tech sector continues to struggle with skills shortages, especially in emerging and high-priority areas such as cyber security and artificial intelligence (AI). One of the contributory factors is a lack of interest in computer science education in schools. Computer Weekly recently reported that low uptake of computing-related subjects at GCSE level is threatening…

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ChatGPT told me Kamala is still campaigning for re-election alongside Biden, and that Trump wasn’t shot

4 minutes of reading / AI, chatbot, ChatGPT, Google, Tech, Twitter / By

President Biden is still running for re-election, President Trump hasn’t been shot, and Kamala Harris is not a contender for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.Those are some of the wacky misstatements that ChatGPT shared with me yesterday and today, prompted by my questions to it about the dizzying array of major news developments we’ve been…

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Chrome cookies reprieved amid Google Privacy Sandbox changes

4 minutes of reading / API, Apple, compliance, digital advertising, Google, Tech / By

Google has dramatically changed course on its proposals to deprecate third-party cookies in its Chrome web browser in favour of a “new experience” that it claims will enable people to make an “informed choice” about their web privacy. The changes, which mirror those made already in the Firefox and Safari browsers, would have been due…

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UK watchdog accuses Apple of failing to effectively monitor for underage sexual images

2 minutes of reading / Apple, Cloud, Google, iCloud, Meta, Tech / By

The UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children says Apple has been undercounting how often child sexual abuse material appears on its platforms. According to a The Guardian story, Cupertino isn’t reporting the actual number of CSAM detections on its products.As tech companies are obligated to share possible child sexual abuse material…

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Cloud sustainability: Amazon employees question firm’s renewable energy claims

7 minutes of reading / Amazon, AWS, Cloud, Computer, Google, Microsoft, social media, Tech / By

Amazon employees are calling the contents of the company’s annual environmental report into question, including the retail giant’s claim to have reached its goal to become a 100% renewably powered company seven years ahead of schedule. The online retail giant published its sixth annual Global sustainability report on Wednesday 10 July, which revealed Amazon had…

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IT Sustainability Think Tank: How cloud AI technologies can help enterprises go green

4 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, API, AWS, Azure, Cloud, Google, Microsoft, Tech / By

The UK government has sought to be proactive in its approach to addressing climate change, committing to ambitious targets such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 68% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and achieving net zero by 2050. In support of these goals, obligations will come to the fore as organisations develop…

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ChatGPT’s GPT-4o mini upgrade is a game-changer: Everything you need to know

4 minutes of reading / AI, API, Apple, chatbot, ChatGPT, Google, Intel, Tech / By

If you’ve somehow avoided using ChatGPT until now, there’s a new reason to try it out. OpenAI launched a new lightweight AI model primarily targeting developers looking to deploy AI features in their apps without breaking the bank. GPT-4o mini is cheaper than any other ChatGPT model so far, and it’s supposed to be faster…

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Leak reveals Google’s set-top box that will replace the Chromecast

2 minutes of reading / 5G, Apple, Apple TV, branding, Google, Netflix, Tech / By

We know Google will unveil four new Pixel phones at its big event next month, but there’s even more new hardware in the works. After reporting that Google was working on a sequel to the 4K Chromecast with Google TV earlier this year, 9to5Google is back with images of the new device, which is apparently…

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Riding the cloud database wave

6 minutes of reading / agile, AI, Alibaba, Amazon, automation, AWS, Azure, Cloud, Database, Google, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Netflix, open source, Oracle, Salesforce, Tech, Workday / By

It would seem that the adoption of cloud databases – those delivered via a cloud consumption model – is ramping up. Referred to as dbPaaS (database platform as a service) by analyst Gartner, the market for cloud databases is dominated by public cloud providers. Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Google, Oracle and Alibaba are among…

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Google suddenly says it will purge the worst Android apps in the Play Store

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Starting August 31, 2024, Google Play Store will make it harder for low-quality apps to become available for Android users. In a new support document, Google wants to ensure a better minimum quality for an application to be available in its store.As noted by AndroidAuthority, Google says, “Apps should provide a stable, responsive, and engaging…

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