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Navigating the practicalities of AI regulation and legislation

12 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, Azure, chatbot, compliance, Computer, data privacy, GDPR, Google, machine learning, Meta, Microsoft, risk management, Salesforce, social media, Tech / By

Misusing artificial intelligence (AI) can have some very clear and expensive consequences. Movie studio Lionsgate recently joined a long list of organisations discovering that quotations and citations from generative AI (GenAI) systems need to be verified like any other source; Microsoft is being sued by a German journalist after Bing Copilot suggested he had committed crimes…

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Apple’s touching new AirPods Pro 2 commercial will make you cry

3 minutes of reading / AirPods, Amazon, Apple, iPhone, social media, Tech / By

Apple has taught us to expect emotional Christmas commercials for its products around this time of year, and the company delivered yet another touching ad that will make you cry. Released on Thanksgiving Day, the Heartstrings ad already tops one million views on YouTube, though you’ll also catch it on other social media channels. The ad…

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AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D full specifications have leaked, and it’s great news for gamers and overclockers alike

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The specifications for AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 7 9800X3D have leaked ahead of its scheduled release on November 7 – and it’s good news for gamers.The leak remains consistent with the previous marketing description leak regarding a performance boost over its predecessor, the 7800X3D. As spotted by VideoCardz, the leak originates from Geizhals, a price comparison…

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iPhone 16 battery drain bug is affecting users for reasons unknown

4 minutes of reading / Apple, Intel, iPhone, social media, Tech / By

I covered iPhone 16 battery life extensively since Apple unveiled the phone, so I know all four models should offer decent-to-great battery life. Battery life has been one of the main reasons I got the iPhone 16 Plus in late September. The phone lasts more than a day on a charge. I don’t have to…

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Massive AMD leak promises a shining future for laptops, with a smorgasbord of new products landing in 2025

6 minutes of reading / AI, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Snap, social media, Tech / By

AMD’s entire CES 2025 lineup has reportedly leaked, promising a huge range of new hardware – including its new range of next-gen RDNA 4 GPUs.The leak comes from ‘zhangzhonghao’ in a Chinese forum on Chiphell, who suggests AMD will be revealing: laptop CPUs, desktop CPUs, desktop GPUs, handheld gaming chips, and more – phew! AMD’s…

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DWP appoints Helen Wylie as its new chief digital and information officer

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Helen Wylie, currently chief technology officer at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is to take over from her boss, Rich Corbridge, as chief digital and information officer when he leaves the civil service in November. Wylie’s appointment is effective on 1 November, with Corbridge due to leave on 15 November. She inherits a…

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Pakistani national arrested over Southport ‘cyber terrorism’

3 minutes of reading / AI, Computer, social media, Tech, Twitter / By

Authorities in Lahore, Pakistan, have arrested and questioned a web developer, named as Farhan Asif, on suspicion of cyber terrorism in relation to misinformation posted in the wake of the 29 July mass stabbing at a children’s Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop in Southport, Merseyside, in which three were murdered. The attack on a community dance…

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More execs recognise data as assets than in 2020

3 minutes of reading / AI, data analytics, social media, Tech / By

Capgemini has reported that organisations today are more effective at embedding data and insights into core business processes.  Its update of a 2020 study is based on a survey of 500 business executives and 500 data executives from 500 organisations across 12 countries. In 2024, 60% of executives described their decision-making and actioning as data-powered.…

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280 fake Android apps used to steal crypto wallets have been unearthed

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We have given you plenty of good reasons to avoid downloading suspicious Android apps over the years, but here’s one more. Recently, researchers at McAfee (via Ars Technica) discovered 280 fake Android apps that scammers are using to access cryptocurrency wallets.As the researchers note, cryptocurrency wallet owners typically receive mnemonic phrases that they can use…

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