Google parent company Alphabet has dropped its pledge to not use artificial intelligence (AI) in weapons systems or surveillance tools, citing a need to support the national security of “democracies”. Google CEO Sundar Pichai, in a blogpost published Jun 2018, previously outlined how the company would “not pursue” AI applications that “cause or are likely…
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Living England is among the latest batch of artificial intelligence (AI) projects listed as part of the government’s drive to showcase the uses of AI and open data in the public sector. Run by Natural England, the project uses satellite imagery, field data records and other geospatial data to create a national habitat map of…
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If you read BGR’s in-depth Sonos Arc Ultra review, you know that we were absolutely blown away by how impressive Sonos’s latest high-end soundbar is. It’s easily the best Dolby Atmos soundbar on the planet right now, and we would recommend it to anyone and everyone if not for the price tag. Since it’s super…
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An obscure British government committee is to be asked this month to advise Home Secretary Yvette Cooper whether to go ahead with government demands that Apple provide British agents with a secret backdoor to break into the companies iCloud Advanced Data Protection system, enabling British spies to secretly copy and read users’ private data. …
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This year signalled a worrying time for diversity, equity and inclusion in the technology sector as many firms began rolling back their initiatives and efforts. This lack of commitment led many notable diversity organisations to dial back their own efforts, not wanting to contribute to allowing firms to pretend to be making a difference rather…
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The rise of generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping industries, but it’s also creating an unprecedented demand for energy. Datacentres supporting AI workloads are expanding at a breakneck pace to meet the needs of increasingly complex large language models (LLMs). However, this growth comes at a cost: by 2027, 40% of AI datacentres will face operational…
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AMD looks set to hit back against Nvidia amid speculation of a March launch for the RTX 5060 Ti and 5060The new Radeon RX 9000 series will launch in early MarchA press conference for the new GPU lineup is rumored to happen at the end of FebruaryCES 2025 showcased what to expect regarding this generation’s…
With the iOS 18.3 release just around the corner, it won’t take long before we get the long-awaited Siri overhaul expected with iOS 18.4. However, with Apple Intelligence not being as useful as users might wish for and Siri still being Siri, Apple is in a bad place with its AI efforts.This is why the…
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New rumor suggests Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 won’t need a 12VHPWR power connectorShould make upgrading a lot easierIf you have a 650W PSU or higher, you should also be fineIt looks like the upcoming Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 graphics cards could prove to be even better value…
Nvidia APU rumored to equal RTX 4070 laptop GPU in performanceLaptops are already being made with the APU, including from AlienwareThe Arm-based APU could outgun AMD’s Strix Halo by miles for efficiencyNvidia’s apparent plan to make an Arm-based CPU for PCs – in conjunction with MediaTek – raised some eyebrows, certainly, and now we’re hearing…
