AI delves into the creative world with original writing function
Computer scientists have been left stunned by a language AI’s ability to write original articles and compose poetry. While AI has only really become a mainstay of the tech world in the last five years or so, the rate at which its sophistication is growing is pretty darn scary… certainly...
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Burberry the first luxury brand to livestream a runway show on Twitch
Burberry has taken to Twitch to debut its SS21 collection in yet another step towards the fashion's integration in the world of gaming. Acknowledging that Gen Z is predicted to make up 60% of the entire luxury market by 2026, high-end fashion has been flocking to the world of gaming,...
Xbox remote play: the latest lockdown ploy to draw gamers in
Microsoft is about to launch an Xbox app update for iOS that will allow console owners to stream games directly to their iPhones. Microsoft is readying an update for its Xbox companion app that will soon allow digital titles to be played remotely on iPhone. Dubbed Remote Play, which is already...
Microsoft’s Bethesda purchase cements gaming as world’s biggest entertainment industry
It’s difficult to find a silver lining to a global pandemic, but the gaming industry is winning big out of Covid-19. The economic fallout (no pun intended) caused by Covid-19 has shaken up entire industries and changed consumer behaviours drastically. People are spending more time than ever before within the confines...
Are microscopic robots the future of invasive human treatment?
Microrobots the size of single cells could soon patrol the human body, according to professors at Cornell. In 1959, Cornell’s Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman talked up the possibility of ‘shrinking technology’ revolutionising the medicinal industry in his lifetime. He may have been wide of the mark in that...
Facebook promises to cut emissions by 2030
The social media giant has also launched a ‘Climate Science Information Centre’ for some users alongside ambitions carbon reduction plans. Facebook joins many larger tech firms in promising to heavily reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decade. It has said it will be purchasing renewable energy and offsets...
Venus may hold the key to discovering extra-terrestrial life
NASA is set to investigate a recent discovery showing possible signs of microbial life in the clouds of Venus. Researchers have discovered the presence of a rare and toxic gas called phosphine floating around the atmosphere of Venus. Known to biologists as one of the strongest indicators – or ‘biosignatures’ – of microbial life, this breakthrough suggests we may have found the first signs of life beyond Earth… and not...
Oracle wins bidding war for TikTok’s US operations
A month of uncertainty surrounding TikTok’s future in the US has reportedly ended, with tech consortium Oracle winning the race to head up all Western operations. Trump has made no secret of his disdain for TikTok since ByteDance’s acquisition of Musical.ly in 2017, but a deal has been reportedly been struck to ensure the platform maintains its major presence in the US for years to come. Right when it appeared TikTok...
Amazon takes down over 20,000 fake reviews
Nearly all of the top ten users in the UK appear to have written fraudulent five-star reviews that undermine Amazon's product recommendations. Amazon has removed over 20,000 ‘fake’ reviews created by a small handful of top users as it struggles to keep on top of false and inaccurate user feedback. Seven of the top ten UK reviewers have been engaging in suspicious activity, The Financial Times reported last week, posting...
Biotech start-up floods the black market with fake rhino horns
Biotech start-up Pembient is aiming to undercut illicit rhino poaching by flooding the black market with fake horns. Rhino horns are one of the most valuable commodities on the black market fetching in around $3,000 per pound, down from $60,000 just a few years ago. Believed to hold curative properties for traditional Eastern medicine and used for the selling of trinkets and carvings across East Asia, these horns are sought...
