Can Atlantic Declaration reinforce UK as an AI leader?
Rishi Sunak's recent meeting at the White House was his opportunity to defy his critics and demonstrate the UK's potential to lead the AI industry. The last few years have seen growth in AI development, impacting economies worldwide. Recently, Sunak revealed that the UK will host a significant summit on artificial...
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Nintendo latest company to end trading in Russia
Russian gamers will no longer be able to purchase digital games from the Nintendo store, as it βwinds downβ operations. Nintendo has become the latest company to cease operations within Russia entirely, after suspending product shipments in March 2022. Russian consumers will no longer be able to purchase games digitally via...
Wimbledon to use AI commentary at upcoming championships
The All England Club has teamed up with tech group IBM to leverage the boom in large language models such as ChatGPT to cover matches that would ordinarily be watched in silence. Although Wimbledon has a reputation for favouring tradition over change, itβs set to follow a global trend...
Google launches new AI tool PaLM 2
In an attempt to keep up with the competition, Google has announced PaLM 2, a βnext-generation language modelβ that will be available for many of its upcoming products. It will be in direct competition with services like Midjourney and DALL-E. Google is attempting to throw itself back to the forefront...
Electronic implant helps paralysed man walk again in historic first
The revolutionary wireless device, which reads brain waves and sends instructions to the spine to move the right muscles, has allowed him to regain his natural mobility simply by thinking about it. In 2011, Gert-Jan Oskam was in a motorcycle accident that left him paralysed from the waist down....
Dove campaign examines βcost of beautyβ for youth mental health
The brandβs research has revealed that nine in ten children are being exposed to toxic beauty content on social media, which is having a βheart-breakingβ impact on their mental and physical wellbeing. Β Renowned for championing self-esteem, Dove has just debuted a report titled βThe Real Cost of Beauty Idealsβ...
Scientists accomplish most ambitious genetics project to date
In the hope it will lead to important insights about health and human disease, an international team of researchers have sequenced the DNA of nearly every mammal on Earth.
Despite decades of advancements in genomics, it remains unclear what most of our DNA actually does. An ambitious international research collaboration is on course to change this, however.
Dubbed theΒ Zoonomia Project, scientists from across the globe
Scientists use sound waves to remove microplastics from waterways
The surprisingly basic technology was developed by a team of researchers who believe it could offer a novel solution to the ever-increasing environmental and health threat posed by these tiny particles. Microplastic pollution is a huge problem. The tiny particles, which are undetectable to the human eye and less than 5 mm in length, have been wreaking havoc on our health and the environmentβs for decades now. Adding insult to injury, the...
Is Zuckerberg ditching his Metaverse utopia?
A new Meta blog post has outlined how Zuckerberg intends to deliver on his βyear of efficiencyβ. 10β000 jobs are to be cut and a further 5β000 open roles are closing. βLower priority projectsβ will also be shut down. Is Zuckerberg giving up on the Metaverse? Metaβs CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced 10β000 layoffs and a freezing of 5β000 open roles in the companyβs βyear of efficiencyβ. It follows a...
Heinz unveils Fortnite island to highlight soil degradation
Tomato and bean producer Heinz has unveiled a new community-built Fortnite island that highlights soil degradation. Named βS.O.S Tomato Islandβ, players will be able to explore a reconstructed Heinz tomato farm. Fancy learning more about Heinz tomato production? Need an excuse to jump back into the marketing juggernaut that is Fortnite? Heinz has announced a new playable community-built island called βS.O.S Tomato Islandβ, where players can learn about soil degradation...
