How has espionage evolved in the modern world?
Espionage has been a part of human history for centuries and will continue to be an issue in the modern world. Especially in the age of rapidly advancing technology. The US recently faced scrutiny after highly classified documents from the Pentagon leaked online, implicating that the US was spying...
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Chicago researchers create EV battery prototype with 1,000-mile range
Researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory and the Illinois Institute of Technology have created a prototype battery with the potential to expand the range of electric vehicles to 1,000 miles. This could also be huge for sustainable aircrafts. The average electric vehicle on the market will likely have a range...
Google employees reportedly call Bard ‘worse than useless’
In its efforts to prevent Microsoft and Open AI running away in the commercial AI chatbot race, Google rolled out Bard way ahead of schedule. A new report claims company employees begged executives not to launch it at the time. Chiefs at Microsoft probably can’t believe their luck. AI has...
Opinion – dApps could eventually topple big tech
By democratizing our data, dApps could be the internet’s saving grace. Decentralized applications (dApps) are apps that run on block-chain or peer-to-peer technology, meaning that users interact directly with each other, not a central authority. This is not the case with most applications. Photos posted to Instagram, for example, are...
Emergency alert phone notifications being tested in the UK
The first nationwide test of a public warning system that sends emergency notifications to UK mobile phones will take place later this month. Sundays in the UK are pretty decent; there’s Premier League football, often a lunchtime roast, and cherished time spent with family. What we wouldn’t typically associate our...
OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4 is helping the visually impaired
The ubiquitous generative AI chatbot is already answering daily queries for visually impaired people with more detail and efficiency than human volunteers. While the recreational uses of AI continue to make headlines every week, the technology’s ability to make day-to-day living more accessible is going under the radar. Largely regarded as...
Is Zuckerberg ditching his Metaverse utopia?
A new Meta blog post has outlined how Zuckerberg intends to deliver on his ‘year of efficiency’. 10’000 jobs are to be cut and a further 5’000 open roles are closing. ‘Lower priority projects’ will also be shut down. Is Zuckerberg giving up on the Metaverse? Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced 10’000 layoffs and a freezing of 5’000 open roles in the company’s ‘year of efficiency’. It follows a...
ChatGPT-4 is OpenAI’s most powerful language tool yet
There is no slowing the meteoric rise of generative AI, and OpenAI has just rolled out its most powerful model yet, ChatGPT-4. What’s different with the latest iteration? Of the many Silicon Valley giants vying to own the generative AI space, Microsoft has struck gold with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Following its full-scale integration with company-owned search engine Bing, OpenAI has unveiled the fourth iteration of its AI language model, ChatGPT-4, which...
The ChatGPT black market is thriving in China
China clamped down on access to ChatGPT last month, announcing its own generative AI chatbot ‘ERNIE Bot,’ arriving in March. This has since ignited an illicit marketplace for OpenAI’s hot property software within China. The commercial road-map for novel chatbots has been established: complete integration into their parent company’s internet search engines. Microsoft-owned OpenAI has already combined ChatGPT with Bing, setting an early benchmark for quality within generative text AI....
Rwanda to receive satellite internet service Starlink from SpaceX
In an innovative undertaking, Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service is set to be deployed in Rwanda, bringing high-speed internet access to the most underserved communities in East Africa. According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) report, Rwanda has a high uptake in ITC growth, and is developing Africa’s first wireless broadband network covering the entire country. In schools, Rwanda has made a concerted effort to improve internet connectivity and...
