What will Amazon drone delivery look like?
The online retailer has been given the green light to test-fly delivery drones across the UK. But what does this mean for the future of online shopping? Amazonβs hopes to dominate the world of e-commerce have taken a significant step forward after UK regulators granted the company approval to begin...
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Melting Arctic ice spells opportunity for Far North Fiber’s internet project
While Arctic ice may fully melt by 2040, Far North Fiber views this as a door to install internet cables in the region; capitalizing on the climate disaster and the global surge in internet usage. Navigating daily life without encountering the internet is challenging. From smartphones to digital billboards, the...
OpenAI may roll out a detector for AI-generated text
OpenAI claims to have a tool capable of unearthing instances where AI text generators have been used. Will it ever see the light of day? OpenAI has crafted a clever tool to sniff out writing conjured by ChatGPT, but they're having second thoughts about unleashing it onto the world β...
What Ribenaβs new project means for green AI
The beverage brand has incorporated artificial intelligence into its farming practices, emphasising the potential benefits of new technology within sustainability projects.Β Making significant strides towards environmental sustainability, Ribena's parent company Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I has harnessed AI to uncover biodiversity hotspots on their blackcurrant farms. The groundbreaking initiative has...
Chinese company offers to create AI avatars of deceased loved ones
A Nanjing-based company named Silicon Intelligence is using Artificial Intelligence to create virtual chatbots of peopleβs deceased friends and family. Every day, we get one step closer to living inside an episode of Black Mirror. Heck, a quick look around may suggest weβre already there. The plot just thickens by...
You decide β is βApple Intelligenceβ safe and secure?
Apple Intelligence is billed as an AI assistant designed to make daily admin effortless. That means it can sift through our private messages and emails. Apple claims the system is completely secure, but are you confident enough to run with it? Having bided its time, Apple is finally throwing its...
Developed world responds oddly to Starlinkβs integration in Brazilian tribe
The negative response inadvertently reveals long-standing ideals of an βuntouchedβ culture from an outside perspective. Hundreds of isolated tribes across Brazil are now accessing the internet, thanks to Elon Muskβs satellite service Starlink.Β It hasnβt gone down too well where the Western mediaβs concerned, however. Muskβs Starlink antennas, which have enabled high-speed internet to reach villages like those of Brazilβs Marubo tribe, were first introduced to locals in 2023. And despite the...
Gitex Africa Digital Summit wraps up for 2024
In an event signifying the burgeoning potential of Africa's tech industry, Gitex Africa recently concluded its second edition in Morocco, attracting innovators, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts from the world over. Held in Marrakech, Gitex Africa brought together over 1,500 exhibitors and startups, along with thousands of visitors from more than 130 countries. The event brought together ideations, innovations, and partnerships aimed at harnessing technology to address Africa's unique challenges...
Walmart Realm aims to break Gen Z market
Walmart believes virtual storefronts are the best way to tap into the vast spending power of Gen Z. Will it work? Walmart isnβt exactly a beacon of culture, is it? A labyrinth of isles illuminated by florescent lighting and blue and yellow branding doesnβt currently scream Gen Z. Determined to break into the vast spending power of our generation, however, the supermarket behemoth is willing to change tact β slash, outsource...
Clover Hogan criticised for saying tech wonβt solve the climate crisis
Yesterday, in a series of tweets, the Gen Z environmental activist branded the belief in βshiny, silver bullet solutionsβ to the crisis as the most insidious form of climate denial. This has been met with intense backlash from not only users, but the CEO of Tesla and X himself, Elon Musk. Yesterday, Gen Z environmental activist Clover Hogan, known for her non-profit educational movement Force of Nature,...
