The impact of Grindr on gay men’s mental health
In the digital age, it’s assumed that dating has never been easier. Yet as the LGBTQ+ community increasingly finds itself struggling to navigate the complex landscape of these apps, many are beginning to question the psychological toll of platforms offering instant gratification. Grindr, with its three million daily active users,...
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Exclusive – how Epowar is keeping British women safe
It’s common knowledge that misogynistic violence is an ever-worsening issue across the UK and that local authorities aren’t doing nearly enough to protect us from it. We spoke to Erin-Jane Roodt, who’s designed an innovative new app that enables us to feel less vulnerable, live our lives without fear,...
Cognify wants AI-simulated memories to help rehabilitate prisoners
Hashem Al-Ghaili, a Berlin-based scientist and filmmaker, envisions a future where prisoners are rehabilitated using implanted synthetic memories created by AI. His MO is to instil a sense of empathy and cut lengthy sentences from years to a matter of minutes. Having cut his teeth in the realm of independent...
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? Amazon’s hopes to dominate the world of e-commerce have taken a significant step forward after UK regulators granted the company approval to begin...
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 –...
What Ribena’s 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. 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 identified various threatened bird species, emphasising the potential of AI in environmental conservation. Using AI to analyse birdsong across five blackcurrant...
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 people’s 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 we’re already there. The plot just thickens by the hour. The second season of Netflix's wildly popular dystopian series kicks off with the story of woman continuing her relationship...
You decide – is ‘Apple Intelligence’ 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 hat into the commercial AI ring. Being fashionably late (as much as two years) is undoubtedly a risk, but there are...
Developed world responds oddly to Starlink’s integration in Brazilian tribe
The negative response inadvertently reveals long-standing ideals of an ‘untouched’ culture from an outside perspective. Hundreds of isolated tribes across Brazil are now accessing the internet, thanks to Elon Musk’s satellite service Starlink. It hasn’t gone down too well where the Western media’s concerned, however. Musk’s Starlink antennas, which have enabled high-speed internet to reach villages like those of Brazil’s Marubo tribe, were first introduced to locals in 2023. And despite the...
