Author: Chris Price

Chris has been a journalist since the 1990s. In addition to editing TechDigest.tv and ShinyShiny.tv, he also regularly contributes tech/business articles to The Daily Telegraph and Tech Radar. A passionate swimmer, Chris has his own swimming blog and is a qualified lifeguard. He can be contacted at [email protected]

Call of Duty uses AI to monitor hate speech, X collects biometric data

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II Shooter video game Call Of Duty has started using AI to listen out for hate speech during online matches. Publisher Activision said the moderation tool, which uses machine learning technology, would be able to identify discriminatory language and harassment in real-time. Machine learning is what…

Twitter to prevent blocking users, driverless cars removed after accident

Users of X (formerly Twitter) will not be able to block people from seeing their posts or leaving comments, Elon Musk has said. The social media platform owner said the function "makes no sense" - adding that it will only be possible to block someone from sending direct messages. In the shake-up to the app,…

Global smartphone sales down 6%, ChatGPT shows left-wing bias

Global smartphone sales are set to hit their lowest point since 2013 as China’s economic headwinds weakened consumer spending worldwide. Total shipments of smartphones are expected to decline 6pc this year to 1.15bn units, according to figures from Counterpoint Research. Economic pressures in China have hit consumers’ spending on electronics, the consultancy said, triggering a slowdown…

AI catches 300 drivers breaking law in 3 days, Tesla adds cheaper variants

An artificial intelligence (AI) camera system caught almost 300 drivers breaking the law during the first three days of its use in the UK. The motorists were found to be using mobile phones or not wearing seatbelts. The free-standing AI road safety camera is currently in use on the A30 near Launceston, Cornwall. Although the…

Brits waste 3 days a year deciding what to stream

Dithering Brits spend 90 minutes a week choosing shows and films on streaming services, equivalent to over three days a year per household Nearly a third of viewers (30%) admit that they stream every day, but one in seven (15%) say they often watch something they’ve already seen Welsh households are most divided on streaming,…

BMW rolls out iX5 Hydrogen test vehicles, Tesla Cybertruck coming soon?

  After four years of development work, the BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicle and its development project are entering a new phase as the first vehicles enter a pilot fleet of under 100 vehicles. The fleet is being deployed internationally for demonstration and trial purposes. This active driving experience will be the first chance for people not…

Facebook not guilty of psychological harm, second hand EV sales surge

There is no evidence the global spread of Facebook is linked to widespread psychological harm, an Oxford Internet Institute (OII) study suggests. The research looked at how wellbeing changed in 72 countries as use of the social media platform grew. It counters the common belief that social media is psychologically harmful, the researchers argue. Several…
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Over half of British parents don’t restrict who kids talk to online

With children more connected than ever, a new study from Tesco Mobile and Internet Matters has revealed insights into the lack of current controls parents have in place to protect their kids. Over half (61%) admit to not having any rules about who their child communicates with online, while only a third (32%) have controls…

Zoom tells staff to go back to work, smart products ‘enable domestic abuse’

Zoom, the online meetings platform that became synonymous with home working during the pandemic, has told staff to come into the office more often. Workers who live within a "commutable distance" of the company's offices, including in the UK, will be expected to make the journey on designated team days. The California-based firm had been…