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]
ShinyShiny snippets: Apple unveils $3499 Vision Pro headset
Image: Apple Apple on Monday unveiled a headset called the Vision Pro in the tech giant’s most significant product launch since the iPhone, promising that it will be “a new kind of computer”. The device, which resembles a pair of ski goggles, projects apps such as web browsers, video calls and…
ShinyShiny snippets: Fiat offers £300 e-grant for the electric 500
Fiat will launch its own EV grant as part of a nationwide incentive to encourage customers to buy its electric cars, making it the first manufacturer to do so. The grant, called Fiat E-Grant, which is immediately available for customers, is worth £3000 and is applicable to purchases of the electric Fiat 500 and Fiat 500C. The Italian…
Top 50 unused foodstuffs in the kitchen cupboard
Vinegar, stock cubes and tinned vegetables are some of the most unloved foods in the nation's kitchen cupboards with many of them languishing unused for five YEARS - or more - due to lack of food inspiration. Pantry staples have topped a list of the top 50 items which are likely to remain unused a…
ShinyShiny snippets: AI deleting possible war crimes on social media sites
Image: BBC Evidence of potential human rights abuses may be lost after being deleted by tech companies, the BBC has found. Platforms remove graphic videos, often using artificial intelligence - but footage that may help prosecutions can be taken down without being archived. Meta and YouTube say they aim to balance…
How to spot online shopping scams
This week, newly published data from Lloyds Bank revealed that over two-thirds of online shopping scams begin on Instagram and Facebook. This alarming figure signifies how savvy fraudsters are using social media to prey on unsuspecting shoppers, who are in search of a deal. There has been a rise in online scammers creating fake business pages,…
ShinyShiny snippets: AI poses similar risk to ‘nuclear war’, experts warn
Artificial intelligence poses a similar risk of human extinction as pandemics and nuclear war, experts have warned. The boss of the firm behind ChatGPT, the head of Google's AI lab, and CEO of Anthropic - another major AI firm, have all signed an open letter. It reads: "Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a…
ShinyShiny snippets: Half of female gamers face abuse while playing
One in 10 women feel suicidal because of the abuse they face while gaming. New research for Sky Broadband shows that of 4,000 female gamers surveyed 49% have faced abuse or harassment when playing or streaming online - rising to 75% of those aged 18 to 24. The levels of harassment are so strong that…
Shiny Shiny snippets: Elon Musk’s brain chip firm Neuralink given go ahead for human trials
Elon Musk's brain chip firm Neuralink has said it has been given the go-ahead to start carrying out studies on humans. Neuralink said in a tweet on Thursday it had won the approval of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "to launch our first-in-human clinical study!" It represents "an important first step that will…
Redefining work-life balance: how remote work is changing our relationship with our homes
Over 3 out of 4 Brits reveal that their relationship with their homes has changed since working from home To keep their home their safe space, 56% of Brits have a designated workspace 1 in 9 Brits have fallen out of love with their homes since remote work shift Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many…
5 tips to save money and refresh your garden on a budget
RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Credit: RHS/Georgi Mabee. Image courtesy of RHS. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show will likely be inspiring people up and down the country to spruce up their gardens. However, it is easy to spend a lot on gardening with the costs soon mounting up. Together with Which? Gardening…
