Elon Musk says AI will ‘end work’, NASA launches free streaming service
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has predicted that artificial intelligence will eventually mean that no one will have to work. He was speaking to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during an unusual "in conversation" event at the end of this week's summit on AI. The 50-minute interview included a prediction by Mr Musk that the tech will…
Top 10 Christmas Party Icks revealed – drunk colleagues top list
The survey showed that: Over one in ten Brits revealed that they don’t enjoy attending their Christmas party but feel they have to or that they’re obliged. 60% of us find overly drunk colleagues to be our number one ick. Over one in five Brits find the creepy colleague lurking at the bar trying to…
AI agreement reached, Apple faces lawsuit over ‘throttled phones’ claim
28 governments signed up to the 'Bletchley declaration' on the first day of the AI safety summit at Bletchley Park (pictured above) World leaders have a "responsibility" to address the dangers of artificial intelligence, Rishi Sunak has told the UK's first AI safety summit. The prime minister said AI offered "transformative"…
Apple unveils ‘scary fast’ Macbooks, iMac with M3 chips, Twitter value falls to $19 billion
24inch Apple iMac with M3 chips. Image: Apple Apple announced the new M3 chips at its "Scary fast" event and unveiled new MacBooks powered by the new Apple silicon. Additionally, the Cupertino-based tech giant also introduced the 24" iMac with the new M3 chip at the helm, more memory, and ray…
How to get the most value from your second-hand records
Louie Newlands, Used Vinyl Manager at Rough Trade gives insider tips on getting the best value from your vinyl.... According to a recent report, vinyl sales are up 13.2 percent this year, thanks to vinyl LP sales from artists such as Taylor Swift, Blur and Kylie Minogue. While this is great news for the independent music industry,…
6 Things You Can Buy With 10 Bucks on the Internet
To curb high inflation from significant money printing during the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Reserve, America’s central banking system, began raising interest rates in March 2022. By July 2023, the Fed raised interest rates for the 11th time in 17 months—taking rates to their highest level in 22 years. For “maximum employment and price stability,”…
Facebook/Insta to offers subscription tier in Europe, EV engages autopilot without warning
Facebook and Instagram are launching subscriptions in most of Europe that will remove adverts from the platforms. People using the Meta-owned platforms will be able to pay €9.99 (£8.72) per month for an ad-free experience. It will not be available in the UK. In January, Meta was fined €390m for breaking EU data rules around…
Hyundai Motor recycles airbags and seatbelts to make fashion items
Hyundai Motor has launched Re:Style in Europe, a platform for the circular economy. The start of the European Re:Style platform, features a collaboration between Hyundai and the designer Jeremy Scott. From repurposing airbags and seatbelts in old cars to recycling plastic bottles, sugar cane, grain, and oil, everything that would otherwise be discarded is given…
AI could increase cyber attack risk, new features added for Apple Watch
Artificial intelligence could increase the risk of cyber-attacks and erode trust in online content by 2025, a UK government report warns. The tech could even help plan biological or chemical attacks by terrorists, it says. But some experts have questioned whether the tech will evolve as predicted. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to highlight…
Apple HomePod will have smart display, Elon Musk calls for Wikipedia name change
(Image credit: Kosutami / X) Earlier this year we reported that Apple was working on a HomePod with a smart display in the top of the device – something that's been rumoured on and off since 2021. And now that very device has leaked. The image above was posted to X/Twitter by a user…
