In the race to dominate the AI landscape, major tech companies are scouting promising startups—and Perplexity AI is rapidly emerging as a name to watch. Founded in mid-2022, this relatively young startup has become a focal point for industry giants, including Meta and reportedly Apple, both of which are exploring acquisitions to strengthen their […]
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Google is reimagining how users interact with search. Gone are the days when entering a few keywords and scanning through links was the default way to find information. The tech giant has introduced a sweeping set of updates that will turn its traditional search engine into an intelligent digital assistant. These upgrades aim to […]
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Google is taking new steps to protect Android users from rising text message scams, especially those targeting consumers with fake “unpaid toll” alerts. A new update to Google Messages—the default messaging app on most Android devices—will now identify and flag suspicious texts, helping users avoid falling for common phishing tricks. This update, part of a […]
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La neutralité technologique, pilier des politiques européennes, promet l’innovation et l’équité. Mais ce concept suscite des débats concernant les avantages et limites de sa mise en œuvre. Souvent mentionnée dans les politiques publiques de l’Union européenne, la neutralité technologique vise à garantir des réglementations non biaisées envers une technologie spécifique. Ce principe, essentiel dans […]
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Counter-terrorism police are investigating a deepfake of Sadiq Khan dismissing the importance of Armistice Day that has been shared by far-right groups on social media. In the fake clip shared on TikTok the mayor of London is portrayed as proposing to postpone Remembrance weekend so that the pro-Palestinian protest can go ahead in the capital. […]
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Rishi Sunak has hailed the signing of the Bletchley Declaration by the US, China, EU and UK that warns of the potential of AI to cause “catastrophic harm” to the planet. All 28 countries attending the prime minister’s AI Safety Summit signed the agreement to work together to combat the existential risks posed by the […]
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A Labour government will establish a new powerful commissioner to recover billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money lost to waste and Covid fraud during the pandemic, Rachel Reeves will tell the party conference on Monday (October 9). “The cost to the taxpayer of Covid fraud is estimated at £7.2bn with every one of those cheques […]
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Since 2019 in the making, the UK online safety bill is to be sent for royal assent after passing its final parliamentary hurdle. The legislation will compel social media firms to remove harmful content and allow Ofcom to monitor encrypted messages. Internet giants, including WhatsApp and Apple, vehemently oppose the legislation as it may see […]
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A “network-wide” computer failure is being blamed for the meltdown of the UK’s air traffic control causing chaos at airports with hundreds of thousands of passengers left stranded. Thousands of flights have been cancelled or delayed on one of the busiest days of the year for travel by a technical glitch across the air traffic […]
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Rishi Sunak is hoping to convince the US president that the UK should be the world’s foremost AI (artificial intelligence) regulator during his trip to Washington. This will be Sunak’s fourth meeting with Joe Biden in as many months and the prime minister is set to lobby the president for the UK to have a […]
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