Google’s Flagship Lineup Compared: Pixel 8 vs. Pixel 7 vs. Pixel 6
Google‘s latest flagship phone, the Pixel 8, made its debut in October. It starts at $699 (£699, AU$1,199), which is $100 more than last year’s Pixel 7 and the Pixel 6 before. (Note that the Pixel 7 is down to $430 for Black Friday if you’re looking to save money.) The Pixel 8 lineup is […]
SEC Is Investigating OpenAI Over Its Board’s Actions
The Securities and Exchange Commission began an inquiry into OpenAI soon after the company’s board of directors unexpectedly removed Sam Altman, its chief executive, at the end of last year, three people familiar with the inquiry said. The regulator has sent official requests to OpenAI, the developer of the ChatGPT online chatbot, seeking information about […]
Figure Raises $675M for Its Humanoid Robot Development
Today, Figure is announcing an astonishing US $675 million Series B raise, which values the company at an even more astonishing $2.6 billion. Figure is one of the companies working towards a multi or general purpose (depending on who you ask) bipedal or humanoid (depending on who you ask) robot. The astonishing thing about this […]
The UK’s GPS Tagging of Migrants Has Been Ruled Illegal
The way the UK government has been tagging migrants with GPS trackers is illegal, the country’s privacy regulator ruled on Friday, in a rebuke to officials who have been experimenting with migrant-surveillance tech in both the UK and the US. As part of an 18-month pilot that concluded in December, the UK interior ministry, known […]
More than 100 in Gaza killed trying to get aid
More than 100 Palestinians were killed and more than 250 were wounded in Gaza City early Thursday morning as they tried to access desperately needed aid. Eyewitness accounts point to Israeli troops opening fire on the crowd, though Israeli statements blame a stampede for the casualties. Food, clean water, and other basic goods are nearly […]
Mistral AI makes waves with deals across tech giants including Microsoft, IBM
Paris-based startup Mistral AI has cemented itself as a rising star in the artificial intelligence world, landing major partnerships with IBM, Microsoft, and others just one year after its founding. The fledgling company is moving fast to commercialize its state-of-the-art natural language processing models and conversational AI capabilities. Mistral unveiled its flagship commercial model, Mistral […]
A third of Brits have shared sensitive ID documents online
A third of people in the UK share sensitive documents unprotected online, according to new research. The research, conducted by identity verification platform IDnow, also suggests that scammers are now using AI to bypass identity checks online. IDnow says that those between the ages of 18 and 24 are most at risk, while nearly half […]