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You’ll soon be able to remove unwanted options from Windows 11’s quick menu
Microsoft may finally be bringing back a small but highly requested customisation feature in Windows 11. New preview builds suggest that users will soon be able to remove unwanted toggles from the Quick Settings menu, giving more control over what appears in the system tray panel. Early versions of Windows 11 moved away from the…
UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say
Ministers urged to abandon plans to let tech firms use work of novelists, artists and writers without permission The UK’s creative industries must not be sacrificed in the pursuit of speculative gains in AI technology, a House of Lords committee has warned, as the government prepares to reveal the economic cost of proposals to change…
Apple’s budget MacBook Neo is here to take on the best cheap laptops and Chromebooks
It’s been rumoured for a long time, but Apple has finally taken the wraps off arguably its most exciting laptop in years. The $599 MacBook Neo arrives as the most affordable entry in Apple’s laptop range, with a price that’s more in line with the brand’s iPad range – including the new iPad Air M4…
Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI
I was a newcomer, negotiating all of usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack Two years ago, at the age of 39, I began training to be a school teacher. I wanted to teach English – to help…
Iran war heralds era of AI-powered bombing quicker than ‘speed of thought’
Speed and scale of US military’s AI war planning raises fears human decision-making may be sidelined The use of AI tools to enable attacks on Iran heralds a new era of bombing quicker than “the speed of thought”, experts have said, amid fears human decision-makers could be sidelined. Anthropic’s AI model, Claude, was reportedly used…
Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions
Campaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demand Datacentre developers are facing pressure to reveal whether their projects will increase the UK’s net greenhouse gas emissions, amid concerns the sites could double national electricity demand. Campaign groups have written to the UK technology secretary, Liz Kendall, warning that…
Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ allow Pentagon to remove AI checks
Pete Hegseth has threatened to cancel $200m contract unless it is given unfettered access to Claude model Anthropic said Thursday it “cannot in good conscience” comply with a demand from the Pentagon to remove safety precautions from its artificial intelligence model and grant the US military unfettered access to its AI capabilities. The Department of…
Xiaomi’s latest wireless charger is just 6mm thick – thinner than much of the competition
Xiaomi has unveiled one of the slimmest magnetic power banks we’ve seen, measuring just 6mm thick and weighing 98g. The new Xiaomi UltraThin Magnetic Power Bank 5000 15W is designed to snap onto compatible smartphones. At the same time, it remains barely noticeable in your pocket. Despite its card-like profile, the power bank packs a…
Treasury calls in Blair thinktank to advise on using AI across public services
Unimpressed tech equity campaigners compare move to ‘inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the henhouse’ Ministers have called in Tony Blair’s thinktank and private tech companies to guide them on deploying AI across the UK government in a move campaigners compared to “inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the…