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Ducking annoying: why has iPhone’s autocorrect function gone haywire?
The internet has been rumbling about autocorrect for years – and now AI is changing how the technology works Don’t worry, you’re not going mad. If you feel the autocorrect on your iPhone has gone haywire recently – inexplicably correcting words such as “come” to “coke” and “winter” to “w Inter” – then you are…
The Melt Mouse is a more practical take on the Magic Mouse
The Melt mouse might pass for a minimalist Magic Mouse clone, but it’s got more than a few tricks up its sleeve. This sleek new gadget blends a mouse, a touchpad, and a number pad all wrapped up in a sleek piece of glass that somehow looks futuristic, and surprisingly, practical. It’s all clean lines…
Amazon reports strongest cloud growth since 2022 after major outage
Amazon Web Services (AWS) sees 20% increase in revenue year over year, topping Wall Street estimates Amazon has made its first financial disclosures since the disastrous outage suffered by its cloud computing division that brought everything from smart beds to banks offline. In spite of the global outage, Amazon Web Services has continued to grow,…
Microsoft reports strong earnings as Azure hit by major outage
Tech giant reports earnings of $3.72 per share day after deal with OpenAI pushed value of company to more than $4tn Microsoft blew off concerns of overspending on AI on Wednesday, reporting elevated earnings even as it faced an outage of its cloud computing service, Azure, and its office software suite, 365. The strong earnings…
Teenage boys using ‘personalised’ AI for therapy and romance, survey finds
Male Allies UK worries rise in chatbot ‘girlfriends’ will leave boys unable to socialise and respect boundaries The “hyper-personalised” nature of AI bots is drawing in teenage boys who now use them for therapy, companionship and relationships, according to research. A survey of boys in secondary schools by Male Allies UK found that just over…
Best Student Laptop 2025: Top picks for college and university
Getting the best student laptop should be top of your equipment list, whether you’re heading off to secondary school, university or even beyond that. After all, you’ll be spending most of your time behind it for classes and outside of education. That’s where we come in – our team of experts (who have been students…
Best Laptop 2025: Portable computers for work, gaming and more
Finding the best laptop for your needs can be a difficult task, particularly as there can be so much to consider. You’ve got everything from design to internal performance and how good a display is, plus how long it’ll last away from the mains.Our experts have tested hundreds of laptops to sort the wheat from…
‘DeepSeek is humane. Doctors are more like machines’: my mother’s worrying reliance on AI for health advice
Tired of a two-day commute to see her overworked doctor, my mother turned to tech for help with her kidney disease. She bonded with the bot so much I was scared she would refuse to see a real medic This essay was originally published on Rest of world Every few months, my mother, a 57-year-old…
More than a million people every week show suicidal intent when chatting with ChatGPT, OpenAI estimates
Finding is one of most direct statements from the tech company on how AI can exacerbate mental health issues More than a million ChatGPT users each week send messages that include “explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent”, according to a blogpost published by OpenAI on Monday. The finding, part of an update on…
Amazon has slashed 20% off this standout Xbox controller
Give your Xbox gaming setup a much-needed jolt with this outstanding deal on the Electric Volt controller. Originally going for £59.99, the Xbox Electric Volt controller edition can now be bought for only £47.99, which is a slick saving of 20% that can be put towards another game or perhaps a pair of headphones to…