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Forget the MacBook Pro M5, the 2026 version could get a screen upgrade we’ve been longing for
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple is planning a major rethink for the MacBook Pro – and all those upgrades you’ve been dreaming of might finally turn into reality. The report says we can expect to see MacBook Pro sporting an M6-series chip, an OLED touchscreen and a redesigned chassis that ditches the notch for a…
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently … Step into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab in Cambridge, US, and the future feels a little closer. Glass cabinets display prototypes of weird and wonderful creations, from tiny desktop robots…
Open AI breaks ranks with Tech Council of Australia over heated copyright issue
Chief global affairs officer of company behind ChatGPT tells Sydney audience ‘we are going to be in Australia, one way or the other’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Open AI has broken ranks with the Tech Council of Australia over copyright restrictions, declaring that its artificial intelligence models are…
Barrister found to have used AI to prepare for hearing after citing ‘fictitious’ cases
Judge rules Chowdhury Rahman used ChatGPT-like software and then tried to hide it, wasting immigration tribunal’s time An immigration barrister was found by a judge to be using AI to do his work for a tribunal hearing after citing cases that were “entirely fictitious” or “wholly irrelevant”. Chowdhury Rahman was discovered using ChatGPT-like software to…
Italian news publishers demand investigation into Google’s AI Overviews
Newspaper federation says ‘traffic killer’ feature violates legislation and threatens to destroy media diversity Italian news publishers are calling for an investigation into Google’s AI Overviews, arguing that the search engine’s AI-generated summaries feature is a “traffic killer” that threatens their survival. FIEG, the Italian federation of newspaper publishers, said it has submitted a formal…
What is Sora 2? The controversial AI video generator explained
Back in September, generative AI giant OpenAI unveiled an update to its video generation tool, coined Sora 2. Sora 2 promises to build upon the foundations of its predecessor, Sora, while achieving “things that are exceptionally difficult – and in some instances outright impossible – for prior video generation models”. Below, we explain everything you…
What does the end of free support for Windows 10 mean for its users?
Computers running software will still work but steadily become more vulnerable to viruses and malware From Tuesday Microsoft will no longer offer free support as standard for Windows 10, an operating system that is used by millions of computer and laptop owners around the world. Figures for September suggest four in 10 of those using…
Intel reveals its Panther Lake CPUs will launch at CES 2026
It feels a little bit early to start talking about CES, but here we are: Intel will be debuting its Core Ultra 300 chips (codenamed Panther Lake) next year. The Panther Lake chips will be used mostly in “high-end laptops” as well as “gaming devices and edge solutions” according to Engadget. The headline change is…
Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says
British Standards Institution study across seven countries found quarter of bosses believe entry-level tasks could be automated to reduce costs Young people entering the workforce are facing a “job-pocalypse”, as business leaders invest in artificial intelligence (AI) rather than new hires, according to a study of global business leaders. Bosses are prioritising automation through AI…
MSI GX720, GX620 Revealed
MSI has so far neglected to announce any new notebooks based on Intel’s Centrino 2 platform, unlike Acer, Panasonic, Sony, Lenovo and Samsung. No longer, though, because the company’s GX720 and GX620 gaming notebooks are here to rectify that situation. Spec wise the two systems are almost identical, the variants being screen size and speaker…