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Garmin Fenix 8 Pro review: built-in LTE and satellite for phone-free messaging
Top adventure watch upgraded with 4G calls, messages, live tracking, satellite texts and SOS for going off the grid The latest update to Garmin’s class-leading Fenix adventure watch adds something that could save your life: phone-free communications and emergency messaging on 4G or via satellite. The Fenix 8 Pro takes the already fantastic Fenix 8…
Bryan Cranston thanks OpenAI for cracking down on Sora 2 deepfakes
Users of generative AI video app were able to recreate the Breaking Bad actor’s likeness without his consent, which OpenAI called ‘unintentional’ Bryan Cranston has said he is “grateful” to OpenAI for cracking down on deepfakes of himself on the company’s generative AI video platform Sora 2, after users were able to generate his voice…
Amazon Web Services outage hitting platforms around world ‘showing signs of recovery’
Problem that originated in US and affected Snapchat and Ring among others appears to be IT issue rather than cyber-attack, says expert Business live – latest updates A major internet outage has hit dozens of websites and apps around the world, with users reporting trouble getting online after problems at Amazon’s cloud computing service. The…
AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies
Exclusive: Pictures depicting the most vulnerable and poorest people are being used in social media campaigns in the sector, driven by concerns over consent and cost AI-generated images of extreme poverty, children and sexual violence survivors are flooding stock photo sites and increasingly being used by leading health NGOs, according to global health professionals who…
‘I lost 25 pounds in 20 days’: what it’s like to be on the frontline of a global cyber-attack
The security chief of SolarWinds reflects on the Russian hack that exposed US government agencies – and the heart attack he suffered in the aftermath Tim Brown will remember 12 December 2020 for ever. It was the day the software company SolarWinds was notified it had been hacked by Russia. Continue reading…
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…
Driverless cars are coming to the UK – but the road to autonomy has bumps ahead
Waymo plans London robotaxis as early as 2026, but the history shows hype, hesitation and a few missed turns The age-old question from the back of the car feels just as pertinent as a new era of autonomy threatens to dawn: are we nearly there yet? For Britons, long-promised fully driverless cars, the answer is…