What just happened? Once positioned as the successor to Ultra HD, the 8K TV format has struggled to gain traction. Sony has been one of the tech’s most prominent backers, but is now stepping away from the market. A long-term return remains possible, but only if broader industry conditions shift. Sony has quietly confirmed it … Read more
Liv McMahon & Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Robert Timothy/BBC/ChatGPT Left: BBC technology editor Zoe Kleinman. Right: Her AI-generated action figure When scrolling through social media, you may have recently seen friends and family appearing in miniature. It’s part of a new trend where people use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to … Read more
Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory. “I just dropped tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of material,” he says with a laugh. Straightening up, Sinno reveals the goods: a golden silicon wafer, which glitters in the … Read more
Maintaining work-life balance has been the biggest challenge many women in the technology industry have come up against, according to a survey. Recruitment firm Lorien surveyed women in the technology sector and found 45% claimed to have had difficulties with work-life balance in their role, making it the biggest barrier they have faced in … Read more
A picture of the back of an unused Reusable Sticky Note (left) and the back of a used one with the adhesive covering removed (right). Credit: Scharon Harding A picture of the back of an unused Reusable Sticky Note (left) and the back of a used one with the adhesive covering removed (right). Credit: Scharon … Read more
The extensions share other dubious or suspicious similarities. Much of the code in each one is highly obfuscated, a design choice that provides no benefit other than complicating the process for analyzing and understanding how it behaves. All but one of them are unlisted in the Chrome Web Store. This designation makes an extension visible … Read more
Drop Review: An almost-perfect thriller that’s fun and fast-paced “Fun, fast-paced, and loaded with great suspense, Drop is one of Blumhouse’s best to date.” Pros A smart, fast-paced thriller Loaded with twists and turns Excellent performance by Meghann Fahy Table of Contents Table of Contents Drop keeps you entertained with its multilayered suspense Drop is … Read more
What just happened? There’s plenty of debate about the definition of AI, but one thing it certainly isn’t is a group of humans working away in the Philippines and Romania. Albert Saniger, the founder and former CEO of shopping app Nate, tried to pass off the work of these flesh-and-blood contractors as AI, and has … Read more
Microsoft has begun the rollout of an AI-powered tool which takes snapshots of users’ screens every few seconds. The Copilot+ Recall feature is available in preview mode to some people with Microsoft’s AI PCs and laptops. It is the relaunch of a feature which was dubbed a “privacy nightmare” when it was first announced last … Read more
WASHINGTON — Amazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok, a Trump administration official said Wednesday, in an eleventh-hour pitch as a U.S. ban on the platform is set to go into effect Saturday. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the Amazon offer … Read more
