Why don’t we trust technology in sport?
So why don’t we trust this kind of tech more? One reason is a collectively very strong, in-built sense of “fairness”, argues Professor Gina Neff from Cambridge University. “Right now,…
UK emergency alert to be tested on mobile phones for second time in September
Watch UK alert go off from a government test in 2023 The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones in the UK will be tested again this September,…
Space technology: Lithuania’s promising space start-ups
MaryLou Costa Technology Reporter Reporting fromVilnius, Lithuania Astrolight Astrolight is developing a laser-based communications system I’m led through a series of concrete corridors at Vilnius University, Lithuania; the murals give…
Xbox producer suggests laid-off staff use AI to deal with emotions
An Xbox producer has faced a backlash after suggesting laid-off employees should use artificial intelligence to deal with emotions in a now deleted LinkedIn post. Matt Turnbull, an executive producer…
Minister tells UK’s Turing AI institute to focus on defence
Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has written to the UK’s national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) to tell its bosses to refocus on defence and security. In a letter,…
‘I’m being paid to fix issues caused by AI’
Suzanne Bearne Technology Reporter Sarah Skidd Sarah Skidd makes good money improving copy written by AI AI is making me extra money, says Sarah Skidd, a product marketing manager who…
Viral band success spawns AI claims and hoaxes
A band called The Velvet Sundown has had its tracks played hundreds of thousands of times on Spotify since appearing several weeks ago – without anyone knowing for sure what…
Humanoid robots stumble through football match in China
Humanoid robots kicked, scored and tumbled while competing at a ROBO League football tourmentant in Beijing, China on Saturday. Four teams faced off in a series of 3-on-3 games, with…
Facebook and Instagram users complain of account bans
Graham Fraser & Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Brittany Watson Brittany Watson started the petition calling for Meta to answer for banning people’s accounts Facebook and Instagram users have been contacting…
Microsoft to cut up to 9,000 jobs as it invests in AI
Microsoft has confirmed that it will lay-off as many as 9,000 workers, in the tech giant’s latest wave of job cuts this year. The company said several divisions would be…