Technology

As banks buy up bitcoins, who else are the ‘Bitcoin whales’?

Daniel Yan, co-founder of Matrixport, published a warning this week that the Bitcoin market is showing signs of euphoria and overheating, indicating that a correction of around 15% could occur…

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Apple unplugs self-driving electric car project, reports say

Apple has reportedly cancelled its plans to build electric vehicles (EV) a decade after the iPhone maker was rumoured to be working on the project. The firm has never publicly…

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Instagram owner Meta forms team to stop AI from tricking voters

Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, is gearing up to combat deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) content ahead of the upcoming EU elections in June. They’re concerned about the misuse…

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Three apologises as thousands without mobile service across UK

Three has apologised after more than ten thousand people in the UK reported they were left without mobile service. Downdetector, which tracks outages, showed over 12,000 people reported their services,…

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Ring video doorbell customers angry at 43% price hike

Users of Ring video doorbells have reacted angrily to a huge price hike being introduced in March. After buying the devices, customers can pay a subscription to store footage on the cloud,…

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One in Four Adults Plans to Use AI to Write Valentine’s Day Love Letters: Study

Artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to play an important role on Valentine’s Day, according to a report released by security software firm McAfee. The firm conducted a survey which revealed that one…

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Experts express concerns over AI image generators potentially violating copyright laws

The use of AI image generators has raised concerns about potential copyright infringement, the New York Times reported. Different users tested the AI image generator, Midjourney, to produce an image that…

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Researchers use AI to hijack phone calls

IBM researchers have recently reported a method that enables the hijack of live voice calls using generative AI tools. This mechanism could potentially be used by hackers to mimic individuals’…

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Meta posts sharp profit, revenue increase in Q4 thanks to cost cuts and advertising rebound

Meta Platforms Inc. tripled its profit and posted sharply higher revenue in the final quarter of 2023, boosted by a rebound in digital advertising as well cost cutting and layoffs…

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Zuckerberg among tech bosses to testify on child safety

Today in Washington, top executives from leading tech companies, including Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and X’s Linda Yaccarino, are set to testify before Congress amid mounting worries about children’s online safety…

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