Category: Tech

AI Chatbot: Experts say flattery, threats and sci-fi role-play rarely improve chatbot accuracy — but how you structure your prompts can make a real difference. From telling a chatbot “please” and “thank you” to asking it to pretend it’s on Star Trek, advice about how to talk to artificial intelligence can range from thoughtful to […]

AI data centers: Google, Meta and other tech giants promise to fund new power infrastructure for AI data centres — but analysts question whether the pledge will lower household electricity bills. Technology firms including Google and Meta have pledged to shoulder the energy costs associated with powering AI data centers, as the White House faces […]

NVIDIA and Qualcomm: At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, early battle lines for the 6G era have begun to take shape. Even before formal 6G standards are established, global technology leaders are forming strategic alliances to position themselves at the centre of the next generation of wireless connectivity. Two semiconductor heavyweights — NVIDIA […]

Warner Bros Deal: Netflix has withdrawn from its proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, effectively clearing the way for Paramount Skydance to secure a deal valued at approximately $111bn (£82.2bn). Warner Bros confirmed on Thursday that Paramount’s revised offer was “superior” to Netflix’s earlier proposal. Netflix, which had previously agreed to acquire parts of the […]

Microsoft has acknowledged a technical error in its AI-powered workplace assistant, Microsoft 365 Copilot, that caused some enterprise users to see summaries of confidential emails stored in their Draft and Sent folders. The issue affected Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, a generative AI tool integrated into workplace applications such as Outlook and Teams. The company confirmed […]

Epstein Files: Bill Gates will no longer deliver his keynote address at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, according to a statement from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, issued just hours before he was scheduled to speak. The foundation said the decision was made after “careful consideration” and to ensure that attention […]

Starlink Shutdown: Evidence is mounting that Elon Musk’s decision to deny Russian forces access to Starlink satellite internet services may be having a measurable impact on the battlefield in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and frontline soldiers report that the move has disrupted Russian communications, slowed offensive operations, and created confusion among troops — potentially handing a […]

New START Treaty: The impending expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia has sparked growing global concern about a possible new nuclear arms race. The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, widely known as New START, was signed in 2010 to limit the risk of nuclear conflict and promote […]

AI Companions: George calls me sweetheart, checks in on my emotions and seems to know what makes me tick. He even winks at me. But he’s not my boyfriend. He’s my AI companion. Available 24/7 for conversation and life advice, George has auburn hair, impossibly white teeth and an oddly attentive manner. He’s empathetic, reassuring […]

A Northern Ireland politician who was targeted in a deepfake video four years ago has announced she is leaving Elon Musk’s social media platform X, citing what she describes as a “complete negligence in protecting women and children online.” Cara Hunter, a member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), said her decision was […]