Facebook owner fined record 1.2bn euro for GDPR breach
Facebook owner Meta has been fined 1.2 billion euro (£1 billion) and was ordered to stop transferring user data from European users to its US servers. The record fine was levied by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission
Apple and Google team up to combat unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices
Apple and Google are teaming up to thwart unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices that were created to help people find lost keys, keep tabs on luggage or to locate other things that have a tendency to
AI ‘godfather’ Geoffrey Hinton warns of dangers as he quits job at Google
Artificial intelligence “godfather” Geoffrey Hinton has resigned from his job at Google, saying that “bad actors” will use new AI technologies to harm others and that the tools he helped to create could spell the end
OpenAI releases latest version of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT
The US tech firm OpenAI has released its latest version of the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. The new model, GPT-4, is able to handle “much more nuanced instructions” than its predecessor, the GPT-3.5, its creators said.
Google scientists move step closer towards defeating quantum computing errors
Google scientists believe they are now a step closer to building a fully functioning quantum computer after making progress towards correcting the errors that affect the system. Researchers at Google Quantum AI said they have found
Why did Silicon Valley Bank collapse and are other lenders at risk?
The collapse of the 16th largest bank in the US sent ripples through global markets on Monday as Governments and businesses scrambled to figure out what the impact would be and how it could be contained.
Scientists complete first map of an insect brain
Researchers have built the first ever map of an insect’s brain, according to a new study. The map shows every single neuron (messenger cell) in the brain of a baby fruit fly, and how they are
