‘French scar’ leaves another mark on TikTok’s painful week

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By Thomas Macaulay

TikTok’s rough week in the west went from bad to worse today when Italian authorities slapped the app with a €10mn fine over a viral challenge called the “French scar.” The game invites users to pinch their cheeks until they leave a lasting bruise. It became particularly popular in Italy, which prompted scrutiny from the country’s competition regulator. Following a probe, investigators concluded that TikTok had failed to protect users from “the potentially dangerous” content. The watchdog warned that the French scar threatened the “psycho-physical safety” of users — particularly minors and vulnerable people. “Moreover, this content is systematically re-proposed…

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AI hallucination mitigation: two brains are better than one

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As generative AI (genAI) continues to move into broad use by the public and various enterprises, its adoption is sometimes plagued by errors, copyright infringement issues and outright hallucinations, undermining trust in its accuracy.

One study from Stanford University found genAI makes mistakes when answering legal questions 75% of the time. “For instance,” the study found, “in a task measuring the precedential relationship between two different [court] cases, most LLMs do no better than random guessing.”

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UK looks to nature to train AI at 0.1% of the cost

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By Linnea Ahlgren

Computing power to develop artificial intelligence does not come cheap. While you can build a simple AI chatbot for next to nothing, training a fine-tuned model on large data sets can cost millions of dollars. In order to lower the costs associated with training AI the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency, or ARIA, has launched a programme called Scaling Compute. The initiative is committing £42mn to find new, more economic alternatives to the energy-intensive hardware currently utilised to support the explosion in demand for compute driven by the arrival of generative AI. And it is encouraging funding applicants to…

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5 Easy Ways To Fix Discord Keeps Crashing Error?

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By Hisan Kidwai

Discord down, Discord outage

Discord is by far one of the best online community platforms, owing to its extensive user base and feature-rich design. Despite the company’s ongoing efforts to improve the app, many users still encounter instances where Discord keeps crashing. Here are five easy ways to address this issue. 5. Delete Custom Keybinds While custom keybinds on…

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EU finally adopts AI Act, marking a ‘new era’ for artificial intelligence

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By Thomas Macaulay

The EU has officially adopted the AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive rulebook on artificial intelligence. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) overwhelmingly endorsed the regulation on Wednesday. The law passed with 523 votes in favour, 46 against, and 49 abstentions. “Europe is NOW a global standard-setter in AI,” Thierry Breton, the bloc’s commissioner for the internal market, wrote on X. Breton’s claim was echoed across the tech world — although not always with praise. Supporters praised the act’s attempt to reduce AI risks, but critics warn that the rules will inhibit innovation. Still, both sides expect the legislation to…

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Brain stimulation tech wins €5M to fight depression at home

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By Linnea Ahlgren

Depression affects approximately 280 million people all over the world, and disproportionately affects the female population — it is 50% more common in women than men. Treatments range from psychotherapy and lifestyle adjustments to antidepressants and more experimental concepts: brain stimulation therapies. Sooma, a medtech startup based in Helsinki, Finland, is focused on the latter. The company has developed a portable brain stimulation device for Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS). Its neuromodulation device is already the most prescribed tDCS therapy worldwide, with over 20,000 people having received treatment. Sooma announced today it has secured additional growth funding of €5mn to…

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This startup taps quantum, AI to fast-track discovery of new materials

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By Siôn Geschwindt

From batteries and semiconductors to energy storage, the transition to green technologies requires the development of new, sustainable materials at an unprecedented pace. German startup Quantistry believes it can fast-track the discovery of such materials using a mix of quantum tech, physics-based simulations, and machine learning. By automating the process, it looks to sidestep the “high costs, fragmented expertise, and slow innovation” inherent to classical R&D.  Quantistry has developed a cloud-based platform powered by small-scale quantum computers and AI, that allows users to determine material and molecular properties in simulation, rather than in real-life. This removes much of the trial…

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Elon Musk’s suit against OpenAI — right idea, wrong messenger

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Loose cannon, always-looking-for-attention Elon Musk has again thrust himself into the public eye, this time by suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman for breaching its founding agreement by turning the company away from its non-profit roots and cashing in on the billions of dollars available in the generative AI (genAI) gold rush.

At stake in the suit is Microsoft’s $13 billion investment in the company. Musk claims that OpenAI was originally founded to share its wares with the world by open sourcing its technologies, something it abandoned thanks to the relationship with Microsoft.

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Healthcare pros show interest in Apple's Vision Pro — survey

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Healthcare is a huge opportunity for Apple’s Vision Pro, with up to three-quarters of US healthcare professionals open to exploring how to use the devices at work, a Tebra survey indicates.

The survey of of 130 healthcare professionals and 1,003 Americans seems well-timed. We’ve seen a cavalcade of health-related applications for visionOS appear since the device first arrived last month. It’s already widely understood that spatial computing will usher in transformative change across a multitude of industries — and healthcare seems ripe for that kind of disruption.

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Dutch cybersecurity startup bags €36M amid spike in online attacks

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By Siôn Geschwindt

Dutch startup Eye Security has raised €36mn as it looks to defend European businesses from cyber criminals.  Founded in 2020 by a group of Dutch intelligence and security experts, the Hague-based outfit provides cyber protection, incident response, and cyber insurance services to small-to-medium sized companies.  The funding round, which brings Eye Security’s total amount raised so far to €57.5mn, was led by JPMorgan, the private investment arm of American financial giant JPMorgan Chase. Eye Security plans to use the cash to consolidate its presence in the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. It also aims to expand into other European nations. Eye…

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Watch: Declassified footage of UK DragonFire laser weapon in action

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By Siôn Geschwindt

The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released declassified footage of its DragonFire laser weapon.  DragonFire shoots a high-power beam at the speed of light. It’s so precise, it can fry a target the size of a coin from a kilometre away. This “never seen before” footage and imagery shows the laser cannon in action at a site in the Hebrides, a remote archipelago off the coast of Scotland. The video also includes CGI footage of the laser weapon zapping military drones out of the sky — one of DragonFire’s potential real life use cases.  DragonFire is being developed for…

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How To Share Files Between Devices Using NordVPN?

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By Hisan Kidwai

While transferring files between Android and Windows or iOS and macOS is typically straightforward, cross-platform file sharing has been a headache. Multiple apps try to replicate the ease of use found in features like Quick Share and Airdrop. However, considering threat actors are always lurking in the shadows, trusting a third-party app becomes difficult. NordVPN…

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NordVPN Meshnet: Everything You Need To Know About It

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By Hisan Kidwai

It’s no secret that NordVPN is one of the most popular services in its segment, thanks in part to a range of additional features, notably Meshnet. This unique offering provides users with a way to connect directly with their devices, effectively sidestepping geo-restrictions. Therefore, here is everything you need to know about it. What is…

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UK fusion startup breaks pressure record using giant ‘gun’ machine

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By Siôn Geschwindt

A British startup has set a new pressure record using the world’s strongest pulsed power machine, as it looks to forge a cheaper, faster path to fusion energy.  First Light Fusion launched a projectile at over 20 kilometres per second (72,000 kph) into a piece of quartz crystal producing pressure upwards of 1.85 terapascals — almost four times the pressure found at Earth’s core.   The startup achieved the feat using the Z Machine, a nuclear-era device located in Albuquerque, US. With a peak power of 80 trillion watts — more than the world’s entire electricity grid — it electromagnetically…

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Sharing the AI journey: Amplifying female founder voices

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By Linnea Ahlgren

In October last year, researchers at the Alan Turing Institute sounded the alarm that there was an “urgent issue” of gender imbalance in artificial intelligence investment. No one, unfortunately, was surprised. However, it is always good to have the data. The report found that female-founded companies accounted for only 3% of AI startup VC funding over the past decade. While the study focused solely on the UK, similar findings have been reported in other countries. With the boom in generative AI, the importance of diverse founder perspectives to counteract bias in a technology set to become ever more omnipresent throughout…

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AR got its ‘killer app’: GenAI

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You hear that sound? That’s the sound of augmented reality (AR) fading away as a driving concept in technology.

You could blame Apple, which handed down an edict to Apple Vision Pro developers: “Refer to your app as a spatial computing app. Don’t describe your app experience as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), extended reality (XR), or mixed reality (MR).”

But blaming Apple would be wrong. Instead, blame artificial intelligence (AI) — specifically the generative AI (genAI) trend of the past year and a half; it’s completely upended and redirected the purpose and function of the glasses formerly known as AR glasses.

How AR became a four-letter word

Tech giants have been working on “smart glasses” for more than a decade. And these products are finally hitting the market. Their killer app? AI, of course. (I’m defining AI glasses here as glasses with the primary purpose of facilitating fast and easy access to AI.)

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10 Hidden Windows 11 Features That Will Supercharge Your Laptop

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By Hisan Kidwai

Windows 11 Update On unsupported PC

It’s no secret that Windows is perhaps the most feature-rich operating system. However, this also means that regular users often never explore beyond the start menu, missing out on many useful features. Fortunately, we have compiled a list of ten hidden Windows 11 features that you should start using today. 1. Paint Cocreator Generative AI…

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EU’s new attack on big tech risks becoming ‘missed opportunity’

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By Thomas Macaulay

The EU’s strictest-ever crackdown on big tech has only just begun, but critics fear it’s already missing the targets. Called the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the landmark law aims to curb the power of tech giants. Under the rules, the EU can designate companies that dominate a marketplace as “gatekeepers.” This forces them to make their services open to competitors.  Whatsapp, for instance, has to become interoperable with third-party messaging services. Mobile operating systems, meanwhile, must provide access to alternative app stores. As the rules came into force today, the EU had designated six gatekeepers: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta,…

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Red Sea cable cut by anchor from Houthi ship attack, says internet firm

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By Siôn Geschwindt

Several subsea communications cables in the Red Sea were cut on Saturday, temporarily affecting a quarter of all data traffic flowing between Asia and Europe. Some have blamed the Houthi rebels for intentionally sabotaging the cables. The group, which has conducted a number of attacks on cargo vessels in the Red Sea in recent weeks, has denied any responsibility.   The real picture, however, looks a little more complex. According to German internet firm DE-CIX, which rents capacity on one of the cables affected, the damage was caused by an anchor from a ship that Houthi rebels had attacked. The UK-owned…

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 vivo V30 Review: Sleek design, Amazing Camera!

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By Hisan Kidwai

Back image of the vivo v30

It’s no secret that vivo has experienced a resurgence in recent years, thanks in part to the success of its flagship X series. However, the question now remains: has vivo also cracked the code for making a solid mid-range phone, or does its sister brand, iQOO, steal the spotlight? Let’s dive straight into the review…

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