Category Archives: Technology

07Dec/23

CES 2024: Meet Focus, the Predictive AI Analysis Platform That Unlocks the Future of Technology

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Focus, the world’s first predictive AI analysis platform that accurately and reliably predicts the technological future based on global patent data, will make its debut at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s gathering place for all those who thrive on the business of technology. A 2024 CES Innovation Award honoree in the inaugural AI category, Focus will showcase its technology at CES Unveiled Las Vegas on Sunday evening, January 7, 2024, and as part of the NL Tech Pavilion in Eureka Park at the Venetian Expo, Booth 62100 from January 9 – 12, 2024. Continue reading

05Dec/23

Ofcom publish plans to age-gate porn

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Dec. 5, 2023 /Security/ — For years, the Government has been trying to force porn companies to verify the age of their users. This year, they finally got what they wanted after passing the Online Safety Act. Continue reading →

03Dec/23

How to build an AI assistant using Flutter and vertex AI

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Sat, Dec 2 2023 /Developers/ — Building an AI assistant using Flutter and Vertex AI involves creating a mobile app that interacts with a backend AI service. The mobile app can be developed using Flutter, a cross-platform UI toolkit for creating native mobile apps with a single codebase. Vertex AI, Google’s unified AI platform, can be used to build, deploy, and manage the backend AI service. Continue reading →

30Nov/23

Sumsub Research: UK Deepfake Incidents Surge 300% from 2022 to 2023

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Sumsub, a full-cycle verification platform, today released its third annual Identity Fraud Report. The report revealed that the UK has experienced a 300% rise in deepfake cases from 2022 to 2023, rising to 780% across all of Europe. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of identity fraud across industries and regions based on millions of verification checks across 28 industries and over 2,000,000 fraud cases between 2022-2023*. Read more

20Nov/23

The DFINITY Foundation and SingularityNET launch joint AI Initiative

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The DFINITY Foundation (DFINITY), a not-for-profit research and development organization and major contributor to the Internet Computer Blockchain (ICP), today announced a joint initiative with SingularityNET, the world’s leading decentralized AI (DeAI) marketplace running on the blockchain. The two organizations will collaborate to advance DeAI infrastructure and bring AI-based services to all decentralized applications (dApps) building on the ICP. Continue reading

15Nov/23

How music heals us, even when it’s sad – by a neuroscientist leading a new study of musical therapy

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Leigh Riby, Northumbria University, Newcastle

When I hear Shania Twain’s You’re Still The One, it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my Dad’s PC. I was tidying up the mess after he had tried to [take his own life]. He’d been listening to her album, and I played it as I tidied up. Whenever I hear the song, I’m taken back – the sadness and anger comes flooding back.

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12Nov/23

Winter DataDive weekend 2023

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12 Nov 2023 – We are thrilled to let you know about our winter DataDive weekend, taking place in London on 18-19 November 2023! Right now, we’re working hard behind the scenes with our Data Ambassador volunteers and our charity partners to get the project ready for you. At the weekend, you’ll be introduced to the charities and their projects, and then you’ll get to ‘dive’ straight into the data. It’s a great way to make a difference using your data skills! Continue reading →
11Nov/23

Internet of Things: tech firms have become our digital landlords – but people are starting to fight back

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Guido Noto La Diega, University of Stirling

From smart toasters to fitness collars for dogs, we live in a world where everything around us is gradually being connected to the internet and fitted with sensors so that we can interact with them online.

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