Category: Technology

While there’s been much negative discussion about AI, including on the possibility that it will take over the world, the public is also being bombarded with positive messages about the technology, and what it can do. This “good AI” myth is a key tool used by tech companies to promote their products. Yet there’s evidence […]

Embarrassment is generated by a network of different brain regions working together. Kues/ Shutterstock Picture this: it’s your first day at a new job. You’re about to introduce yourself to a large group of people you’ll be working with – and promptly fall flat on your face. Not exactly the entrance you had in mind. […]

As the Vera C Rubin Observatory prepares to showcase its stunning first images on 23 June 2025, researchers across the UK are celebrating their role in the most ambitious sky survey to date. The Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time, or LSST, will reveal the secrets of the cosmos over the next decade, […]

June 2025 — Thinking Machines, a nascent AI startup led by a team of high-profile researchers—many formerly from OpenAI—has secured $2 billion in funding at a staggering $10 billion valuation, despite having no publicly released product. Founded just months ago, Thinking Machines has attracted intense interest from top venture capital firms, drawn largely by its […]

Geneva – June 20, 2025 — The United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights has warned that the increasing deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems must be grounded in international human rights norms, emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive regulatory safeguards. Speaking at the 59th session of the Human Rights Council, the Working […]

shutterstock metamorworks/Shutterstock The decision to start advertising on WhatsApp marks a major shift for a private messaging service that has long positioned itself as being different from other social media platforms. Back when Meta (then known simply as Facebook) bought it in 2014 for US$19 billion, WhatsApp had an unusual and simple business model. Users […]

A record-breaking data breach has exposed 16 billion login credentials, compromising user accounts across major platforms including Apple, Google, Facebook, GitHub, Telegram, and various government and enterprise portals. Scope of the Breach Cybersecurity researchers report that the leaked credentials—sourced from over 30 breached databases—include usernames, passwords, and URLs. The stolen data appears to be compiled […]

Diamonds might be forever but that doesn’t stop them being bought and sold. One stone thought to have once belonged to Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France, has just sold for US$14 million (£10 million) at an auction in New York – about three times the asking price. Set into a platinum ring and […]

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — DTW Ignite 2025: Senior technology executives from Vodafone Group and BT Group issued stark warnings about the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, emphasizing that artificial intelligence (AI) is now a double-edged sword—enhancing both defense capabilities and the sophistication of cyberattacks. During a keynote session, Howard Watson, BT’s Chief Security and Networks Officer, described […]