You may remember reports from earlier this year that Unreal-based games were crashing when running on gaming PCs using high-end Intel processors. Things were serious enough for Intel to officially investigate the problem, as the problem alerted the world. This is still ongoing, but Intel made an early statement on the issue, accusing motherboard manufacturers… Read More »
Canadian parliamentarians say they were recently warned that they were being targeted by hackers tied to China, and now they’re wondering why that warning didn’t come from the federal government or any of Canada’s security services. “It is unacceptable that we are not being informed,” Conservative MP Garnett Genuis said after raising a privilege issue… Read More »
According to doctors who have tried the technology, there are hopes that lung cancer can be diagnosed and removed from patients in a single sitting, thanks to robotic technology in the future. The method allows doctors to target and remove lung nodules with millimetric precision. Experts have said this use of robotics has the potential… Read More »
Prehistoric humans are generally believed to have eaten largely meat; So much so that proponents of many modern low-carb diets portray them as very similar to humans’ “primitive” way of eating. But a recent excavation of a cave in Taforalt, Morocco, complicates this picture, according to findings published Monday in the journal Nature Ecology &… Read More »
The scale at which some fitness apps collect significant amounts of data on users, including those who may share information with so-called ‘data collectors’, has been revealed by new analysis. The data collected includes people’s precise locations and financial information in the photos they take. In fact, seven of the 10 apps analyzed collected photos… Read More »
The latest criminal case involving artificial intelligence emerged last week at a high school in Maryland; where police say a principal was accused of being a racist in a fake audio recording. Experts say this is another reason why everyone, not just politicians and celebrities, should be worried about this increasingly powerful deepfake technology. “Everyone… Read More »
Ed Tate is used to having his land flooded, as his farm is almost entirely surrounded by the banks of the River Severn in north Shropshire; but this year has seen the worst level of rainfall ever. He points to a field in areas that are now generally a sea of green, where around 20%… Read More »
Mangroves are one of the most important ecosystems on the world’s coasts. They absorb the impact of storms, prevent erosion, provide food and safety for fish and other animals, and can store large amounts of carbon in the mud that accumulates beneath them. However, due to their sensitive location in the transition zone between land… Read More »
Watch: Microsoft’s new ‘deepfake’ video creator in action A new Microsoft generative AI system has highlighted how advanced deepfake technology has become by producing convincing videos from a single image and audio clip. The tool takes an image and turns it into a realistic video, complete with convincing emotions and movements like eyebrow raises. A… Read More »