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EU law could usher in transformative change to digital ecosystems

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In October 2024, the European Commission (EC) published its Digital fairness fitness check report as part of a continued effort to evaluate the effectiveness of European Union (EU) legislation with consumer protection laws. Specifically, it evaluated the efficacy of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, the Consumer Rights Directive, and the Unfair Contract Terms Directive. The…

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Nvidia RTX 5090 FE rumor claims high-end GPU gets loud

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A new rumor suggests the RTX 5090 will use 600W of power Comments in a Chinese forum point toward the new GPU being much louderOther reports contradict this, howeverUpdate: We’ve updated this story to give more context about the source of this latest rumor, while also highlighting other reports and evidence that suggest the RTX…

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Meta is about to ruin WhatsApp with AI bots no one wants

/ 4 minutes of reading / AI, All, Apple, chatbot, ChatGPT, Facebook, Google, Intel, iPhone, Meta, Microsoft, Tech

Of all the generative AI assistants out there, Meta AI must be the most annoying for the simple fact that Meta is shoving it down our throats. No app is safe, from Facebook to Messenger to WhatsApp to Instagram. Meta AI is there whether you want it or not, and there’s no way to deactivate…

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Samsung just hallucinated that it will become the global AI leader in 2025

/ 4 minutes of reading / AI, All, Apple, ChatGPT, Cloud, Google, Intel, iPhone, Meta, Microsoft, Samsung, Tech

Samsung was the first big smartphone vendor to launch a flagship phone with AI at the core of its marketing efforts. Last year’s Galaxy S24 series introduced the Galaxy AI suite of features. Samsung followed with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, which got additional AI capabilities. Samsung then extended Galaxy AI support…

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Top 10 data and ethics stories of 2024

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In 2024, Computer Weekly’s data and ethics coverage continued to focus on the various ethical issues associated with the development and deployment of data-driven systems, particularly artificial intelligence (AI). This included reports on the copyright issues associated with generative AI (GenAI) tools, the environmental impacts of AI, the invasive tracking tools in place across the…

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Mysterious ChatGPT hardware must be smart glasses, given what OpenAI just unveiled

/ 5 minutes of reading / AI, All, Apple, augmented reality, ChatGPT, Google, iPhone, Meta, Samsung, Tech

After months of speculation, Jony Ive confirmed in mid-September that he and a team of former Apple designers are working on hardware that will have ChatGPT at the core. While Ive said his LoveFrom design company will be involved in creating the product (or products?), he didn’t reveal what form factor(s) we should expect.I labeled…

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Google smart glasses with Gemini AI hands-on: Google Glass done right

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When it demoed Project Astra at I/O 2024 in May, Google teased smart glasses for the first time. The company did the same thing during Wednesday’s big Gemini 2.0 announcement, where the wearable was part of a longer Project Astra demo. Google also suggested Gemini AI smart glasses might be coming soon.At the time, I…

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These were 10 the biggest internet outages of 2024

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There are few disasters as unifying as an internet outage. Whether it’s a popular website, social network, or online service, everyone collectively freaks out when it goes offline, as was the case when all three major US cell carriers suffered outages on the same day earlier this year.With that in mind, the network intelligence firm…

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This is the closest we’ve come to Tim Cook confirming Apple Glasses

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While I haven’t bought the Apple Vision Pro, I’m still a fan of what Apple is doing here because I think the spatial computer debuted key technologies that will lead to the actual head-worn wearable I want: A pair of AR Apple Glasses that might eventually replace the iPhone.Rumors say that we have a long…

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