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Vodafone has carried out the "first" European test for advanced 5G. The tests were carried out in the Spanish city of Ciudad Real and Hannover, Germany. The speeds were boosted by 35 per cent to 54 per cent, with accelerated upload speeds of up to 273Mbps. Alberto Ripepi, Chief Network Officer of Vodafone, said: “We want our customers to be among the first anywhere in the world to benefit from this new 5G feature when it becomes available. That’s why we are working with key partners to lead the industry in pulling together and testing the necessary network, silicon chips and devices to turn it...
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The US Supreme Court has warned against "dehumanising the law" with AI. In its 2023 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary, US Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. honed in on the pros and cons of using Artificial Intelligence in the legal system. Roberts stated that AI will be beneficial to those who cannot afford an actual lawyer and can tackle "basic questions". He wrote: "For those who cannot afford a lawyer, AI can help. "It drives new, highly accessible tools that provide answers to basic questions, including where to find templates and court forms, how to fill them out, and where to bri...
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Elon Musk's X suffered a major outage on Thursday (21.12.23). Thousands of users worldwide were greeted with the message "Welcome to X!" as they tried to use the micro-blogging site. In the US, more than 74,000 people reported issues, and across the pond in the UK at least 7,000 sent issues to DownDetector. The app and website going down comes as the official X page teased some improvements are on the way, including filtering posts. And after it was revealed that the European Union has officially accused X of violating its regulations. Meanwhile, the platform formerly known as Twitter, which w...
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Toyota is to recall 1.12 million vehicles due to a suspected airbag problem. The Japanese automaker has an issue with the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensors, affecting its 2020 to 2022 models of the Avalon, Camry, Corolla, RAV4, Lexus ES250, ES300H, ES350, RX350 Highlander, and Sienna Hybrid. The sensors work to prevent the airbags from being activated if a small adult or child is in the front seat. Toyota will get in touch with customers before the end of February 2024 if their vehicle requires recalling. The issue continues to plague the firm as they already recalled 3,500 RAV4 mod...
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Google and Apple are among the tech firms being asked to explain their risk management protocol for Google Play Store and the App Store. The European Commission wants to know exactly how the two tech giants will meet the terms of the new Digital Services Act (DSA) with their respective app platforms. The EU executive said in a statement: "The Commission is requesting the providers of these services to provide more information on how they have diligently identified any systemic risks concerning the App Store and Google Play." Google and Apple have until January 15 to provide their answers. The ...
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The UK's competition watchdog is reviewing Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raised potential market dominance concerns as Microsoft owns 49 per cent of the Artificial Intelligence company. It comes after the ChatGPT creator hit the headlines over the sudden sacking of co-founder Sam Altman. He was offered a lead research AI role at Microsoft, before returning to OpenAI. And the CMA is curious as to whether this seeming merger could be an "acquisition of control". Sorcha O'Carroll, senior director for mergers at the CMA, said: "The invitation ...
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WhatsApp is rolling out the ability to send pictures and videos in their original quality for iOS. The feature is expected to come to Android in the future. However, there is the slight con that it will take up more data. The latest update comes after the messaging app announced that status updates can be shared on Instagram. Earlier this year, the Meta-owned encrypted texting service - which boasts an estimated two billion users - allowed senders to amend messages up to 15 minutes after sending. In a blog post, they said: "From correcting a simple misspelling to adding extra context to a mess...
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ByteDance is minimising its gaming business. The Beijing-based firm - which is best known for its short-form video platform TikTok - has confirmed it has been forced to "restructure" the department, four years after it launched. The BBC reports that games that have already launched will remain but any others will be scrapped. A ByteDance spokesperson simply told the outlet it "made the difficult decision to restructure our gaming business." It comes after Nuverse reassured players of 'Marvel Snap' that the game will not be impacted by the reported redundancies. In a statement on the 'Marvel Sn...
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Volkswagen's first fully-owned EV battery plant is up and running in China. The local government said on Tuesday (21.11.23) that mass production of VW's electric packs will start at the end of 2023 at the plant in eastern Anhui province's capital city Hefei. It comes after the plant received a juicy investment of 1.5 billion yuan ($208.01 million). In May, Hyundai spent $5.5 billion on its first EV-only plant in Georgia. The automobile makers received a further £1 billion from suppliers to build the Savannah plant solely for Electric Vehicle (EV) and battery production. Construction will start...
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