While browser makers like Microsoft and Google are fully committed to integrating artificial intelligence, the Norwegian Vivaldi is opting for a striking and counterintuitive stance. In a sharply worded statement, the company opposes the trend of AI assistants taking over user browsing, advocating for the preservation of human curiosity and control. According to Vivaldi, an […]
Chinese chipmakers aim to triple their production of chips for artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the country next year, according to the British business newspaper Financial Times, citing insiders. This is China’s way of reducing its dependence on the American chipmaker Nvidia. According to the newspaper, Huawei plans to begin production at a factory dedicated […]
Cryptocurrency ether has surpassed $4,000 for the first time since December and appears poised to continue its upward trend. The world’s second-largest digital currency’s price is being fueled by growing demand from companies accumulating the token on their balance sheets. On Sunday, ether was trading around $4,200. This makes ether almost three times its value […]
Google will have to adjust its Play Store in the US to allow competing stores. The judge also ordered several measures to further prevent the formation of a monopoly. Epic Games, the creator of games like Fortnite, also won its appeals court case against Google. The judge thus confirms that Google, through its Android Play […]
A 76-year-old suspect has been arrested in England for poisoning children at a summer camp. Eight children were taken to the hospital as a precaution. The man is in custody on suspicion of administering poison or a harmful substance. Police, who are not sharing details, describe it as a complex and sensitive investigation. Police received […]
A new phase of the UK’s Online Safety Act came into effect on Friday. Porn sites (but not exclusively) are now required to implement “robust age verification” for users. Around six thousand porn sites in the United Kingdom have been required to verify users’ age since Friday. The new rule, according to industry watchdog Ofcom, […]
ChatGPT users send over 2.5 billion prompts to the chatbot daily, with 330 million of these entered by Americans. OpenAI shared the figures with the American news outlet Axios. The company further states that ChatGPT has over 500 million weekly active users, who primarily use the free version. The numbers illustrate the enormous growth of […]
In Russia, free access to the internet is becoming increasingly restricted. Telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor recently blocked some 56,000 websites for refusing to remove content Moscow considers extremist, Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadayev reported this week. At the same time, the minister defended a new controversial law that criminalises searching for such content. The law provides […]
The forum site Reddit has announced that it will now verify the age of British users before allowing them to view “mature content.” This is in response to the country’s laws. The United Kingdom already passed the Online Safety Act in 2023, which aims to ensure, among other things, that children don’t see inappropriate content […]
Resident doctors in England — previously referred to as junior doctors — have voted to launch new strike action in a renewed row over pay, potentially extending industrial disruption into early 2026, the British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed. The dispute centres around a 29.2% pay demand, with the latest ballot showing overwhelming support for […]
