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Google brings AI Answers in Search to new countries, skips EU
Google search results in six countries are going to look different than people are used to with fewer blue links and more real answers. At issue is the introduction of so-called AI Overviews at the top...
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Lero, Qualcomm to collaborate on AI research
Science Foundation Ireland research centre Lero and Qualcomm Technologies are to collaborate on a project enhancing performance by using highly advanced technology for artificial intelligence (AI)....
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Apple rumoured to be working on cheaper AirPods for release later this year
Apple is expected release two new models of AirPods in September. These are two relatively cheaper versions, although for now it is not clear what the estimated retail price will be. According to Mark...
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IMF floats tax on Bitcoin mining in carbon emmissions crackdown
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has floated the idea of a global tax on Bitcoin mining to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The measure is intended to encourage the industry to reduce its carbon...
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Neg8 Carbon direct air capture upgrade to increase CO2 uptake by 50%
Waterford-based leader in carbon capture technology, Neg8 Carbon has announced significant upgrades to its Direct Air Capture (DAC) system, potentially changing the way carbon dioxide (CO2) is captured...
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Microsoft and Lenovo laptops put Copilot to the test
It feels like nothing has happened for a long time with Windows laptops. The particularly powerful mobile PCs with a traditional x86 chip from Intel or AMD have been annoying in everyday use with their...
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Data protection complaint filed against European Parliament
Austrian advocacy group NOYB (None of Your Business), led by privacy activist Max Schrems, has filed two complaints against the European Parliament with the EU privacy watchdog. According to Reuters,...
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Review: Pixel 9 Pro XL
Spare a thought for the Pixel 8 Pro, an impressive flagship cut down before it had a chance to serve a full 12 months in the light. There’s an important reason why Google has launched the Pixel 9 and...
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Meta scraps plans for premium mixed-reality headset
Meta Platforms has scrapped plans for its high-end mixed-reality headset, internally codenamed La Jolla, which was scheduled for release in 2027. The company instructed employees of its Reality Labs...
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Meta and Spotify warn of EU’s ‘complex’ AI legislation
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek issued a joint statement characterising European rules on open source AI models as “prohibitive”. Artificial intelligence (AI), according to both, has...
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Telegram top executive arrested in France
The Russian CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov has been arrested in France, reports TV channel TF1. This happened shortly after Durov landed on his private plane at Le Bourget airport near Paris. However, the...
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Lero, Arm to make driving safer with hazard detection cameras
Software research centre Lero is to work with Arm new technologies that will enable cars to see and react to their surroundings faster, more intelligently and more effectively. A four-year...
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Telegram on privacy: How well protected are your messages?
Anti-government protesters in Belarus, Hong Kong and Iran, Extinction Rebellion activists in Britain, Islamic State terrorists… just about any organised group with something to fear from state...
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Meta closes deal for geothermal energy with Sage Geosystems
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has announced a major partnership with Sage Geosystems to purchase up to 150MW of geothermal power for its data centres in the US. The move is intended...
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Google updates AI image generation tools after ‘inaccuracy’ incident
Google has upgraded its AI-powered image generation tools, months after pausing use of the technology over issues with its depictions of people. In February, Google apologised and paused the creation...
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Treemetrics, Qarlbo Biodiversity to enhance biodiversity monitoring and the...
Treemetrics and Sweden-based Qarlbo Biodiversity are developing a software solution for monitoring, reporting, and verifying biodiversity in forest landscapes. The solution will combine Treemetrics’...
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Rumour mill cranks up for iPhone 17
We are still waiting for the release of the iPhone 16 series, but in the meantime we already have the first rumours of the iPhone 17. Notable among them is that these devices would get 12GB of RAM, a...
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Ticketmaster facing investigation in UK over dynamic pricing model
The British government is to investigate Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model after millions of Oasis fans had to pay huge sums for tickets to Oasis’ reunion concerts over the weekend. Ticketmaster...
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HIQA: Public are comfortable with and want to embrace digital technologies in...
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has published the results of the National Engagement on Digital Health & Social Care, a project undertaken in partnership with the Dept of Health...
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More advertisers abandon X by 2025
More than a quarter of advertisers (26%) on social media platform X plan to cut spending because of concerns about the social media platform’s content and trust in the information disseminated, new...
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