85 m. ago British space tech helps prevent satellite collisions in crowded orbit

Nottingham-based GMV UK has developed new software to help predict and prevent collisions between satellites orbiting Earth, where crowded space is making close calls increasingly common

Politics

27 h. ago Tech should help us be creative. AI rips our creativity away | Dave Schilling

AI-generated songs are topping Spotify charts. This isn’t about the ‘democratization’ of art – it’s about scaleMaking music is hard. Well, at least it used to be. I remember the old days, when you had to spend hours and hours honing skills, coming up with something clever or personal to say, then actually recording sounds that people would want to listen to. But that’s the past. In our sparkling future, a pre-teen can dump a bunch of words into a machine and out comes a catchy tune. In 2025, a robot can be a pop star. (Although Data from Star Trek did drop an album back in the 90s. How soon we all forget.)Three AI-generated songs recently topped Spotify’s “Viral 50” charts. One of the “creators” responsible for these songs, Broken Veteran, who squirted out a track about immigration policies, told the Guardian that AI is “just another tool for expression, particularly valuable for people like me who have something to say but lack traditional musical training”. It used to be that if y...

Science

53 h. ago One Tech Tip: Do's and don'ts of using AI to help with schoolwork

The rise of ChatGPT and other AI systems has transformed education, changing how students learn and study

Economics

5 d. ago OpenAI’s Sam Altman joins Giving Pledge, focusing his money on tech that ‘helps’

Altman says he wants to focus his philanthropic giving on ‘technology that helps create abundance for people’

Politics

7 d. ago White House accuses internet giant Alibaba of helping the Chinese military to target America

WASHINGTON is accusing tech heavyweight Alibaba of quietly helping China’s military target the United States. The bombshell claims were made in a national security memo that cites declassified “top secret” intelligence. The document, shared with the Financial Times, reportedly outlines how Alibaba provides the People’s Liberation Army with technology and data that US officials believe...

Events

1 week ago Kingdom review – David Attenborough never fails to make nature awe

Attenborough’s latest extravaganza is packed with such high drama it’s like Game of Thrones if Cersei was a hyena. If only it hadn’t been bumped down the schedules because of StrictlyAs I watch a leopard hunt in Kingdom, the BBC’s latest David Attenborough-narrated documentary, I find myself thinking about a YouGov survey from a few years ago that found that half of Britons wouldn’t take a free trip to the moon, with 11% turning it down because “there isn’t enough to see and do”. As well as it providing a fantastic insight into the great British public’s psyche (would outer space be better if it had Alton Towers?), I can’t help but wonder if it also explains the pressure that TV commissioners feel under to find new ways to interest the pesky human race in sights that would previously have been greeted with wonder.Back in 2017, Blue Planet II was the most-watched programme of the year, with 14.1 million viewers tuning in to see dolphins surf on prime time. Today, the six-part Kingdom...

Events

2 w. ago China’s latest aircraft carrier enters service to extend reach into high seas

Experts say hi-tech Fujian will help expand country’s military influence and reach farther beyond its own watersChina’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier officially entered service this week, signalling a new era in Chinese military expansion after a ceremony overseen by the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, state media has confirmed.The Fujian is China’s first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, and the third for China’s rapidly expanding navy, which is already the world’s biggest by ship count. Continue reading...

Transport

2 w. ago Expert suggests AI can help prevent family arguments and keep the peace at home

AI could help defuse family flare ups caused by decision fatigue an expert suggests.

Society

3 w. ago Morphy Richards Black Friday sale live early with reductions on dehumidifiers, heaters and kitchen gadgets

Morphy Richards has put some of its Black Friday deals live early - with some tech that could help lower energy bills

Society

3 w. ago US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds

Even while warning about national security and human rights abuse, the U.S. government across five Republican and Democratic administrations has repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police, government and surveillance companies, an Associated Press investigation has found

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3 w. ago Tempted by those adverts for electric heaters that claim to slash 90% off your bills? You'll want to read this first

A British student has designed an electrical heater to 'warm space at 90% less cost than conventional heating methods'.

Science

3 w. ago ‘DeepSeek is humane. Doctors are more like machines’: my mother’s worrying reliance on AI for health advice

Tired of a two-day commute to see her overworked doctor, my mother turned to tech for help with her kidney disease. She bonded with the bot so much I was scared she would refuse to see a real medicThis essay was originally published on Rest of worldEvery few months, my mother, a 57-year-old kidney transplant patient who lives in a small city in eastern China, embarks on a two-day journey to see her doctor. She fills her backpack with a change of clothes, a stack of medical reports and a few boiled eggs to snack on. Then, she takes a 90-minute ride on a high-speed train and checks into a hotel in the eastern metropolis of Hangzhou.At 7am the next day, she lines up with hundreds of others to get her blood taken in a long hospital hall that buzzes like a crowded marketplace. In the afternoon, when the lab results arrive, she makes her way to a specialist’s clinic. She gets about three minutes with the doctor. Maybe five, if she’s lucky. He skims the lab reports and quickly types a new ...

Society

4 w. ago Amazon, Apple and Google are helping to pay for Trump’s $300m ballroom as donor list revealed

Big Tech giants helping to bankroll president’s $300m White House project, full list of sponsors reveals

Politics

4 w. ago Amazon, Apple and Google are helping pay for Trump’s $300m ballroom as donor list revealed

Big Tech giants helping to bankroll president’s $300m White House project, full list of sponsors reveals

Politics