The Home Office has announced that in an attempt to tackle the issue of drug dealers, fraudsters and terrorists using crypto to hide and raise money, it’s giving new powers to the police.
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Realtime Deepfake Dating Scams
Here we look at how scammers are now reportedly using face-swapping technology to change their appearance in real-time to conduct video-based romance scams.
Read More World’s Largest (House-Sized) 3D Printer
Maine University in the US has announced that its new 3D printer has smashed the former Guinness World Record to become the largest 3D printer in the world, making it a significant step forward in the next generation of advanced manufacturing.
Read More Hands On IT’s Best Bits – Issue 36
Check out our latest Best Bits issue featuring the best (in our opinion) tech tips, some really odd dates for your diary and the latest technical news that affects you and your business.
Read More Microsoft Deepfakes Too Dangerous For Release
Microsoft says its new VASA-1 AI framework for generating lifelike talking faces of virtual characters is so good that it could easily be misused for impersonating humans and, therefore, Microsoft says it has “no plans” to release any aspect of it until it can be sure it can be used responsibly.
Read More Amazon Launches Amazon Live FAST Shopping Channel
Previously available on desktop, mobile and Fire TV, Amazon has now extended the reach of its “Amazon Live” FAST free ad-supported, interactive TV “shoppable” channel by launching it on Prime Video and Freevee, for US customers.
Read More Ultra-Fast Charging Sodium Battery Developed
Research by a team of doctoral candidates, supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea, has resulted in the development of an ultrahigh-energy density and fast-rechargeable hybrid sodium-ion battery.
Read More Could ‘Digital Mindfulness’ Reduce Your Tech Stress?
In this insight, we look at what ‘digital mindfulness’ is, how it could help you and your business, and what challenges there are to introducing it.
Read More Tesla Robotaxi In August
Following a fall in Tesla EV sales and profits, Tesla boss Elon Musk has announced that he’ll be unveiling a ‘Robotaxi’ on August 8 this year.
Read More Headaches For MSPs As Microsoft Unbundles Teams
Microsoft’s announcement that it will sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office product globally is likely to cause considerable headaches for IT departments and managed service providers.
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