Following the news that Volkswagen (VW) is to add ChatGPT to the IDA voice assistant in its cars and SUVs, we look at what this could mean for the direction of technology for cars.
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‘Public Domain’ – What Does It Mean?
With January 1 being ‘Public Domain Day’, we look at what ‘public domain’ actually means in relation to works of literature, music, art, and science.
Read More What Does Incognito Mode Actually Do?
Following news that Google may need to pay $5 billion over tracking millions of people who thought they were browsing privately through incognito mode, we look at what incognito mode actually does.
Read More Hands On Our Best Bits – Issue 32
Hi and welcome to the December issue of our Best Bits – we’ve been busy gathering the latest IT news, tech tips and security updates that we think you’ll be interested – check it out!
Read More News Channel With Virtual Newsreaders
A Los Angeles-based startup has said the news channel it’s about to launch will feature virtual newsreaders delivering news content generated by AI.
Read More Tech Trivia: $4 Jobs Cheque Sells For $46,063
A single 1976 $4.01 cheque from (and signed by) Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been sold at auction for a whopping $46,063.
Read More New Privacy Features For Facebook & Instagram
Meta has announced the start of a roll-out of default end-to-end encryption for all personal chats and calls via Messenger and Facebook, with a view to making them more private and secure.
Read More Google’s Ultra-Powerful Gemini AI
Google has announced the phased rollout of its new ‘Gemini’ family of large language models with the Ultra version said to rival the abilities of OpenAI’s GPT-4.
Read More Tree Planting Gen-AI Search/Chatbot Released
Berlin-based green search engine company Ecosia has released a chatbot with a “green answers” option and ploughs all its advertising profits into tree-planting.
Read More Security Alert: Police Warnings Over iOS 17’s NameDrop
It’s been reported that iOS 17’s new NameDrop feature has prompted the Police to issue warnings to parents on social media (in the US) about its potential to be abused, possibly posing a risk to their children.
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