2+ hour, 41+ min ago  (270+ words) Android users are being warned about a fake app in the Google Play Store that is being used to spread a malicious virus onto unsuspecting devices. The malicious app is disguised as a document reader and has been downloaded more…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (495+ words) The benefits of artificial intelligence "cannot become a postcode lottery, it has been warned amid growing calls for Northern Ireland to rapidly increase AI uptake across the economy and public sector. Following discussions with representatives from Microsoft at Stormont, Ulster…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (559+ words) A UK cyber agency has warned Brits to stop using traditional passwords and to adopt passkeys as they're said to be safer against hackers. The National Cyber Security Centre [NCSC] advised this week that the public should stop relying on…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (314+ words) Whats App users are being urged to change one setting to protect against a bug that secretly downloads "malicious" media files to mobile phones. A Whats App "vulnerability" was discovered recently by Google's Project Zero team, where a malicious media…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1025+ words) The ability for Grok " X's (formerly Twitter) artificial intelligence feature " to 'undress' women dominated headlines last week. For many women, it was not just another example of how the platform has become increasingly toxic, but a deeply unsettling reminder of…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago  (467+ words) Climate science and AI safety are among the sectors receiving funding as part of a "55 billion boost for research and development (R&D), the Government has said. The long-term funding will be available for UK research agencies and bodies to support…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago  (422+ words) Disruption affecting Microsoft has led to a spike in reported outages at a wide range of internet services including Nat West, Minecraft and BT. Downdetector, a website which tracks complaints about online services, showed a spike in reports on Wednesday…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (575+ words) The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have joined prominent computer scientists, economists, artists, evangelical Christian leaders and US conservative commentators to call for a ban on AI "superintelligence" that threatens humanity. The letter, released on Wednesday by a politically and…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (334+ words) Channel 4s Dispatches has claimed to be the first British television programme to use an artificial intelligence (AI) presenter. Will AI Take My Job? Dispatches, which aired on Monday evening, investigated how AI automation is changing workplaces across industries, including law,…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (268+ words) Online juggernaut Amazon has unveiled its next generation of Kindle, Ring and Echo devices, among other gadgets, that are all powered by artificial intelligence and connected to Alexa+, its AI-infused personal assistant, which made its debut in February. The line-up,…...