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Controversial Microsoft AI screenshot feature delayed over security concerns | Science & Tech News
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Microsoft won’t be releasing its controversial AI Recall feature with the rest of its updates next week. The feature that takes screenshots of users’ laptops every few seconds is being investigated by the Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) over security concerns. In a blogpost on Thursday, Microsoft said Recall won’t be “broadly available” from 18 June…
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Glue cheese to pizza and eat rocks, says Google’s new AI feature as mistakes flood social media | Science & Tech News
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Google’s new search feature that uses AI to answer some users’ questions is facing criticism over its inaccurate responses, including telling users to eat rocks and mix pizza cheese with glue. AI Overview rolled out across the US last week and became available to some users in the UK last month. It is designed to…
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Microsoft AI feature investigated by UK watchdog over screenshots | Science & Tech News
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A new Microsoft feature that screenshots users’ laptops every two seconds is being investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The Recall feature will be installed on new Microsoft laptops and is part of their artificial intelligence (AI) programme Copilot+. The feature will record everything a user does by taking screenshots every few seconds. It…
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Tinder adds new ‘Share My Date’ safety feature to world’s most used dating app | Science & Tech News
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Tinder is adding a new safety feature to the app, so online daters can let friends and families know where they are. The ‘Share My Date’ feature allows users to share the location, time and a photo of their match. More than one in 10 online adults in the UK use dating apps, according to…
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Apple Watch to lose feature after US court reinstates sales ban over patent dispute | Science & Tech News
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Apple has said it will remove a central feature from two of its flagship watch models in the US, while the iPhone maker fights a legal battle over a patent dispute on the technology behind it. The company said Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 models would go on sale on its website and…
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Spotify testing AI-powered feature to translate podcasts into different languages | Science & Tech News
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Spotify Technology is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) powered feature that will translate podcasts into other languages. Powered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s newly released voice generation technology, translated versions of podcasts will mimic the original speaker’s style and will be more natural than traditional dubbing, Spotify said. Podcasts such as Armchair Expert from actor Dax Shepard,…
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iPhone 15: Apple’s latest is a great device – but headline feature proves innovation now harder to come by | Science & Tech News
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Another year, another iPhone – and with it the usual Apple spiel about huge improvements that make it the best one yet. You would certainly always hope that’s the case, with the iPhone 4’s botched antenna perhaps the only occasion when the company’s flagship device really did go backwards. With the release of the iPhone…
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Elon Musk removing block feature on X (formerly Twitter) | Science & Tech News
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Users of X (formerly Twitter) will not be able to block people from seeing their posts or leaving comments, Elon Musk has said. The social media platform owner said the function “makes no sense” – adding that it will only be possible to block someone from sending direct messages. In the shake-up to the app,…
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iPhone update: We tested an iOS 17 feature that lets you clone your voice | Science & Tech News
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If I get through a meeting without saying a word, I consider it a great success. Unfortunately, there are times when I can no longer stay under the radar. The microphone must be unmuted, the camera might have to go on, and all the attention is on me. At least, that was the case until…
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WhatsApp adding Twitter-like ability to follow with new ‘channels’ feature | Science & Tech News
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WhatsApp is adding the Twitter-like ability to follow accounts outside your personal contacts. The new feature will be in a new section of the app called “updates”, separate from your existing private chats, and behave similarly to news feeds on other social media platforms. Rather than needing to add a contact via their phone number,…