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Students adapt Meta’s smart glasses to dox strangers in real time | Science & Tech News
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Two students have made a pair of smart glasses with facial recognition technology to discover the private information of strangers. In a video demonstration, one of the Harvard students is shown using the technology to quickly discover details about the woman sitting near him at a train station in Boston. “Wait, are you Betsy?” he…
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Samsung launch smart ring that can track sleep, movement and periods | Science & Tech News
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Samsung has become the first tech giant to release a smart ring – which can track sleep, movement, periods and heart rate. The South Korean company released the Galaxy Ring on Tuesday as part of its latest wearable technology – also announced was the new Galaxy Watch Ultra. It said the £400 ring, which is…
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AI and smart technology: Simple tips from experts to protect your privacy | Science & Tech News
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is appearing in every part of our lives, from voice assistants in our speakers to smart washing machines. This week, Apple announced a new slew of AI features in its phones which Elon Musk said could become an “unacceptable security violation”. Last month, Microsoft sparked security concerns when it announced a feature…
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Smart rings: England stars spotted wearing device popular with celebrities including Kim Kardashian – but can it help them at Euro 2024? | Science & Tech News
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The England team are taking no chances ahead of Euro 2024 as they sport titanium health rings worn by some of the world’s biggest celebrities. As the team trained for their first Euro 2024 against Serbia on Sunday, manager Gareth Southgate was spotted wearing an Oura tracking ring. Midfielder Conor Gallagher was spotted wearing one…
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Which? warns smart home devices are demanding needless amounts of user data – even washing machines and TVs | Science & Tech News
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Smart home devices, including appliances like washing machines, demand unnecessarily large amounts of user data that could end up in the hands of social media and marketing firms, a consumer group has warned. Which? said many products’ apps request information during setup that should not be needed to run. Among the offenders are Google thermostats…
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‘Chilling’ surge in use of smart speakers and baby monitors to control domestic abuse victims, MPs say | Politics News
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Connected devices such as baby monitors and smart speakers are increasingly being used to survey, harass and control domestic abuse victims, MPs have warned. The government has been urged to do more to tackle the rise in so-called “tech abuse” – whereby smart technology and connected devices are used to broaden and facilitate patterns of…
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Smart gloves could allow stroke patients to relearn the piano | Science & Tech News
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Scientists have developed a pair of smart gloves that could allow patients who have limb weakness to relearn to play the piano. Those who have had a stroke may often show a reduced ability or be completely unable to move their hands, fingers, or wrists, making it difficult to carry out manual movements. The exoskeleton…
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Is advanced AI actually smart? ‘No, it’s using the same system as a pigeon’, study finds | Science & Tech News
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The world’s best artificial intelligence (AI) is – at the most basic level – about as smart as a pigeon, new research suggests. Having undertaken a deep study into the inner workings of the bird’s brain, researchers found that the “brute force” techniques they use to learn share similarities with AI. Much like AI is…
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‘Pioneering’ new smart glasses to be trialled by nurses to help them spend more time with patients | Science & Tech News
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New virtual reality-style goggles are to be trialled by nurses on home visits, in an effort to maximise the amount of time spent with patients, the NHS has said. Smart glasses will, in real time, transcribe appointments straight to electronic records, so the time spent doing administration tasks is reduced. In turn, more time will…