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Popular US fitness app Strava has snapped up Runna, a London-based coaching startup backed by Olympic athletes. Strava entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Runna on Thursday with the goal of creating the world’s biggest fitness app – figures from Statista rank Strava second in the world by revenue, behind MyFitnessPal. Founded in 2020 ...
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It may have been decades since you last heard the crunching screeches of connecting with dial-up Internet, but AOL said it will discontinue its dial-up service on September 30, officially marking the end of an era in Internet history. As first spotted by PC Gamer, AOL made the surprising announcement in a post buried in its AOL Help pages. Along with the dial-up service, AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield... Read more ›
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Microsoft has "assured players that Turn 10 and Playground Games will continue to support Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon 5". Read more Read more ›
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Joshua Webley and his wife got married this month. Most of his guests at the wedding were friends he met through the Expats Club in Kuala Lumpur. Read more ›
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AI is already powerful enough to replace millions of jobs. The only thing stopping the mass layoffs isn't technology. It's that no CEO wants to be the first one to face the political firestorm. Read more ›
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Apple is testing a revamped version of Siri with select third-party apps, including Uber, AllTrails, Threads, Temu, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, and a few games, according to the latest word from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Apple also continues to test the new Siri with its own apps, he said. Apple's own example was an iPhone user asking Siri about their mother's flight and lunch reservation plans based on info retrieved from... Read more ›
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Linux creator Linus Torvalds has publicly dismissed a RISC-V code contribution from a Google engineer as 'garbage.' Read more ›
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After disastrous sales and crashing resale values, the cheapest version of Tesla's sci-fi pickup suddenly has a multi-week wait time. Is this the start of a comeback or just a last-gasp buying frenzy? Read more ›
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Since 2023 the Python Software Foundation has had a Security Developer-in-Residence (sponsored by the Open Source Security Foundation's vulnerability-finding "Alpha-Omega" project). And he's just published a new 11-page white paper about open source's "phantom dependencies" problem — suggesting a way to solve it. "Phantom" dependencies aren't tracked with packaging metadata, manifests, or lock files, which makes them "not discoverable" by tools like vulnerability scanners or compliance and policy tools. S Read more ›
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Imagine this. Lightning sparks a wildfire, but "within seconds, a satellite dish swirling overhead picks up on the anomaly and triggers an alarm," writes the Los Angeles Times. "An autonomous helicopter takes flight and zooms toward the fire, using sensors to locate the blaze and AI to generate a plan of attack. It measures the wind speed and fire movement, communicating constantly with the unmanned helicopter behind it, and the... Read more ›
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It was long rumored that Apple would release the first MacBook Pro models with OLED displays next year, but that timeframe is a little less certain now. In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said he expects the MacBook Pro to gain an OLED display "between the end of 2026 and early 2027." Compared to current MacBook Pro models with LCD screens, benefits of OLED technology would include... Read more ›
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Mo Gawdat thinks the next 12-15 years will be dark, not because of robots but because of our own “stupidity.” Read more ›
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"What happens when cybercriminals stop thinking small and start thinking like a Fortune 500 company?" asks a blog post from Koi Security. "You get GreedyBear, the attack group that just redefined industrial-scale crypto theft." "150 weaponized Firefox extensions [impersonating popular cryptocurrency wallets like MetaMask and TronLink]. Nearly 500 malicious executables. Dozens of phishing websites. One coordinated attack infrastructure. According to user reports, over $1 million stolen." They upload 5-7 i Read more ›
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Every charge cycle takes a tiny toll on your iPhone's battery health. Here's how regular use slowly wears it down over the years. Read more ›
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If you've been wondering just how Battlefield 6's Secure Boot requirement and anti-cheat system Javelin have been holding up during Battlefield 6's gargantuan open beta test, AC from EA's Anti-Cheat team has revealed that during the Open Beta alone, Javelin has blocked over 300,000 attempted cheat efforts and reviewed 100K+ potential cheaters. Read more Read more ›
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"It sounds like science fiction: a spacecraft, no heavier than a paperclip, propelled by a laser beam," writes this report from ScienceDaily, "and hurtling through space at the speed of light toward a black hole, on a mission to probe the very fabric of space and time and test the laws of physics." "But to astrophysicist and black hole expert Cosimo Bambi, the idea is not so far-fetched." Reporting in... Read more ›
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A social media account linked to China state media says that users should avoid Nvidia chips. Read more ›
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Hopefully 'Avengers: Doomsday' does like 'X-Men '97' and lets Cyclops be cool and right when he's on screen. Read more ›
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"You can learn from everywhere, but you have to do it from scratch," ChatGPT's Nick Turley said. "That trait tends to make someone effective at OpenAI." Read more ›
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UK signups for the virtual private network (VPN) service Proton surged by almost 2,000% in the immediate hours following the enforcement of age restriction requirements under the Online Safety Act. On 25 July, sites hosting digital content deemed inappropriate for children were required by UK law to enact strict age verification requirements for users in ... Read more ›
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The cloud services industry could receive a major regulatory shakeup as the UK competition watchdog has claimed Microsoft and Amazon hold a disproportionate share of the market. Following a two-year investigation into the industry, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded that competition in cloud services is “not working well”, due in part to ... Read more ›
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Analytical reasoning and creativity are among the skills most required for successfully integrating AI into your work, according to new research from upskilling platform Multiverse. Amid concerns that an over-reliance on generative AI technology can reduce critical thinking, Multiverse, the edtech unicorn founded by Euan Blair, son of former prime minister Tony Blair, conducted research ... Read more ›
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London AI group Nesti has launched an AI assistant for the real estate industry in an early step toward launching a fully conversational platform for estate agents by the end of the year. Nesti.Chat has been designed for use by estate and letting agents. According to the company, it can handle enquiries, qualify leads, book ... Read more ›
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The UK risks “falling behind” on its ambitions to incorporate stablecoin technology into the economy amid rising competition from overseas, a leading industry body has warned. Inaction in firmly legislating the cryptoasset sector has led to a “growing disconnect” between previous pledges by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to drive forward developments in blockchain technology and the ... Read more ›
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Ecommerce conglomerate Debenhams Group has launched an AI Skills Academy as part of a push to integrate the technology into its business. The group behind digital shopping brands such as Debenhams, PrettyLittleThing and Boohoo, has partnered with edtech unicorn Multiverse to expand the AI skills of its workforce. The skills academy has been backed by ... Read more ›
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London could be on track to “overtake San Francisco in the AI era”, according to Onfido and Quench founder Husayn Kassai, as advancements in the technology reduce financial barriers. In a post on LinkedIn, Kassai, who has been working in AI for over a decade, claimed that “London has been overlooked” and contains all the ... Read more ›
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This week’s podcast guest is Robin Heap, founder and CEO of Zest, who discusses how the cultural perception of electric vehicles has radically changed over the years, the massive growth in the UK electric car market and why the road to full electrification requires a great deal more effort from automotive firms, policymakers and consumers. ... Read more ›
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Skyrora has been granted a launch licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), a major win as it works to become the first UK company to manufacture and launch a rocket into space from British soil. The Scottish rocket manufacturer has tall ambitions to support the sovereign launch capabilities of the UK, allowing access ... Read more ›
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Approov, an Edinburgh-based mobile app and API security company, has secured a £5m Series A investment to meet the rising threats facing cybersecurity. The group will use the new funds to expand its research and development team as AI presents new opportunities for cyber threats. Approov is most known for its app attestation system, used ... Read more ›
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