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The UK’s financial regulator will focus more on cyber security, defence and technology amid rising threats. Addressing top figures from the City of London this week, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s chief executive Nikhil Rathi said his regulatory body had to direct its role of monitoring financial services in support of national security. “Conflict today ...
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Pebble just announced the Index 01, a smart ring for recording thoughts. It's a little ring with a built-in microphone and that's about it. The Index 01 is almost anti-tech in its simplicity. There's no needless AI component shoehorned in, aside from speech-to-text. It's a ring with a microphone that you whisper ideas into and I want one. Here's how it works. You get an idea while walking down the... Read more ›
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David Sacks said the Trump administration's effort to restrict state AI regulation won't "force communities to host data centers they don't want." Read more ›
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Video game workers from multiple unions across Europe have released a joint statement pledging a "united front" against industry exploitation. Read more Read more ›
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These British slang words will leave anyone outside the UK scratching their heads. Learn quirky British phrases and how to use them like a local. Read more ›
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Spotify is finally letting the United States join its music video party. Music Videos have started rolling out in beta today to Premium users across the US and Canada, offering not only official artist videos but also new formats like live performances and covers. Music Videos first arrived last year in 11 countries, but the United States wasn't one of them. The reason for that was simple — Spotify simply... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in 2000 that became a key defense for Monsanto's claim that Roundup herbicide and its active ingredient glyphosate don't cause cancer. Martin van den Berg, the journal's editor in chief, said in a note accompanying the retraction that he had taken the step because of "serious ethical... Read more ›
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Solid evidence points to Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 powering the Ultra across all regions. Read more ›
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The Coinbase-backed feature, first announced in July, lets PNC clients buy, sell and hold bitcoin directly in their digital banking accounts. Read more ›
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When someone asks me for gadget buying advice, I normally tell them to stick with their current device. In 2025, most new tech products aren't a worthwhile upgrade over even something that was released a few years ago — and with the price of everything going up, that new iPhone can wait. But things aren't normal right now. On December 3, The Wall Street Journal reported memory manufacturer Micron would... Read more ›
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Microsoft Excel, the 40-year-old spreadsheet application that helped establish personal computers as essential workplace tools and contributed to Microsoft's current valuation of nearly $4 trillion, has weathered both the rise of cloud computing and the current AI boom largely unscathed. In its most recent quarter, commercial revenue for Microsoft 365 -- the bundle including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint -- increased 17% year over year, and consumer revenue rose 28%. The... Read more ›
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It’s the end of another year, so it’s time for the Engadget staff to compile a list of the year’s biggest losers. We scour over articles from the previous 12 months to determine the people, companies, products and trends that made our lives worse over the course of the year. Some selections may be so pervasive they actually make our list of biggest winners. But, for the most part, we’re... Read more ›
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As a longtime employee, I think the Shark CryoGlow mask and Yankee candle set are some of the best things to get at Costco as holiday gifts this year. Read more ›
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Trump announced a proposed settlement to end the SAVE student-loan repayment plan. Borrowers would resume payments "in the coming weeks." Read more ›
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The British Airways flight returned to Edinburgh an hour after takeoff due to a "technical issue," forcing other flights to divert as well. Read more ›
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Since taking office, San Francisco’s mayor has been on a quest to revitalize the city and increase public safety. He’s also kept the National Guard out—with a little help from some very powerful friends. Read more ›
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The auto conglomerate, which owns Jeep and Ram, confirmed that it would bring the Fiat Topolino — a 2.5-meter-long electric tiny car — to the US. Read more ›
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Trump said he wants to "do what's right" in the media war brewing between Netflix, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Read more ›
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Climate impact specialist investor Elbow Beach will be working with clean tech founders from Imperial College London as part of a joint programme to advance the sector. The partnership will see the investment firm work with the Grantham Institute, a climate change focused research facility at the university and the Dyson School of Design and ... Read more ›
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British trade organisation the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) has claimed that the UK will lose the global AI race without “urgent action” to increase the country’s nuclear capacity. In a new report the NIA found that the electricity demand from UK data centres is set to increase by more than fivefold by 2030, driven by ... Read more ›
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Modo Energy, a tech firm building software to value electrification assets, is planning to rapidly expand its business off the back of a £25m Series B investment. Currently operating in five markets, Modo Energy plans to expand to 20 after securing its lates capital injection. The firm is developing AI-powered software systems to assign valuations ... Read more ›
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The UK finance watchdog has announced it is working with major firms to test artificial intelligence (AI) technologies safely to better understand the potential risks and benefits. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Wednesday it has launched the AI Live Testing initiative, a first of its kind scheme in the finance sector to help ... Read more ›
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UK-based smartphone challenger firm Nothing has launched a “community investment round” targeting $5m (£3.8m) offering the chance for users to invest in the company. Nothing secured a $1.3bn valuation in September off the back of a $200m Series C round led by Tiger Capital. The company is now looking to deepen the involvement of its ... Read more ›
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Searchable, a London-based startup that works with brands to improve visibility in the age of AI search engines, has raised $4m (£3.1m) in seed funding. The startup was launched in response to efforts from companies like Google and OpenAI, which have been integrating AI heavily into traditional web searching. For years brands have practiced the ... Read more ›
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The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has launched a cyber runway scheme in partnership with Plexal to use SMEs to bolster the digital defence of UK critical national infrastructure (CNI). The Cyber Runway CNI programme, in accordance with September’s Cyber Action Growth Plan, will see SMEs contribute capabilities towards strengthening the defence of ... Read more ›
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Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has called on the regulator Ofcom to take “immediate action” to protect children from the dangerous elements of AI chatbots. Kendall told parliament on Wednesday evening that the regulator must use its existing powers to ensure AI chatbots are safe children, amid growing concern in the Tech Department about the dangers ... Read more ›
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There was a significant amount of noise around potential tax changes in the lead up to the Autumn Budget, so now that it is behind us, what do the announcements mean for the technology industry? Our recent survey to technology leaders found 76% of businesses felt confident that their business will grow under the current ... Read more ›
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The infrastructure and technology to enforce an under-16s social media ban is working and in place, according to London-based digital ID group Yoti. Ahead of the enforcement of the under-16s social media ban in Australia, set for 10 December, Yoti assured UKTN that the technology behind the bold move “works at scale”, amid speculation that similar actions ... Read more ›
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