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Here, we look at how the Data Use and Access Bill is poised to reshape how our personal data is handled in the UK and we also review the significant changes it will bring, with implications for the NHS and beyond.  What Is the Data Use and Access Bill?  Introduced as a cornerstone of the…

With many tech giants now using ‘open’ as in ‘open source’ as a marketing term, we look at what the issues around this are, why it needs to be discouraged, and how this can be achieved. What is Open Source? To understand the question about ‘open washing’, it’s important to understand what real open source…

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has revealed a new plan to combat the growing number of fake investment scheme celebrity scam ads by using facial recognition technology to weed them out.  What’s the Problem?  Fake ads featuring celebrities, known as “celeb-bait” scams by Meta, have become a plague on social media platforms in recent…

Anthropic has unveiled an upgraded AI assistant, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, that can understand and interact with any desktop application in a human-like way, perhaps marking a new era of cross-platform automation and efficiency for businesses.  Anthropic?  Anthropic is an AI safety and research company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers, including siblings Dario and…

Former US President Donald Trump has claimed that Apple CEO Tim Cook recently called him to voice frustrations over financial penalties imposed by the European Union (EU) on the tech giant. According to Mr Trump, Cook is alarmed by the EU’s regulatory approach, including a significant tax penalty and other fines affecting Apple’s operations within…

Following OpenAI’s Sam Altman recently renaming his Worldcoin project simply ‘World,’ we take a look at World’s iris-scanning technology, what it’s for, its potential benefits, and its possible drawbacks.  World – Providing ‘Proof of Personhood’  In an age where AI now appears to be blurring the lines between human and machine interaction, the ability to…

In this tech insight, we look at how WhatsApp currently makes money, explore potential reasons why it might introduce charges in the future, compare its revenue model with competing messaging apps, and analyse the possible impact the introduction of any changes could have.  Currently A Free, Seamless Messaging Service (For Personal Users)  First introduced in…

OpenAI has announced that it is launching a test version of a dedicated Windows app for its popular chatbot ChatGPT. Announcement On October 17, OpenAI announced on X that: “Today, ChatGPT Plus, Enterprise, Team, and Edu users can start testing an early version of the Windows desktop app.” This is a major step in making OpenAI’s…

With recent research showing that Smartphones harbour 10 times more bacteria than a toilet seat and that 74 per cent of us admit to bringing it to bed, scientists are warning that bringing a phone to bed can be hazardous to your health.   Harmful Bacteria On Your Phone  A study from the University of…