Facebook and Messenger to automatically encrypt messages
All Facebook and Messenger chats will be encrypted automatically, parent company Meta has announced. Messages and calls protected by end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) can be read only by the sender and recipient. It has been possible to opt in to encrypted messages for years, but now it will become the default position. Critics, including the UK government […]
ChatGPT builder helps create scam and hack campaigns
A ChatGPT feature allowing users to easily build their own artificial-intelligence assistants can be used to create tools for cyber-crime, a BBC News investigation has revealed. OpenAI launched it last month, so users could build customised versions of ChatGPT “for almost anything”. Now, BBC News has used it to create a generative pre-trained transformer that […]
Meta OKs deleting Threads without losing Instagram
Changes are being rolled out to the Threads app that will enable users to delete their account while keeping the linked Instagram account. An Instagram account is required to sign up to the Twitter-like app, but users were frustrated that it was impossible to delete Threads alone. Instagram boss Adam Mosseri revealed the change in […]
Musk says his new AI chatbot has ‘a little humour’
Elon Musk has launched an AI chatbot called Grok on his social media site X, formerly Twitter, but so far it is only available to selected users. “In some important respects, it is the best that currently exists,” he posted on X, before its release. Mr Musk boasted that Grok “loves sarcasm” and would answer […]
Apple sales dip again despite iPhone boost
Apple sales have continued to fall, despite strong demand for its iPhones and services like streaming platform Apple TV+. The tech giant says revenues dipped 1% to $89.5bn (£73.3bn) in the three months to 30 September when compared with the same period last year. Sales of its Mac computers and iPads struggled after a post-lockdown […]
Killer robots and work-free lives – Sunak quizzes Musk on AI future
Deadly robots that can climb trees, AI friends and a work-less future were among the topics as Rishi Sunak sat down with Elon Musk. The prime minister held a highly unusual “in conversation” event with the billionaire X and Tesla owner at the end of this week’s summit on artificial intelligence. Throughout the wide-ranging and […]
AI Summit: Elon Musk thinks some would put planet before people
Elon Musk has warned that artificial intelligence (AI), if programmed by people in the “environmental movement”, may lead to the extinction of humanity. Appearing on comedian Joe Rogan’s podcast on Tuesday, he said some people would use the tech to protect the planet by ending human life. He was speaking ahead of the UK’s AI […]
Elon Musk expected to attend AI summit in UK
Elon Musk is expected to attend a global summit on artificial intelligence in the UK this week. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he would do a live interview with the tech billionaire after Thursday’s event. The summit, at Bletchley Park, hopes to bring together AI experts and global leaders to discuss the potential risks […]
Embracing IT no longer a choice but a necessity – President Ranil
Embracing Information Technology (IT) is no longer a choice but a necessity, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, emphasizing the paramount significance of digital transformation in securing Sri Lanka’s economic prosperity. The Head of State made these remarks while addressing the National ICT Awards NBQSA 2023 held in Colombo on Wednesday (Oct. 25), the President’s Media […]
Manchester University claims huge drone record
Engineers at the University of Manchester have flown what they claim may be the biggest unmanned quadcopter drone yet built. The university says it is unaware of a bigger unmanned quadcopter, but there is no independent verification of the record. As the name suggests, quadcopters are drones with four propellers. The drone is made from […]