Month: May 2024

Technology

Google to refine AI-generated search summaries in response to bizarre results

After new feature tells people to eat rocks or add glue to pizza sauce, company…

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Technology

CMA to investigate £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money by Nationwide

Watchdog opens first stage of merger process to examine whether deal would lead to less…

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AI

NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchip Accelerates Murex MX.3 Analytics Performance, Reduces Power Consumption

After the 2008 financial crisis and increased risk-management regulations that followed, Pierre Spatz anticipated banks…

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Santander customers’ private data put up for sale for $2m by hackers

ShinyHunters stole information including bank and credit card numbers, as well as staff HR details…

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Technology

A new AI service allows viewers to create TV shows. Are we doomed?

Showrunner will let users generate episodes with prompts, which could be an alarming next step…

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Technology

He found the American Dream on China’s TikTok. The reality was more complicated

Videos on Douyin give people step-by-step instructions on how to get to the US –…

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Technology

Thames Water tells hundreds of Surrey households not to drink tap water

Company tells Bramley residents that tests have indicated ‘possible deterioration in quality’ after historical fuel…

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UK house prices return to growth as market ‘shows signs of resilience’

Rate more than doubles to 1.3% in May and average property price rises to £264,249,…

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Technology

Homes for sale in England and Wales with a kitchen garden – in pictures

From a historic Grade II-listed Welsh farmhouse to newbuild London flats with shared allotment beds…

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Technology

Can heat pumps be installed in older properties?

Critics claim the technology is best suited to newbuilds – but studies reveal success with…

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