AI firm ASI Data Science raises £1.5m investment with backing from Skype founding engineer November 6, 2016 Jaan Tallinn, one of the men behind Skype, has backed a London firm that trains computer scientists in using artificial intelligence (AI). According to the Sunday Times, ASI Data Science, which works with the likes of easyJet and the BBC, has landed £1.5m of new investment, with LocalGlobe another backer. LocalGlobe was set up by [...]
No ****: Scientists have identified the swearier sex November 6, 2016 Swear like a sailor? You're not alone. But if you're effing and blinding, it's more likely that you're a woman. Scientists have found that females are flinging around the F word more than males, making women the swearier sex. And the way we swear has drastically changed in the past twenty years, in fact, with men dialling [...]
Watch out Siri? Samsung’s next phone will have an AI assistant November 6, 2016 Samsung is following the lead of Apple and Google, revealing it will add a Siri-like personal assistant to its newest smartphone, the Galaxy S8. It's the first time a Samsung phone will have the feature and follows the tech company's acquisition of San-Francisco artificial intelligence startup Viv Labs last month. The open platform will let others [...]
Tesco Bank alerts thousands of customers to potential fraud November 6, 2016 Tesco Bank has notified thousands of customers that they may have been targeted by fraudsters. The supermarket-owned bank said it has identified "suspicious activity" via its fraud prevention systems on Saturday and is taking action as a precautionary measure. "We are sorry for the inconvenience we know this causes, however we want to do everything we [...]
Researchers have discovered why we can’t resist the latest tech upgrades November 6, 2016 Ever wondered why your rationality goes out the window as soon as the new MacBook or iPhone 7 is announced, and you just have to have it? Even when its latest features seem a little odd (who needs a boring old USB port anyway?) or you run the risk of buying something that might spontaneously [...]
Samsung’s in a spin: Now it has to recall nearly three million washing machines November 4, 2016 Things have gone from bad to quite a bit worse for Samsung. It had only just cut profit forecasts by a third after the much-hyped launch of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 ended in a mass recall (and some spontaneous explosions). Now it's had to recall about 2.8m top-load washing machines in the US, following reports [...]
Here are three very tiny gadgets small enough to potentially one day accidentally swallow November 4, 2016 Skeye Nano 2 FPV Drone £109, trndlabs.com Selfie-sticks are terrible inventions, requiring you to balance your precious phone on the end of a rickety old bit of rod while you and your friends desperately huddle together like animals. It’s an inelegant solution, which is why TRNDlabs created the world’s first selfie drone, a tiny orange [...]
Titanfall 2 review: Giant robots fighting one another has never been this fun November 4, 2016 Titanfall is a futuristic, multiplayer shooter about hyper-gymnastic soldiers who can perform cool parkour stunts, running along walls and leaping between buildings like well-armed squirrels. They’ve also got giant mechs: armoured walking tanks that they frequently use to pummel one another to death. While this sequel’s colourful and vibrant sci-fi setting feels fresh against the [...]
Tandem is go: Another digital challenger bank has opened its doors November 4, 2016 Tandem, one of a handful of the UK’s digital challenger banks hoping to give the big four a run for their money is opening its doors for business, City A.M. can exclusively reveal. The Tandem mobile banking app will begin rolling out from today to those who have already signed up, with ambitious plans to make [...]
SoftBank confirms creation of 1,700 UK jobs as part of £24bn Arm takeover November 3, 2016 Japan’s SoftBank will create more than 1,700 UK jobs at Cambridge-based electronic chip maker Arm following its £24bn takeover of the company. Under the terms of the deal, SoftBank will at least double the UK headcount of Arm within five years. Read more: UK tech investors are incredibly happy about Softbank's $100bn fund The Japanese lender [...]