Don’t take AI on a Valentine’s Day date – there’s a hefty bill to pay that you’d never expect

Being single on Valentine's Day can be depressing, but finding solace in conversations with an AI assistant is no less so. Not only do they lack a personality, but their…

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Shut it all down? Microsoft research suggests AI usage is making us feel dumber – but you don’t need to panic yet

Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University published research that says AI is causing “the deterioration of cognitive faculties”The study involved 319 people who use AI tools at work at least once…

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After China and UAE, UK is getting a taste of 50G internet, but we don’t know when it will be rolled out

UK joins China and UAE in global race for hyperfast broadbandOpenreach and Nokia show how fibre networks can scale from 10G today to 50GTelemedicine and AI-driven healthcare will benefit from…

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Meta can turn your thoughts into words typed on a screen if you don’t mind lugging a machine the size of a room around

Meta is testing a machine that decodes brain signals into words typed into a computer.The brain-typing system is up to 80% accurate but nowhere near practical.The machine is a half-ton,…

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Don’t worry about the Nintendo Switch 2 price, Nintendo says it will follow the ‘affordable prices customers expect’

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa says rising inflation and the exchange rate will play a role in the Switch 2's priceThe company is also taking "affordable prices customers expect" into considerationThe…

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If you loved Hacks, don’t miss this sleeper-hit sitcom that’s 97% positive on Rotten Tomatoes

I have to admit I was a latecomer to Hacks, the multi-award-winning comedy-drama that stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder as a world-famous stand-up comedian and her assistant / aspiring…

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