Technology

February 25, 2025

Historic visual effects studio Technicolor collapses in UK

Technicolor, the visual effects (VFX) group which has worked on films ranging from Disney's 1940 classic Pinocchio to 2024 blockbuster Mufasa The Lion King, has collapsed into administration in the UK.

February 25, 2025

We gave an AI a Rorschach test. What it saw in the inkblots offers a window into the human mind

Rorschach tests play with the human imagination and our mind's ability to impart meaning onto the world around us – but what does AI see in them?

February 25, 2025

Assassin’s Creed maker confirms leaked game footage is real

The makers of Assassin's Creed Shadows - the forthcoming entry in one of video gaming's biggest franchises - have confirmed footage leaked online is real

Artificial Intelligence

February 20, 2025

AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years 1 hour ago

A complex problem that took microbiologists a decade to get to the bottom of has been solved in just two days by a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool. Professor José R Penadés and his team at Imperial College London had spent years working out and proving why some superbugs are immune to antibiotics. He gave […]

February 20, 2025

Argentina’s President Milei denies crypto fraud allegations

Argentine President Javier Milei has denied promoting a newly launched cryptocurrency which collapsed shortly after he mentioned it in a social media post on Friday. The cryptocoin $Libra quickly rose in value before nosediving, causing severe losses for the majority of people who had invested in it. A judge will now determine if the president […]

February 20, 2025

Powerful quantum computers in years not decades, says Microsoft

Microsoft has unveiled a new chip called Majorana 1 that it says will enable the creation of quantum computers able to solve “meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years, not decades”. It is the latest development in quantum computing – tech which uses principles of particle physics to create a new type of computer able to solve […]

February 20, 2025

Apple gambles on new iPhone with AI features at lower cost

Apple has announced a new iPhone which brings artificial intelligence (AI) features at a lower cost than its flagship handsets. The iPhone 16e has the same processor as the more expensive iPhone 16, Apple said, with similar storage options, though a lower spec elsewhere, including fewer cameras. Apple has been struggling to find a new […]

February 19, 2025

DeepSeek hasn’t just disrupted OpenAI. Chinese tech giants are being upended too

DeepSeek’s advances have roiled global stock markets and AI players. Now, its influence is spreading quickly at home, with some of China’s biggest tech companies, many of which had been developing their own chatbots, racing to incorporate the open-source model into their own services. In early February telecoms giant Huawei said it would run DeepSeek […]

February 19, 2025

A Chinese EV giant is now offering free driver assistance tech on cars under $10,000

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has added an advanced driver-assistance system for most of its models at no additional cost, catapulting its shares to a record high. Chinese customers can now experience the carmaker’s proprietary “God’s Eye” driver-assistance system in models that cost as little as 69,800 yuan ($9,555). Analysts said the move could further […]

Social Media

February 25, 2025

Historic visual effects studio Technicolor collapses in UK

Technicolor, the visual effects (VFX) group which has worked on films ranging from Disney's 1940 classic Pinocchio to 2024 blockbuster Mufasa The Lion King, has collapsed into administration in the UK.

February 25, 2025

We gave an AI a Rorschach test. What it saw in the inkblots offers a window into the human mind

Rorschach tests play with the human imagination and our mind's ability to impart meaning onto the world around us – but what does AI see in them?

February 25, 2025

Assassin’s Creed maker confirms leaked game footage is real

The makers of Assassin's Creed Shadows - the forthcoming entry in one of video gaming's biggest franchises - have confirmed footage leaked online is real