Technology
Snap boss wary of users treating his new chatbot as a friend
Every Snapchat user now has access to an AI-powered bot that, for now, has a limited memory but is improving.
- by Nick Bonyhady
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Phones
USB-C, periscope camera, solid buttons: iPhone 15 rumours heat up
With the next iPhone six months out and manufacturing kicking into gear, leaks and rumours are starting to build a picture of what to expect from Apple.
- by Tim Biggs
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AI
Elon Musk’s ‘TruthGPT’ may have a very narrow definition of truth
After publicly opposing AI chatbot development, Elon Musk may launch his own product. Thankfully, he believes it would be “unlikely to annihilate humans”.
- by Tim Biggs
Snapchat, the quirky little brother of social media, grows up in influencer chase
The company’s figures show rapid growth in India, the world’s most populous market and one that has banned one of Snapchat’s key competitors: TikTok.
- by Nick Bonyhady
$1.8b Australian start-up denies Instagram change makes it redundant
Linktree boss Alex Zaccaria says his social media company is much more than just a list of links and is here to stay.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Elon Musk says he’ll create ‘TruthGPT’ to counter AI ‘bias’
Elon Musk is again sounding warning bells on the dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity — and claiming that popular chatbot ChatGPT has a liberal bias that he plans to counter with his own AI creation.
- by The Associated Press
Is your smart car spying on you while you drive?
As the world wakes up to exactly what your car’s onboard cameras can capture and beam back to their makers, a wider fear has arisen.
- by Gareth Corfield
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Space
With 24 minutes of oxygen left on the space station, Mike had two choices. Neither was good
Mike Foale once commanded the International Space Station, a model for peace in space. Now nations want stations of their own. Why? And what’s it like to live off Earth?
- by Sherryn Groch
E-readers now not only replace your bookshelf, but your notebooks too
The Kobo Elipsa 2E is the first truly great e-notepad, letting you create whole pads of scribbling or mark up books and documents.
- by Tim Biggs
First-look at upcoming video game Immortals of Aveum
EA Originals and Ascendant Studios have finally revealed their brand-new game Immortals of Aveum. This first-person single player magic-shooter is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on July 20.
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Retail
Coles to put 500 plus stores on Uber Eats in major gig economy expansion
The partnership will allow gig-economy workers, with no right to a minimum wage, to undertake key tasks, including picking and packing orders, for one of the country’s largest grocery retailers.
- by Nick Bonyhady