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Is small the new big?

[ad_1] Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorAFP via Getty ImagesLarge numbers of vast data centres continue to be build around the worldOne day the mighty data centre could be toppled into obsolescence by the humble smartphone, said Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas on a recent podcast.Speaking to host Prakhar Gupta, the AI chief argued that people will eventually use powerful, personalised AI tools that will be able to run on the hardware already inside
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Thousands of Monzo bank customers report app outage

[ad_1] Thousands of Monzo customers have reported having difficulties accessing the bank's mobile app.Platform outage monitor Downdetector saw more than 4,000 reports from users complaining of problems on Thursday afternoon.The company has acknowledged "experiencing an issue" with its app - a web page displaying the status of Monzo services says the firm is "continuing to investigate this issue".A Monzo spokesperson said it had activated a back-up banking service which meant
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Apple turns to Google to power AI upgrade for Siri

[ad_1] Improvements to a number of Apple services - including a more personalised version of its virtual assistant, Siri - are to be powered with AI provided by Google.The tech giants have announced a "multi-year collaboration" which will see the iPhone-maker base some of its key tech on Google's Gemini AI models.In a joint statement, the two firms said the partnership would unlock "innovative new experiences" for Apple users.However, experts
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What a new law and an investigation could mean for Grok AI deepfakes

[ad_1] Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorBBCOne of these images is a real photo, while the other two have been digitally altered by Grok to change what I'm wearing. Can you tell which is real?Here's me, at the end of a pier in Dorset in the summer.Two of these images were generated using the artificial intelligence tool Grok, which is free to use and belongs to Elon Musk.It's pretty convincing. I've never worn
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UK to bring into force law this week to tackle Grok AI deepfakes

[ad_1] The UK will bring into force a law which will make it illegal to create non-consensual intimate images, following widespread concerns over Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot.The Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said the law would make it illegal for companies to supply the tools designed to create such images.Speaking to the Commons, Kendall said AI-generated pictures of women and children in states of undress, created without a person's consent,
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Instagram denies breach after users receive password reset emails

[ad_1] Joe Tidy,Cyber correspondentandLiv McMahon,Technology reporterGetty ImagesInstagram has denied it has been victim to a data breach after many users received emails prompting them to reset their password.The firm said it had resolved a problem which allowed "an external party" to get the social media platform to send out legitimate password reset requests to users.Instagram said there had been no breach of its systems, and told users their accounts were
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Malaysia and Indonesia block X chatbot over sexually explicit deepfakes

[ad_1] Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok over its ability to produce sexually explicit deepfakes.Grok, a tool on Musk's X platform, allows users to generate images. In recent weeks however, it has been used to edit images of real people to show them in revealing outfits.The South East Asian countries said Grok could be used to produce pornographic and non-consensual images involving
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Is this the year domestic robots come in our homes?

[ad_1] BBCNEO the domestic robot is launching to customers this yearThe idea of having a friendly robot butler that can do all the dull duties of running a home has existed for decades.But now, thanks to AI, it's genuinely happening and this year the first truly multi-purpose domestic bots will start to enter homes.In Silicon Valley, they're being trained at speed to fold laundry, load the dishwasher, and clean up