EU tells Apple to ‘open gates’ to competitors

Sep27
by on September 27, 2023 at 3:27 pm
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After lobbying against it for years, Apple was recently forced to make a change it didn’t want to make. To comply with the EU’s new rules on standardising mobile chargers, the tech giant has ditched its Lightning charging cable for a USB-C wire. Now, Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market, is asking the company to take a step further. That is, “opening up gates to competitors,” he tweeted, following a meeting with Apple’s Tim Cook on Tuesday. Together with Apple’s CEO @tim_cook 🍏 “Only one” — making cable clutter a thing of the past 🔌 Next: opening up gates to…

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German energy giant tests power-generating kite at new facility in Ireland

Sep26
by on September 26, 2023 at 3:07 pm
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German energy giant RWE has put a new airborne wind test facility in Ireland to work for the first time, as it explores alternative forms of green electricity.  The experimental technology was developed by Dutch startup Kitepower. It connects a large kite to a generator with an ultra-strong rope, generating electricity as the kite goes up in altitude. “Kitepower, as the name suggests, uses a large kite structure with a hybrid inflatable and fixed fibreglass skeleton to hold the kite open. It has a wingspan of 60 square metres and weighs only 80kg, including the Kite Control and sensor unit,”…

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Bioniq taps big data algorithms to make supplements bespoke

Sep25
by on September 25, 2023 at 2:40 pm
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London-based startup Bioniq, which creates hyper-personalised supplements for its customers — who range from pro athletes to regular people on the quest for longer life — has gone global. Founded in 2019, Bioniq leverages a patented algorithm based on blood test data from more than 40,000 people across 4 million biochemical data points to create a supplement regime tailor-made to your body and health goals.  “STOP GUESSING which mass-made supplements to take. None are meant for you,” it exclaims on its website.  The company was founded by former German national team basketball player Vadim Fedotov and Dr Konstantin Karuzin, a…

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Virtual influencers: meet the AI-generated figures posing as your new online friends

Sep22
by on September 22, 2023 at 1:31 pm
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The future of influence is here: a digital avatar that captivates millions of adoring fans while offering unparalleled customisation and round-the-clock availability. Virtual influencers are transforming the way content is created, consumed and marketed online. They represent an electrifying dance between cutting-edge technology and our desire for connection. But, at the same time, they are yet another product being peddled by marketers that want our money. Upon close inspection, we can see the risks that emerge with these blurred realities. What are virtual influencers? While virtual influencers aren’t a particularly new concept – virtual Japanese popstar Kyoko Date has been…

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Poland investigates ChatGPT after alleged data privacy breach

Sep22
by on September 22, 2023 at 12:45 pm
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Poland’s data protection watchdog is investigating OpenAI’s ChatGPT after an unnamed complainant accused the company of GDPR breaches. “The case concerns the violation of many provisions on the protection of personal data, which is why we will ask OpenAI to answer a number of questions in order to thoroughly conduct the administrative proceedings,” said Jan Nowak, president of the country’s Personal Data Protection Office (UODO). He added that “these aren’t the first doubts” about the AI tool’s compliance with European principles of data privacy and security. According to the UODO, the accusations are structured around “unlawful and unreliable” data processing…

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