Tech Tip – Split
If you’d like to be even more productive and be able to multi-task while using your iPhone or iPad, the ‘Split’ web browser app allows you to run two browser tabs side by side. (more…)
Grammar Correction Capabilities For Gmail and G Suite
Google has announced that it is rolling out new real-time, AI-powered spelling and grammar correction capabilities for G Suite users and personal Gmail accounts. (more…)
Audible’s ‘Captions’ Subtitles Feature Attracts Lawsuit From Publishers
The Amazon-owned producer of spoken audio entertainment ‘Audible’ is facing a lawsuit from the Association of American Publishers (AAP) on the grounds that its new “Audible Captions” speech-to-text subtitles feature may violate copyright law. (more…)
Video Labelling Causes Problems
Google has already been criticised by some for not calling out China over disinformation about Hong Kong, but despite disabling 210 YouTube channels with suspected Chinese state links, Google’s new move to label Hong Kong YouTube videos hasn’t gone down well. (more…)
No Leather, Jeans, Hard Surfaces, Other Credit Cards or Magnets – Warning for Apple Card
Just as the new ‘Apple Card’ is launched in the US, Apple has listed several surfaces and materials that could damage and discolour the coated titanium card – including denim and leather. (more…)
Four-Year Lifespan For Self-Driving Cars
As large car manufacturers seek to reinvent themselves as ‘mobility companies’ in an effort to compete for global leadership in the growing autonomous driving sector, a Ford Executive has predicted that self-driving cars will only last four years.
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Tech Tip – Gallery Go
If you’ve been looking for a good gallery app for Android, Google has created an offline and compact, lite version of Google Photos that is uncluttered and easy to use. (more…)
Apple Launches ‘Apple Card’
Apple has launched its ‘Apple Card’ in the US in partnership with Goldman Sachs and with processing by Mastercard. (more…)
Robot Tuck Shops About To Hit U.S. College Campuses
San Francisco-based start-up, Starship Technologies, has announced that it will be putting food delivery robots that respond to phone app orders on 100 U.S. university campuses in the next 24 months. (more…)
Facial Recognition at King’s Cross Prompts ICO Investigation
The UK’s data protection watchdog (the Information Commissioner’s Office i.e. the ICO) has said that it will be investigating the use of facial recognition cameras at King’s Cross by Property Development Company Argent. (more…)
