Spotify Trims Workforce by 17%, Shares Surge Following Announcement

Dec 05, 2023 09:38 am UTC| Business Technology

Spotify is terminating 17% of its workforce, which is equivalent to 1,500 jobs. This latest layoff is the third to hit the company this year. The Swedish music streaming provider revealed the new round of job cuts after...

Electric arc furnaces: the technology poised to make British steelmaking more sustainable

Dec 05, 2023 09:21 am UTC| Technology

In a move to embrace sustainable steelmaking, British Steel has unveiled a 1.25 billion plan to replace two blast furnaces at its Scunthorpe plant with electric arc furnaces. This follows the UK governments commitment in...

Could you move from your biological body to a computer? An expert explains ‘mind uploading’

Dec 05, 2023 09:20 am UTC| Technology Science

Imagine brain scanning technology improves greatly in the coming decades, to the point that we can observe how each individual neuron talks to other neurons. Then, imagine we can record all this information to create a...

Why OpenAI developing an artificial intelligence that's good at maths is such a big deal

Dec 05, 2023 09:20 am UTC| Technology

With the recent sacking and swift rehiring of Sam Altman by OpenAI, debates around the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) are once again in the spotlight. Whats more unusual is that a prominent theme in...

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Online 'likes' for toxic social media posts prompt more − and more hateful − messages

Dec 05, 2023 09:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

The rampant increase of hate messages on social media is a scourge in todays technology-infused society. Racism, homophobia, xenophobia and even personal attacks on people who have the audacity to disagree with someone...

Intel Triumphs in US Court: $2.18 Billion VLSI Verdict Overturned

Dec 05, 2023 07:09 am UTC| Business Technology Law

A U.S. appeals court overturned a $2.18 billion patent-infringement award that patent owner VLSI Technology had won against Intel Corp. This ruling marks the reversal of one of the largest verdicts in the history of U.S....

UK's Ofcom Introduces Stricter Online Age Checks for Explicit Content

Dec 05, 2023 06:58 am UTC| Business Technology

The new draft guidance from the United Kingdoms Ofcom reveals plans to implement stricter age verification measures for online pornographic content. To prevent children from accessing explicit sites, the watchdog suggests...