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Pixel 11 Pro Fold review: the foldable with the best triple camera
Google has launched the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, its fourth-generation folding phone, keeping the same design formula as previous models rather than following rivals such as Apple and Samsung towards squatter shapes. The device stands out for retaining full IP68 water and dust resistance, a rarity among foldables, while offering what the reviewer considers the…
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NBC increases security at Today show after intruder alert and Nancy Guthrie kidnapping
NBC has tightened security at its 30 Rockefeller Center studios after a July intrusion at the Today show unsettled staff, coming just months after host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, was kidnapped from her Arizona home. The breach raised serious concerns about safety at the network, with employees reportedly feeling shaken and questioning how such an…
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AI and its main promoters are not enterprise-ready, says Gartner
Analyst firm Gartner has warned that artificial intelligence and the major companies behind it are not yet ready for enterprise use, arguing that the faster organisations adopt AI, the harder it becomes to control or extract value from it. Speaking at Gartner’s IT Symposium in Australia, distinguished VP analysts Daryl Plummer and Kristin Moyer said…
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Jack Thorne urges fraud laws for writers hiding AI assistance
Jack Thorne, co-writer of Netflix’s Adolescence and author of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, warned that some screenwriters are secretly using AI to generate scripts rather than write them, calling this “cheating” that undermines the profession. In a London speech, Thorne, who is president of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, called for laws…
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Can you futureproof your career by choosing an AI-resistant degree?
As AI capability grows, graduate employment expert Charlie Ball argues that choosing a degree simply to “AI-proof” a career is difficult, since technology is changing too fast to predict what a 45-year working life will look like. He suggests the priority should be building adaptable skills rather than chasing a single safe subject, though certain…
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AI CEOs say they need to slow the pace of development. But will they?
Facing public alarm over Anthropic researchers’ warnings that AI could pose existential risks by 2030, chief executive Dario Amodei published a proposal at the weekend urging the industry to “pace” the development of frontier AI systems to safeguard the public. Rivals including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and xAI’s Elon Musk quickly voiced…
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Aussie driver’s shock as speeding fines from 2007 arrive nearly 20 years later: ‘I’ve got no recollection’
A Canberra driver, Robert Scott, has been left baffled after receiving two speeding fines in the post for offences allegedly committed nearly 19 years ago, in 2007. Mr Scott, now 42, says he has no memory of the incidents and was never previously notified, despite registering multiple vehicles and being stopped by police since without…
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Scottish education row deepens as tech titans, City and conkers make headlines
Mairi McAllan faces school-standards backlash and Andy Burnham stumbles on the constitutional question; elsewhere, Altman and Musk back Amodei’s AI slowdown call, City beat United 1-0, and heatwaves may scupper the World Conker Championships.
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Steve Ballmer Apologizes To Fans, Says He Has Paid $30M NBA Fine, Wants To “Put This Chapter Behind Us,” But Does Not Admit Guilt
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has apologised to fans, staff and fellow NBA owners over a salary cap circumvention scandal involving star forward Kawhi Leonard, a marked softening of tone less than two weeks after he “vehemently” denied the findings of the league’s year-long investigation. He stopped short of admitting wrongdoing, maintaining there are…
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Independent AI regulator needed to tackle emerging rights harms, MPs say
A cross-party Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has published a report saying no country, including the UK, currently has a fit-for-purpose regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, and has called for a dedicated AI bill to tackle resulting human rights risks. The committee argues existing laws are fragmented and leave gaps in protection, and wants…