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AI went mainstream in 2023. It was also the year we started to panic

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT catalysed a surge of interest in the technology. But it also fuelled anxieties about it.

Health news

This vest can predict risk of sudden cardiac death in 5 minutes

The ECGI vest uses 256 sensors to give doctors a large amount of electrical information in just 5 minutes.

Euronews Tech Talks

The mystery of the metaverse explained for 5 years old

Struggling to understand what the metaverse truly is? The team of Euronews Tech Talks helps you to visualize it with an explainer suitable for everyone.

Cult

Films shot on mobiles and hackathons take centre stage in Baku

In partnership with Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Imagination, innovation, technology, and entertainment were the key ingredients at the Creative Industries Week in Baku. The capital of Azerbaijan welcomed new players from the creative sector.

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Tech News

AI image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children

In a new study, the Stanford Internet Observatory found more than 3,200 images of suspected child sexual abuse in the giant AI database LAION.

Europe News

Pornhub among porn sites to be policed by strict EU digital rules

Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will need to abide by the European Union's strictest digital regulations after they were designated "very large online platforms" (VLOPs) by the EU executive on Wednesday.

Tech News

These AI-powered headphones let you choose which noises to filter out

Deep learning technology could help you filter out unwanted background noises while keeping the ones you like.

My Wildest Prediction

Capitalism as we know it is over, so what comes next?

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for retailers. With Christmas around the corner, shopping soars: groceries and drinks for dinners, toys, electronics for gifts, and clothes for events. It seems wild not to believe that capitalism is in perfect health...

Tech News

AI robot wins against human for first time in mental and physical task

While AI has beaten chess grandmasters in previous man-versus-machine experiments, it has never been able to test its physical ability too.

Tech News

OpenAI gives its board the power to veto potentially harmful AI

The potential dangers of generative AI are a concern to the public, politicians and AI researchers.

Business

Apple to stop some watch sales in US over patent dispute

Apple announced on Monday that it was suspending the sale of two of its watch models in the United States after being accused of copying blood-monitoring technology.

Europe News

Brussels launches legal action against Musk's X over illegal content

The European Commission has launched legal action against social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, under its landmark law for online platforms, the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Tech News

'Potentially disastrous': Tech sector says the EU AI Act goes too far

The EU AI Act still isn’t set in stone and the European elections could shake things up. For now, the tech industry fears the act may stifle competition.

Money

'World's first' blockchain payments made at the Bank of England

The aim is to set up a series of regulated, blockchain-based "institutional grade" payments systems for other core currencies overseen by their home central banks.

Design

Twisted reality: German firm wins bid for Tencent's futuristic HQ

The Chinese tech firm's 23,000 employees will work in a 'multi-dimensional' purpose-built 500,000 square metre campus that includes restaurants, shops, public services and cultural spaces.

Tech News

Pope Francis joins calls for an international treaty to regulate AI

The pope fell afoul of the technology earlier this year when an image of him in a white puffer jacket produced using generative AI went viral.

Euronews Tech Talks

Can a single photo published on social media ruin our lives?

The speed at which AI deepfake technology generate fake news is concerning. They can recreate videos of politicians or television presenters, manipulating their mouths to utter words they've never spoken.

Mobility

Tesla recalls 2 million cars over Autopilot defective system

Auto safety advocates for years have been calling for stronger regulation of the driver monitoring system.

Tech News

Why we need fewer men in AI, according to leading women in tech

Euronews Next spoke to the women working in AI to find out why women need to be in the sector and what needs to change to encourage them.

Tech News

Fortnite maker Epic Games wins case against Google

Epic Games sued Google, accusing it of unlawfully making its app store dominant over rivals.