Technologies

Spotify working on AI music tools with major record labels

Spotify working on AI music tools with major record labels

Spotify, the world's biggest music streaming service, has announced it is working with major labels on using artificial intelligence (AI) in a 'responsible' way. The firm said it wanted to make AI too …

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried?

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried?

Mark Zuckerberg is said to have started work on Koolau Ranch, his sprawling 1,400-acre compound on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, as far back as 2014. It is set to include a shelter, complete with its …

Tesla investigated over self-driving cars on wrong side of road

Tesla investigated over self-driving cars on wrong side of road

Tesla is being investigated by the US government after reports the firm's self-driving cars had broken traffic laws, including driving on the wrong side of the road and not stopping for red lights. It …

The bacteria turning waste plastic into painkillers

The bacteria turning waste plastic into painkillers

Earlier this year an extraordinary new way of using waste plastic made headlines. A common bacterium was genetically engineered to eat a plastic-derived molecule and then digest it to produce the ever …

The green steel firms looking to revive US steelmaking

The green steel firms looking to revive US steelmaking

A day care centre for children, a gym, a tax advisor – and a mini experimental steel plant. These businesses are among those that make up a small retail and industrial estate in the city of Woburn, Ma …

The people turning to AI for dating and relationship advice

The people turning to AI for dating and relationship advice

Earlier this year, Rachel wanted to clear the air with a man she had been dating before seeing him again in a wider friendship group setting. 'I'd used ChatGPT for job searching but had heard someone …