AI, art

Generative AI Needs to Respect Artists

Both the US and UK governments are considering the use of copyrighted material from the creative industries in training data for AIs, particularly Generative AI. The tech companies want to do this with few restrictions and without cost, citing “fair…

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Andrew
Information, Transportation

RTV 31 Hovertrain

The 1960s and 70s were an era of grand projects from landing on the moon to Concorde and passenger hovercraft. It was a golden age of engineering when anything seemed possible, even if projects were over budget, technically ambitious and…

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Andrew
Information

OnePlus Pad 3 Announced for Early June

OnePlus has announced the OnePlus Pad 3 tablet will be launched in Europe on 5th June ’25 with a somewhat early arrival at 0730 BST. Details are a little thin on the ground but the Pad 3 will be powered…

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Andrew
Gadgets, review

Philips Clothes Steamer Gets the Wrinkles Out

While the office dress code has become more relaxed since the pandemic, I still have to wear a shirt that’s wrinkle-free at the beginning of the day. While my office-wear is supposed to be “non-iron”, the shirts do tend to…

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Andrew
ROKU, Streaming
Refresh your TV with a new Roku Streaming Stick

Refresh your TV with a new Roku Streaming Stick

It’s been awhile coming but today Roku has announced updates to its streaming product line with the new Roku Streaming Stick and the Roku Streaming Stick Plus. These will be coming to the UK in early summer which is great…

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Andrew
bbc, Hacker

The Lazarus Heist Podcast

With sources indicating that North Korea’s Lazarus Group were behind the recent cryptocurrency theft from Bybit, it’s worth revisiting the BBC’s series of podcasts, “The Lazarus Heist“. Originally produced in two sets for 2021 and 2023, these podcasts are both…

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Andrew