Animators say ‘AI isn’t going to get you an Oscar’

Researchers at University College London are using virtual reality (VR) to help with the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. BBC Click’s Lara Lewington takes a turn with the VR headset to try out the navigation-themed test devised to help identify the early signs of the disease.

Transport Secretary Mark Harper says the technology will be rolled out “gradually”.

The calming sound of the ocean or a steady rainfall can be easily accessed on Apple iPhones with a white noise feature that some users initially never knew existed. For interested iPhone owners, they can go to settings, then accessibly and then audio/visual before finally clicking on background sounds, Apple instructs. From there, users can…

Want to be instantly smarter? Want to bend technology to your will? Want to impress friends and family? You’re in the right spot. This is a compendium of our 12 favorite “Things to Do” from this past year’s Tech Things newsletter. We’ve got plenty of advice for how to make devices more helpful, safe and…

After a car barreled through a red light in Long Beach this month and plowed into several pedestrians in a crosswalk, killing one, it did not take long for rumors of a terrorist attack to spread in some corners of the internet. Against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, the Oct. 14 crash, which led…

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Language-learning app Duolingo has been steadily firing contract writers and translators, replacing them with artificial intelligence, in one of the most high-profile instances yet of a company getting rid of human workers in favor of AI. In several waves of layoffs last year, including in…