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Zoom has become the latest technology giant to announce severe cuts to its workforce, with around 15% of its staff facing the axe. A post on the video conferencing company’s website shares publicly a message that was sent to company employees, detailing the layoff of around 1,300 “hardworking, talented colleagues”. The message comes from Zoom […]

Google announced a suite of AI-powered upgrades to its Search, Maps and Lens services during its recent Paris showcase, with Lens set to benefit from a particularly useful new feature in the coming months. Soon, Google Lens users on Android will be able to search for what they see in photos and videos through Google […]

Microsoft struck first yesterday with its new ChatGPT-flavored version of Bing yesterday – and now we've just seen Google counter-punch with its AI-themed 'Live from Paris' event. Google's event wasn't quite as grand as Microsoft's, with its own AI chatbot – called Bard – announced two days ago. Instead, Google chose to showcase the many […]

Google Maps’s Immersive Immersive View feature – which lets you virtually tour landmarks – is finally getting a major upgrade in five major cities across the globe, which should make it easier to find your way around. When the feature was announced at Google I/O 2022, Immersive View allowed people to virtually tour hundreds of […]

The majority of UK workers and employers are greeting 2023 with optimism as concerns around major global and financial issues appear to be easing slightly, new research has claimed. A report from accounting software giant NetSuite found nearly three-quarters (71%) of business founders are more optimistic about their prospects in 2023 than the previous year. […]

Ten of the most popular Android sports betting apps are potentially putting their users at risk from a range of cybersecurity dangers, a new report has claimed. Analyzing the top 10 apps, which cumulatively have more than 21 million downloads, researchers from Synopsys found that the apps have, on average, 125 components, 10 of which […]

The Apple Watch Ultra is Apple’s biggest and most powerful wearable, as well as one of our top picks for the best smartwatch you can buy right now. So when can we expect the Apple Watch Ultra 2 to land and how will it improve on the original? According to rumors from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, […]

Canon announced two new mirrorless cameras and two new lenses on February 8, 2023: the Canon EOS R8 and Canon EOS R50, along with the RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 and RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1.  In September 2023, Canon’s EOS R system celebrates its five-year anniversary. The range already boasts some of today's best mirrorless cameras, especially in […]

Welcome to the AI wars. Not the kind we imagined where Skynet launched a surprise missile attack on its makers, but one in which companies are all vying to be the dominant source of your artificial intelligence connection. To put this powerful technology at your and everyone else's fingertips. And at the tip of this […]

The latest Canalys data for global PC shipments is alarming, if not expected, with the final quarter of 2022 seeing a 21% decrease. In 2022, the world’s tech companies shifted 434.5 million PCs, a figure that includes laptops, desktops, and tablets. This is down 13% from the 499.4 million that were sold in 2021, however […]