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Gocycle releases first pics of F1-inspired folding cargo ebikes
2024-03-27

London-based Gocycle, founded by Richard Thorpe, a former industrial designer at McLaren, has released the first images of its new range of folding cargo ebikes.  Gocycle, best known for its sleek folding ebikes, first announced its move into the cargo bike market back in February, along with some shiny 3D renders of...

EU investigates Apple, Google, Meta in first-ever probe under DMA competition law
2024-03-25

In a significant blow to big tech, the EU is investigating Apple, Google’s parent companyAlphabet, and Meta over potential violations of the new regulations set by the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA — with its compliance deadline set on March 7 — is a landmark pro-competition law, designed to ensure a fair...

8 Female Graphic Designers That’ll Rock Your Socks Off
2024-03-25

In this blog we will introduce you to 8 of the best female graphic designers while showing off their best work!

‘Hidden’ racial slurs are flooding across Russian media, AI study reveals
2024-03-22

A glut of racial slurs hidden in slang has emerged in Russian digital media. The insults were discovered by Osavul, a Ukrainian startup that uses AI to analyse information threats. Osavul tapped language models to conduct a cross-platform survey of racial discourse in Russia. The system scanned over 5,000 messages...

French competition watchdog fines Google €250M for AI copyright breaches
2024-03-20

Google has been slapped with a €250mn fine for breaching EU intellectual property rules in how it deals with media publishers, including scraping news articles to train its AI models without permission.  The regulator found Google guilty of scraping content from news websites to train its chatbot Bard — now...

Iceland eruption: How tech can help predict the next volcanic event
2024-03-19

On Saturday, a giant 3-kilometre fissure opened up in the ground on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, sending a river of molten lava flowing across the landscape. The eruption is the fourth and largest to hit the region since December. It has forced some 3,800 residents from the nearby town of Grindavik to evacuate....

The Best Printers for Graphic Designers (March 2024)
2024-03-10

What is the best printer for a graphic designer? Here we we review the top best most effective printers on the market for graphic design in 2024.

Digital bank Monzo raises £340M amid UK push to remain fintech leader
2024-03-06

Amid tough market conditions, digital bank Monzo has raised £340mn (€409mn) in new funding, reaching a post-money valuation of £4bn (€4.7bn). The round was led by new investor CapitalG, the growth fund of Google’s parent company Alphabet. GV (Google Ventures, Alphabet’s venture capital investment arm) and...

Digital bank Monzo raises £340B amid UK push to remain fintech leader
2024-03-06

Amid tough market conditions, digital bank Monzo has raised £340bn (€409mn) in new funding, reaching a post-money valuation of £4bn (€4.7bn). The round was led by new investor CapitalG, the growth fund of Google’s parent company Alphabet. GV (Google Ventures, Alphabet’s venture capital investment arm) and...

Why PHP continues to be a popular but divisive programming language
2024-02-27

One thing you can say for PHP is that it’s persistent. Like many long-standing programming languages, it’s often maligned by developers who would like to see a shift to newer candidates, yet it also maintains many supporters and practitioners, serving as a reminder of C++ inventor Bjarne Stroustrup’s wise words:...

Google DeepMind taps the power of its AI to accelerate quantum computers
2024-02-26

In new research, Google DeepMind has demonstrated that its AI can help accelerate the development of quantum computers — taking one step further in combining two of the most disruptive technologies. DeepMind worked together with UK-based Quantinuum to solve a key challenge in fault-tolerant quantum computers:...

Arm says ‘software is becoming the driver’ for cars after inking deal with Nuro
2024-02-22

After watching its share price almost double in a week, Arm has further tapped into the demand for AI compute. The chip designer today announced a deal with Nuro, a US startup in the autonomous vehicle (AV) sector — a growing market for Arm. The partnership aims to accelerate the commercialisation of self-driving...

10 Best All-in-One Computers for Designers, Artists, & More (2024 Feb)
2024-02-21

The best all-in-one computers can be the perfect piece of technology your business needs. Check out our list of the best options for designers & creatives!

10 Best HP Laptops for Graphic Designers in 2024 (Feb)
2024-02-21

Do you a preference for using an HP laptop to do your work? Check out our list of the best HP laptops for designers & creatives right here!

Google DeepMind has a new family of open AI models for devs: Gemma
2024-02-21

Just months after Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini — its most capable AI model ever — the London-based lab has released its precocious offspring: Gemma. Named after the Latin word for “precious stone,” Gemma is a new family of open models for developers and researchers. “Demonstrating strong performance...

10 Best Monitors for Mac Mini in 2024 (Feb) Update
2024-02-21

The Mac mini from Apple can help any designer. Without a monitor, not so much. You should check out the 14 Best Monitors for Mac mini in 2021 to help fix that.

10 Best Smartphones in 2024: For Designers, Content Creators, and More (Feb)
2024-02-21

Looking for the best smart phones available today? We've ranked the top mobile smartphones for graphic designers including the best Apple & Android phones.

10+ Best iMac Alternatives for 2024 (Feb)
2024-02-21

The iMac from Apple is a beast of a machine, price included. Here are 10 great iMac alternatives for graphic designers, illustrators and artists.

Don’t trust AI girlfriends — they only want you for your data
2024-02-14

It’s Valentine’s Day and digital romances are blossoming. Across the world, lonely hearts are opening up to virtual lovers. But their secrets aren’t as safe as they may seem. According to a new analysis by Mozilla, AI girlfriends harvest reams of private and intimate data. This information can then be shared...

Dutch fintech leader Finom nets €50M to boost digital banking for SMEs
2024-02-14

Dutch fintech Finom has raised €50mn, which the startup will use to boost its digital banking services. Founded in 2019, the Amsterdam-based business operates a pan-European neobank for SMEs and entrepreneurs. It integrates online banking, accounting, and financial management into a single platform. Kos Stiskin,...

Google launches €25M AI drive to ‘empower’ Europe’s workforce
2024-02-12

Google has launched a €25mn training and skills programme to help Europe’s workforce “seize the opportunity of AI,” the tech giant announced today.  The initiative is targeted at “vulnerable and underserved” communities, who Google said risk getting left behind as the use of AI in the workplace skyrockets...

Murena launches ‘deGoogled’ smartphone with a kill switch for privacy
2024-02-08

The Murena 2, a “deGoogled” smartphone with a kill switch, has finally launched in Europe. Billed as a privacy-centric disruptor to the Apple-Google mobile duopoly, the device is the second handset from French startup Murena.  One new addition to the Murena 2 is a physical privacy button, which instantly...

UK fails to reach consensus on AI copyright code in major blow to artists
2024-02-05

The UK government, AI companies, and creative organisations have failed to reach consensus on a proposed code that would set clear guidelines for the training of AI models on copyrighted material. For almost a year, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has been consulting with companies including Microsoft, Google...

Taylor Swift deepfake porn deluge a ‘wake-up call’ for lawmakers
2024-02-01

Last week, explicit, non-consensual deepfake images of Taylor Swift flooded X, formerly Twitter — one of the videos racked up 47 million views before it was removed 17 hours later.  In an attempt to stop the distribution of the images, X banned searches like “Taylor Swift” or “Taylor Swift AI”. However,...

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