There’s nothing more frustrating than shooting the perfect reel only to realize that the audio sounds like garbage. For budding creators, it’s a frustration; for those looking to make more professional content, it’s a dealbreaker. Fortunately, the world of mobile-specific (or phone-friendly) microphones has exploded with great options in the last few years. Whether you’ve…
This was the year that AI-generated music went from jokey curiosity to mainstream force. Velvet Sundown, a wholly AI act, generated millions of streams; AI-created tracks topped Spotify’s viral chart and one of the US Billboard country charts; AI “artist” Xania Monet “signed” a record deal. BBC Introducing is usually a platform for flesh-and-blood artists…
The chipmaker plans to increase investment and drive innovation for researchers, developers and enterprises. Semiconductor giant Nvidia, having recently made waves as the first company to reach a market value of $5trn, has announced additional plans to significantly broaden its open-source capabilities by acquiring SchedMD. Founded in 2010 by the developers of workload management and…
The chipmaker plans to continue investing in the development of Slurm, SchedMD’s open-source workload management system for HPC and AI. Semiconductor giant Nvidia, having recently made waves as the first company to reach a market value of $5trn, has announced additional plans to significantly broaden its open-source capabilities by acquiring SchedMD. Founded in 2010 by…
This researcher says that clinical trials are the ‘engine of medical progress’ but they need to be a lot more representative to improve patient outcomes. For health psychologist Dr Eimear Morrissey, the events of recent years have made people more aware of clinical research and how it’s conducted. “People are asking sharper questions about how…
A campaign fronted by popstars including Elton John and Dua Lipa to protect artists’ works from being mined to train AI models without consent has received a boost after almost every respondent to a government consultation backed their case. Ninety-five per cent of the more than 10,000 people who had their say over how music,…
Google will stop sending out dark web reports starting early next year, as it shuts down the free tool that can tell you if your personal information has appeared on the seedy underbelly of the internet. The tool used to be exclusively available to Google One subscribers until the company opened it up to everyone…
LG is getting in on one of the newest trends for televisions with the introduction of Micro RGB. The company will unveil the LG Micro RGB evo at CES 2026, but it shared some preliminary information about the screen today. Micro RGB is a newer screen technology where rather than white lights, the backlight can…
Chris BaraniukTechnology Reporter MVV Energie MVV Energie is building the world’s most powerful heat pump systems The pipe that will supply the heat pump, drawing water from the River Rhine in Germany, is so big that you could walk through it, fully upright, I’m told. “We plan to take 10,000 litres per second,” says Felix…
Just last month, Ford seemed to be on the brink of the F-150 Lightning. Today, the vehicle manufacturer plans to reboot the truck as a hybrid. This next generation of the F-150 Lightning will contain Extended Range Electric Vehicle. An EREV is similar in concept to a plug-in hybrid but with a larger battery that’s…