Microsoft, Cisco, and Adobe partnering with Barnsley to implement AI in local services. Barnsley transforming into UK's first "tech town" under Liz Kendall's vision for AI-driven improvements.
Annual review by International AI Safety report, chaired by Yoshua Bengio, highlights risks from cyber-attacks to job disruption in AI. Guided by advisers like Geoffrey Hinton, report examines challenges posed by rapid technological progress.
Dozens of algorithms exist to compute the pseudo-inverse of a matrix. From-scratch implementations show QR-Householder is more reliable than SVD-Jacobi for large matrices.
Tech investors in 1999 mistook spending for growth, leading to the dot-com bust. Post-crash, web 2.0 and open-source software thrived, giving birth to platforms like Firefox and Wikipedia. Lesson: after bubbles burst, building differently can lead to innovation. Mark Surman is the president of Mozilla.
SpaceX may merge with Tesla or partner with xAI before $1.5tn stock market flotation, reports say. Elon Musk exploring options to strengthen his global empire.
Linux PCs now have access to GeForce RTX performance with the new native GeForce NOW app, offering up to 5K resolution and 120 fps. Ten new games, including The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut, are now available, with Team Jade’s Delta Force coming soon on February 3 for high-stakes tactical action on any device with no downloads required.
NVIDIA introduces open physical AI models at CES 2026, enabling developers to create autonomous systems with high-fidelity simulation and edge deployment capabilities. Caterpillar's Cat AI Assistant and LEM Surgical's Dynamis Robotic Surgical System showcase the power of NVIDIA's physical AI stack in real-world applications.
Left-of-centre thinktank IPPR calls for AI-generated news to have “nutrition” labels. Tech companies must pay publishers for content used.
AI in breast cancer screening reduces diagnosis rate by 12%, boosts early detection. Swedish study of 100,000 women shows promising results.
Summary: Microsoft Visual Studio Magazine's January 2026 edition explores Quadratic Regression with SGD Training using C#. Quadratic regression enhances linear regression for handling complex data, offering better model interpretability despite slightly lower prediction accuracy compared to neural networks.
Deaf-run Dialogue Cafe in east London uses BSL for orders, fostering in-person interactions. AI startups aim to bridge communication gap in the area.
Moltbook, a social network for AI agents, resembles Reddit, with over 1.5m AI agents interacting in subreddits. Humans can only observe.
Refuge reports surge in tech-facilitated abuse cases, with smart devices and wearables used as weapons. Record numbers of women referred for help, including a 62% rise in complex cases and 24% increase in under-30s.
UK competition watchdog proposes measures to give web publishers power to stop Google scraping content for AI Overviews, impacting revenue due to decreased click-through traffic to original journalism. News organisations aim to increase leverage to get paid if content is used in AI summaries, addressing concerns over Google's dominance in online search.
UK technology secretary warns of job losses due to AI deployment, plans to train 10 million Britons in AI skills to adapt to workforce changes. Liz Kendall acknowledges concerns about potential redundancies in graduate entry jobs in industries like law and finance.