Fast fibre let down by internet users’ lousy Wi-Fi

Fast fibre let down by internet users’ lousy Wi-Fi

The commission’s RealSpeed report included information on the speed limits of some of the most commonly-used devices. Photo: 123RF Paying for a premium broadband service could be a waste of money for consumers using Wi-Fi routers incapable of delivering top speeds. The Commerce Commission’s RealSpeed report indicates broadband speeds naturally drop between the router and …

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Sensitive NZ Police video evidence shuffled around US tech companies

Sensitive NZ Police video evidence shuffled around US tech companies

Risks around what tech companies are was doing with police data had “already eventuated”, said a report. File photo. Photo: 123rf Sensitive video evidence compiled by New Zealand police has been shuffled around between US tech companies without them knowing, a newly released document reveals. Reports about the risks and costs around the government’s big …

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Internet connectivity engulfs 92.3% of Kazakhstan’s population   — Daryo News

Internet connectivity engulfs 92.3% of Kazakhstan’s population   — Daryo News

Recent data from Meta’s tools reveal a sharp increase in Facebook’s potential advertising reach within Kazakhstan. From January 2023 to January 2024, the platform’s ad reach grew by 400,000, marking an 18.2% growth. Further analysis of the same data from October 2023 to January 2024 indicates an additional increase of 100,000 users, a rise of …

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The Apple Vision Pro Lives Deep in the Uncanny Valley

The Apple Vision Pro Lives Deep in the Uncanny Valley

Apple’s first ever mixed reality headset, the Vision Pro, arrives tomorrow. Apple has a knack for revitalizing and legitimizing a product category—something that the face computer market really needs right now. But there are some hangups that could limit its initial success: the Vision Pro’s exorbitant $3,499 price tag, the tethered battery pack, and the …

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AI has been unleashed. Should we be worried?

AI has been unleashed. Should we be worried?

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: The unleashing of powerful Artificial Intelligence into the world, with little to any regulation or guardrails, has put many people on edge. It holds tremendous promise in all sorts of fields from healthcare to law enforcement, but it also poses many risks. How worried should we be? To …

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Podcasts gain popularity in China as one in five internet users tuned in last year, report says

Podcasts gain popularity in China as one in five internet users tuned in last year, report says

One in five internet users in China listened to a podcast last year, as the once niche sector gained popularity in 2023, according to recently published research. More than 220 million of the country’s nearly 1.1 billion internet users tuned into podcasts hosted by Ximalaya last year, across 31 genres of programmes, according to research …

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Drew and Enya are the Internet’s Favorite Dose of Nonsense (okay well maybe not the entire internet, but they’re mine)

Drew and Enya are the Internet’s Favorite Dose of Nonsense (okay well maybe not the entire internet, but they’re mine)

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Bowling Green chapter. Meet Drew Phillips and Enya Umanzor, the world’s cutest (not) couple. Drew and Bella (yes that’s Bella Hadid) Drew Phillips (25) and Enya Umanzor (24) are omnipresent internet personalities who host the podcast, Emergency Intercom. In short, these two …

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Spotify using AI to clone and translate podcasters’ voices

Spotify using AI to clone and translate podcasters’ voices

Spotify has unveiled a remarkable new feature powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that translates a podcast into multiple languages using the same voices of those in the show. It’s been made possible partly by OpenAI’s just-released voice generation technology that needs only a few seconds of listening to replicate a voice. Spotify said the feature …

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