by admin | Jan 5, 2024 | AI, ChatGPT, Column, Columns, Google Bard, hallucinations, News, Toby Shapshak
Cambridge Dictionary picked “hallucinate” as its word of the year for 2023. It’s not a throwback to the acid-popping sixties, but the bizarre choice for when this new generation of AI chatbots, well, makes shit up. But, as Naomi Klein wrote in May, “Why call the... by admin | Dec 15, 2023 | Column, Columns, facebook, Internet News, Meta, News, Security, Toby Shapshak
After whistleblower Frances Haugen revealed how Facebook, now Meta, knew about the dangers to teenager’s mental health using Instagram, it continued to “prioritise profit over safety”. The social media giant claimed otherwise, and that these results in the... by admin | Dec 10, 2023 | anti-monopoly court case, Apple, Business News, Column, Columns, default search engine, Google, Industry News, Toby Shapshak
Google pays Apple a whopping 36% of the advertising revenue it generates from its deal as the exclusive search engine for Safari. This gobsmacking revelation was made last month in the US government’s anti-monopoly court case against Google – which both Apple and... by admin | Dec 2, 2023 | Columns, data roaming, eSIM, mobile data, News, Stuff Guides, Toby Shapshak, travel tips, Travelling, VPN
Roaming on cellular data overseas can be a painful and costly experience. Most people, burnt by bill shock, have found alternatives – like using free Wi-Fi hotspots or buying local SIM cards. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Free Wi-Fi is, well, free. But... by admin | Dec 1, 2023 | Columns, Google Maps, News, Stuff Guides, Toby Shapshak, Travelling
One of the most useful travel tricks I have discovered over the last few years (except for all of 2022 and 2021) is Google Maps’ offline maps. This setting lets you download maps for cities and countries to your smartphone and use them while travelling. As much as I... by admin | Nov 29, 2023 | Bored Ape Yacht Club, Columns, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptocurrency News, NFT collections, NFTs, non-fungible tokens, Toby Shapshak
Surprise, surprise. NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are now worthless. Hands up who didn’t see that coming? Let’s recall that an NFT is a digital thing – in this case an image – that could still be replicated and copied but for which the owner, held the artwork’s letter...