Three assessments of the online world

AI is now reaching into every corner of our lives. We can –and must–very carefully choose how we engage with it

ll internet users will recognise that things are getting worse online. Google searches now require scrolling through AI word soup and sponsored adverts at the top of results, while Facebook has become

I haven’t written an article focused on AI since issue 353, when naturally I talked mostly about the television series Quantum Leap and its AI Ziggy. Sadly, Quantum Leap is now no more – the reboot le

When people think of AI they largely think of text-based chatbots such as ChatGPT. But chatbots are only scratching the surface of what’s possible with the tsunami of AI tools that are flooding onto t

Zipcar reverses out of Britain: Zipcar, the car-sharing group owned by US rental company Avis Budget, is leaving the British market. The UK unit swung to a £4m operating loss in 2024 from a £303,000 p