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Gernot Krautberger - stock.adobe Research from IBM states that employees will need AI skills in the near future for organisations to benefit from the technology By Clare McDonald, Business Editor Published: 29 Jan 2026 15:43 A shift in employee skills will be vital over the next five years to fully utilise artificial intelligence (AI), according

A judicial review against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial recognition (LFR) will argue the force is unlawfully deploying the technology across London, without effective safeguards or constraints in place to protect people’s human rights from invasive biometric surveillance. Brought by anti-knife campaigner Shaun Thompson, who was wrongfully identified by the Met’s system and

In the three years since ChatGPT’s explosive debut, OpenAI’s technology has upended a remarkable range of everyday activities at home, at work, in schools—anywhere people have a browser open or a phone out, which is everywhere. Now OpenAI is making an explicit play for scientists. In October, the firm announced that it had launched a

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The new Citizen CA4716-50L, pictured against a white background. (Image source: Citizen) Citizen has officially launched the CA4716-50L within its Chrono Racing line. The watch utilizes the solar-powered B620 movement and a 39.5 mm stainless steel case, the model will retail for €219/S$523.20 (approx. $411 USD). Citizen’s Eco-Drive collection is getting a new Chrono Racing

When it comes to EVs, Volvo hasn’t been afraid to experiment. It’s tried repurposing a platform from its internal-combustion cars (for the EX40 and EC40, nee XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge), a flagship SUV that’s also a technology demonstrator (the EX90) and a radical reinvention of its brand (with the EX30). The Swedish automaker’s latest

Technology companies churn out services for retail and hospitality businesses, but there are still problems to solve in these sectors, driving a trend for in-house software developments being ‘spun out’ By Glynn Davis Published: 23 Jan 2026 Silicon Valley has created the impression of the archetypal technology company as founded by smart, young guns in

This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. “Dr. Google” had its issues. Can ChatGPT Health do better?   For the past two decades, there’s been a clear first step for anyone who starts experiencing new medical symptoms: Look them up