Bard: Google’s Rival to ChatGPT Launches For Over-18s
Google has started rolling out its AI chatbot Bard, but it is only available to certain users and they have to be over the age of 18. Unlike its viral rival ChatGPT, it can access up-to-date information from the internet and has a “Google it” button that accesses searches. It also namechecks its sources for... Read More
Partygate: MPs To Share Evidence Ahead Of Boris Johnson TV Grilling
MPs investigating Boris Johnson over Partygate will publish new documents later, ahead of a televised hearing crucial to his political future. The former prime minister is battling accusations he misled Parliament over rule-breaking lockdown parties in Downing Street during his tenure. He has admitted his initial assurances in 2021 that Covid rules were followed completely... Read More
Senior Performance Analysis Engineer – Avon
Would you love to investigate performance issues and suggest product improvements on the different parts of a Mobile Phone’s System-on-a-Chip? Would you like to analyze the performance of Arm’s future CPUs, graphics processors (GPUs), and Interconnect IPs when they are working together? Arm’s Client Performance Analysis team is a team of highly motivated engineers ensuring... Read More
Strike Averted As Nurses And Midwives Accept Pay Offer
Members of the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives have voted to accept a new pay offer from the Scottish government. The unions had recommended its members back the deal which would see a 6.5% increase from April. On top of a 7.5% pay rise imposed for 2022/23, it means many... Read More
BBC Advises Staff To Delete TikTok From Work Phones
The BBC has advised staff to delete TikTok from corporate phones because of privacy and security fears. The BBC seems to be the first UK media organization to issue the guidance – and only the second in the world after Denmark’s public service broadcaster. The BBC said it would continue to use the platform for... Read More
Danish Far-Right Leader Banned From UK Over Threat To Burn Quran In Wakefield
A Danish far-right politician has been barred from the UK after threatening to burn a copy of the Quran in Wakefield. Security minister Tom Tugendhat said Rasmus Paludan, founder of the anti-Islam party Stram Kurs, had been added to the UK’s immigration watchlist. Mr. Paludan had said he planned to burn the religious text in... Read More
Brexit: DUP Will Vote Against Windsor Framework Plans
T he Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) will vote against the government’s Windsor Framework Brexit plans in Parliament this week. Its leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he would continue to work with the government on “outstanding issues”. But Downing Street has said there are no plans for substantial change to the deal. MPs will be given... Read More
RMT Members At Network Rail Vote To Accept Pay Deal
Thousands of signal workers and maintenance staff in the RMT union have voted overwhelmingly to accept an offer from Network Rail to end its dispute. It means they will not take part in any more strikes in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. RMT members who work for 14 train operating companies... Read More
Staff Software Engineer – Cambridge
Staff Software Engineer – Cambridge Job Overview Arm is seeking highly skilled and motivated engineers to join our Agile software development team producing key components for the next generation Mali™ GPU products. We work closely with the multi-disciplined engineering teams across Arm’s European design centers, being in constant contact with both Software and Hardware engineers... Read More
Central Banks To Boost Flow Of US Dollars Amid Market Unease
Central banks have moved globally to keep credit flowing after an unsettled period in the US banking sector and the Credit Suisse merger. Six central banks, including the Bank of England, announced they would boost the flow of US dollars through the global financial system. On Sunday the struggling Credit Suisse was taken over by... Read More