David Morgan

2 weeks ago | farrer.co.uk | David Morgan

Many rural estates are attracted by the returns projected from the sale of biodiversity net gain (BNG) units or other nature credits, but feel they lack the expertise to make a project work. They often look to partner with one of the growing range of service providers in the natural capital sector to help them out. Initial discussions can move quickly to heads of terms and then to a fully negotiated commercial contract.

Jul 1, 2024 | farrer.co.uk | David Morgan

The ICO has fined Join the Triboo Limited (Triboo) £130,000 for sending 107 million spam emails to 437,324 individuals between August 2019 and August 2020. Triboo’s actions violated the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) as the marketing consent obtained was not specific or informed as to the type of marketing the recipient would receive or from whom it would be sent.

Apr 1, 2024 | quicktelecast.com | David Morgan

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has unveiled its latest generative artificial intelligence tool, one that can make audio mimicking real human voices. OpenAI on Friday shared samples from early tests of an AI tool called Voice Engine, which uses a 15-second sample of someone speaking to generate a convincing replica of their voice. Users can then provide a paragraph of text and the tool will read it in the AI-generated voice.

Apr 1, 2024 | quicktelecast.com | David Morgan

Alzheimer's disease is commonly associated with clumps and tangles of proteins building up in brain cells. Yet for more than a century, accumulations of a completely different material have also been linked with the neurodegenerative condition. A study led by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine returned to observations of large fat drops made by Alois Alzheimer when he made critical descriptions of the pathology at the turn of the 20th century.

Apr 1, 2024 | quicktelecast.com | David Morgan

A challenge to space scientists to better understand our hazardous near-Earth space environment has been set in a new study led by the University of Birmingham. The research represents the first step towards new theories and methods that will help scientists predict and analyze the behavior of particles in space. It has implications for theoretical research, as well as for practical applications such as space weather forecasting.