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The glitch was first highlighted in a viral post on Tiktok, when the speech-to-text tool sometimes briefly flashed up the word “Trump” when they said “racist”, and was later repeated by several users on social media.
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“We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers dictation and we are rolling out a fix,” an Apple spokesperson said.
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The company blamed the bug on its tool displaying words which have “phonetic overlap” , according to reports, which in this case included words with the ‘r’ consonant.
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However, the glitch caused outrage among some conservative commentators in the US, who have long accused big tech firms of political bias against those on the right.
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The bug also called into question Apple’s artificial intelligence capabilities, just a day after the company announced a $500bn investment in the US, widely interpreted as a move designed to appeal to Donald Trump’s government.
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The tech giant said on Monday the investment, running over the next four years, will include a giant factory in Texas for artificial intelligence servers, and would would create about 20,000 research and development jobs across the country.
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The AI announcement came just days after Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook reportedly met Trump. The company could face 10% tariffs on its devices, many of which are assembled in China before being imported into the US.
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The UK’s transport secretary Heidi Alexander said the government “believes in increasing airport capacity”, as a decision looms on the expansion of Gatwick airport.
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Speaking at the annual dinner of trade body Airlines UK in London last night, Alexander said the government would do “all we can to support the sector and take the brakes off growth”.
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She has to announce by Thursday whether she has approved Gatwick’s application to bring its emergency northern runway into regular use, which would enable 100,000 more flights every year at the West Sussex airport.
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Gatwick said it could relocate the runway, which is currently only used for taxiing and in emergencies, and make it operational by the end of the year. This would cost an estimated £2.2bn – in comparison to Heathrow’s third runway, which is likely to cost far more than the last estimate of £14bn.
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The climate change committee dropped its opposition to airport expansion from its carbon budget this morning. In contrast to previous advice that no airport expansion could take place without big cuts to carbon elsewhere, it was not prescriptive about where or how the expansion could occur.
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However, like the Heathrow runway, the Gatwick expansion is controversial, with some MPs, local authorities and residents strongly opposed, who point to increased air and noise pollution, climate concerns and the impact on the local community.
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The Civil Aviation Authority announced its support for the Gatwick expansion yesterday, saying it would bring “benefits to consumers” citing more choice of destinations for passengers.
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Heathrow reported a jump in annual profits this morning after passenger numbers rose to record levels in 2024, just weeks after the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, backed the proposed third runway and said it could be built within 10 years.
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Last year 84 million people travelled through Europe’s busiest airport, beating the pre-pandemic record set in 2019 by 3 million.
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The airport’s underlying profits rose by 31% to £917m last year while revenues dipped by 3.5% to £3.6bn after the regulator limited charges.
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Thomas Woldbye, the chief executive, said:
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2024 underscores why Heathrow is the UK’s gateway to growth.
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Heathrow, which is 15 miles west of London, confirmed it would submit its proposals for a third runway to the government this summer, but said “policy changes are needed to deliver the project successfully” and it would work with ministers, around air modernisation, planning reform and adjustments to the regulatory model for a third runway.
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Meanwhile, the British luxury carmaker Aston Martin said it plans to cut about 5% of its global workforce – 170 jobs.
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This is intended to save £25m. It said:
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We are commencing a process to make organisational adjustments, to ensure the business is appropriately resourced for its future plans.
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Apple promises to fix bugs with iPhone's automatic dictionary tool
Joanna Partridge
apple I promised to fix the bug iPhone The automated dictation tool was quickly revised after reporting that some users proposed “trump” when they said the term “racist.”
Glitch was first highlighted Tiktok's viral postwhen the Speech-to-Text tool temporarily flashed the word “Trump” when it said “racist,” and later repeated by several users on social media.
“We are aware of the issue of speech recognition models that enhance dictation and are deploying fixes.” apple The spokesman said.
The company blamed a bug in the tool that displayed words that indicate “phonetic overlap,” which in this case contained the “R” consonant words.
However, the glitch sparked anger among conservative US commentators. For a long time, he has denounced big tech companies for political bias. For the people on the right.
Another day after the company announced it was a bug that questioned Apple's artificial intelligence capabilities. 500 million dollar investment in the USis widely interpreted as a movement designed to appeal Donald Trumpgovernment.
Tech Giant said Monday that the investments operating over the next four years will include a huge factory of artificial intelligence servers in Texas, creating around 20,000 R&D jobs nationwide.
The AI announcement came days after Apple's CEO Tim Cook He reportedly met Trump. The company could face 10% tariffs on its devices, many of which were assembled in China before being imported to the US.
Introduction: Transportation Secretary supports the expansion of the airport ahead of Gatwick's decision. Heathrow posts a record of passenger numbers
Good morning and welcome to our comprehensive coverage of our business, financial markets and the global economy.
British Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander The government said it “believes in increasing airport capacity” as the decision is looming on expanding Gatwick Airport.
At the annual Dinner of Tradebody Airlines dinner last night in London, Alexander said the government will “do everything it can to support the sector and take the brakes off.”
By Thursday, she must announce whether she has approved Gatwick's application and whether she has approved regular use of the emergency north runway.
Gatwick said the runway could be relocated. The runway is currently only used for taxiing and emergency situations and is now open to operation by the end of the year. This costs an estimated £2.2 billion compared to Heathrow's third runway.
The Climate Change Commission opposed the expansion of the airport from the carbon budget this morning. In contrast to previous advice that airport expansions would not occur without significantly reducing carbon elsewhere, it was not normative as to where and how expansions would occur.
But like the Heathrow runway, Gatwick's expansion is controversial, with some lawmakers, local governments and The residents strongly opposedpointing to increased pollution of air and noise, climate concerns and impacts on the community.
The Civil Aviation Administration yesterday announced its support for Gatwick's expansion, citing more options for destinations for passengers, “benefiting consumers.”
Heathrow this morning after passenger numbers rose to record levels in 2024, just weeks after Prime Minister Rachel Reeves said it could be built within 10 years. reported a surge in annual profits.
Last year, 84 million people traveled to Europe's busiest airports, breaking 3 million pre-pandemic records set in 2019.
The airport's underlying profits rose 31% last year to £917 million, falling 3.5% since regulators were billed to £3.6 billion.
Thomas Waldythe CEO said:
2024 highlights why Heathrow is the gateway to UK growth.
Heathrow, 15 miles west of London, confirmed that it will submit a third runway proposal to the government this summer, but said “policy changes are needed to make the project a success.” Minister said it will focus on modernizing AIR. Plans reform and adjustments to the third runway regulatory model.
Meanwhile, British luxury automaker Aston Martin said it plans to hire 170 people, which is set to cut around 5% of its global workforce.
It aims to save £25 million. It said:
We begin the process of coordinating the organization so that our business is properly resourced in future plans.
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3pm GMT: New US home sales in January
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3:30pm GMT: US EIA Crude Oil Stock
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4:30pm GMT: Bank of England policymaker Swati Dhingra speaks
