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Jon Weeks

Elvis concert brings AI hologram to London - Tech & Science Daily podcast

Elvis is making a comeback in hologram form, with a new show coming to London in November 2024.

Using AI and holographic projection, the King is being resurrected digitally, thanks to thousands of his personal photos and home-video footage.

The life-sized virtual Presley, who died in 1977, has been created following a deal between British immersive entertainment company Layered Reality and Authentic Brands Group, who own the Elvis Presley estate.

Researchers at University College London have developed a heart vest that can predict risk of sudden cardiac arrest in five minutes.

Dr Matthew Webber co-developed the electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI) vest which can take an accurate snap-shot of a patient's heart health by detecting the electrical signals in their body.

He tells Tech & Science Daily why the vest is better than other similar devices that already exist, and discusses how it could be used further when it becomes more commercially viable.

For the first time in 30 years Microsoft has made a change to its Windows keyboard, adding an AI assistant button.

The tech giant said the ‘Copilot’ key on Windows 11 PCs will appear with computers in 2024, which the firm said would be the “year of the AI PC”.

Copilot is the name of Microsoft’s AI assistant, and when pressed, the button will take users straight to it, so it can help with tasks like organising files and windows, and carrying out more useful internet searches.

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a new group of extinct predators – dubbed “terror beast” worms.

Fossil remains of the worms, whose official name is ‘the Timorebestia’, have been found in North Greenland, and it’s thought the creatures dominated the oceans more than 500 million years ago.

It’s thought they grew to about 30 cm in length, had a distinct head with long antennae, with fins on the sides of the body and massive jaw structures inside their mouths.

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