Cyril Hilsum, Who Helped Invent Flat-Panel Displays in TVs and iPhones, Has Died at 101

The man who helped develop the technology for liquid crystal displays — the screens in flat-panel televisions and laptops — has died at 101.

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BEIJING, Nov. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During the 2026 Chery International User Summit, hosted by Chery Automobile (9973.HK) in Wuhu, FREELANDER presented its approach to in-car interaction and driver support to international guests, bringing together an AI Voice Assistant, digital cockpit displays and smartphone-based parking functions in FREELANDER 8. FREELANDER is a British Premium Intelligent All-Terrain Brand, jointly developed by JLR and Chery.

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Big tech’s national security case to gut copyright laws is a bluff, intelligence expert warns

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The world’s biggest technology companies are exploiting national security concerns to pressure the Albanese government into weakening copyright protections, says a former senior intelligence official who warns the changes could leave Australia more vulnerable to cyberattacks.

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SERAP Urges Tinubu To Order Probe Into AI-Generated Photos, Suspected Manipulation Of INEC Voter Register

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct Dr Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to promptly, thoroughly, independently and effectively investigate the reported introduction of suspected artificial intelligence (AI)-generated photographs, alleged alterations to personal data and other questionable records in the preliminary Register of Voters published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).”

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Amupitan: INEC probing AI-generated photos, discrepancies in voter register

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A former Postmaster-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Bisi Adegbuyi, has called for an independent technical review of Nigeria’s voters’ register.Adegbuyi said the review should go beyond establishing voter identity…

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