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High-Tech and AI

Short briefs on technology and artificial intelligence from around the world, always with a link to the source.

Fibre install waits in a new Porto flat

Why the socket in the hall is not the same as a working Wi-Fi password on moving day.

Why cafés ask for MB Way, what Multibanco still does better, and a caution on payment links.

Laptop layouts, Alt codes newcomers search for, and why invoices suddenly need ç.

Housing leads and event tips arrive in chats — mute early and never send passport scans in the main thread.

Remote work, EU rules and creative tools land in Porto the same week. Here is how we will cover High-Tech and AI.

A zkSNARK prototype that can prove a reply came from committed model weights, without revealing those weights.

About 50% faster image generation, GIF creation in ChatGPT, and Flare / Sunburst models in the API.

Transparency rules already apply. Stand-alone high-risk systems move to December 2027; product-embedded high-risk AI to August 2028.

Tools, IP blocks and manufacturing access under the EU Chips Act, aimed at design firms that today hold under 1% of global design revenue.

Clips up to 15 seconds, chat-style edits, and a 30% lower API price for 720p video.