Tim Sanders says socialising with people is more beneficial, while Anne Cowper recommends crosswords for a real challenge A Wordle habit probably wouldn’t protect Emma Brockes from dementia (My five-letter reaction to the New York Times taking over Wordle? I quit, 17 February). There is a myth about puzzles and brain health. The human brain …
Some users report problems registering on Truth Social, launched after Trump was banned from Twitter Donald Trump’s return to social media after being banned from several platforms last year is off to a bumpy start: the former president’s new social media venture, Truth Social, launched on Apple’s App Store on Sunday, rife with errors, malfunctions, …
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It was a play that gave us the word “robot” – and now an android is the performer in a groundbreaking new production. But can it make us laugh – and cry? A figure sits alone on stage, dressed in comfy jumper and trousers, one leg crossed over the other. He slowly moves his hands …
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What does it feel like to be ‘12% machine’? An ex-soldier who lost both legs in Afghanistan examines the implications of advances in medical technology with intelligence and humanity It is now 13 years since Harry Parker stepped on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, creating a blast that would result in the loss of …
Hybrid Humans by Harry Parker review – man and machine in harmony Read More »
A reader has a poor mobile signal in a rural area and had every excuse in the book from BT for the delay I live in rural Derbyshire and have been trying to get broadband installed since July last year. Since placing the order, I have received every excuse in the book from BT as …
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Artificial intelligence has been identified as one of the top three emerging technologies in conservation, helping protect species around the world There’s a strand of thinking, from sci-fi films to Stephen Hawking that suggests artificial intelligence (AI) could spell doom for humans. But conservationists are increasingly turning to AI as an innovative tech solution to …
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Some accounts claiming to support the Canada trucker protests are run by con artists abroad When Facebook removed dozens of groups dedicated to Canada’s anti-government “Freedom Convoy” protests earlier this month, it didn’t do so because of extremism or conspiracies rife within the protests. It was because the groups were being run by scam artists. …
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Social media giant accused of inaction after users post ‘horrifying and hateful content’ Facebook is under renewed scrutiny this weekend, accused of continuing to allow activists to incite ethnic massacres in Ethiopia’s escalating war. Analysis by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and the Observer found Facebook is still letting users post content inciting violence …
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The Norwegian photographer on capturing his youngest daughter’s lockdown frustration It was April 2020, the sixth week of home schooling, and eight-year-old Lara was fed up. Her father, photographer Helge Skodvin, along with his wife and two elder daughters, was stuck inside with Lara at home in Norway. The first wave of Covid had closed …
Exclusive: Investigation uncovers evidence of contaminated air and water from one of Indonesia’s largest nickel mines Read more in our Battery life series A Guardian investigation into nickel mining and the electric vehicle industry has found evidence that a source of drinking water close to one of Indonesia’s largest nickel mines is contaminated with unsafe …
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