Month: July 2022

A California-based organisation wants to harness the power of machine learning to decode communication across the entire animal kingdom. But the project has its doubters A dolphin handler makes the signal for “together” with her hands, followed by “create”. The two trained dolphins disappear underwater, exchange sounds and then emerge, flip on to their backs …

Can artificial intelligence really help us talk to the animals? Read More »

Prof Hany Farid says all online services should adopt idea backed by GCHQ and National Cybersecurity Centre Apple should take heed of warnings from the UK’s security services and revive its controversial plans to scan iPhones for child abuse imagery, the inventor of the scanning technology has argued. Prof Hany Farid, an expert in image …

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Loyal users and Kardashians forced social network to partially retreat by demanding renewed emphasis on photo-sharing If you’re going to change a social media platform synonymous with celebrity culture, make sure the Kardashian-Jenners are onboard first. Instagram was forced into a partial retreat last week as influencer royalty joined a user rebellion against the app, …

‘Stop trying to be TikTok’: how video-centric Instagram sparked a revolt Read More »

Manufacturers have spied a handy revenue stream by delivering upgrades ‘over the air’, but are car owners prepared to fork out? When a customer said they had driven across three US states, from Texas to North Carolina, to get their car fixed, Tesla servicer Jason Hughes knew something must be up. It turned out to …

Will ‘connected cars’ persuade drivers to pay for a high-spec ride? Read More »

The Bangladeshi photographer on workers in Dhaka who risk their lives dismantling old vessels for recycling or disposal Bangladeshi photographer Mithail Afrige Chowdhury has spent six years on a series featuring workers in his country’s ship-breaking yards. This image was taken in Sadarghat, Dhaka. The man he captured smiled and gave him permission to share …

‘These ship-breakers work on a site laden with toxic waste’: Mithail Afrige Chowdhury’s best phone picture Read More »

As we embrace the binary thinking of digital technology the divisions between us are growing ever starker. Can fiction help us imagine a different future? In 2017, I published my fourth novel, Exit West, and bought a small notebook to jot down ideas for the next one. I thought it would be about technology. I …

‘We risk being ruled by dangerous binaries’ – Mohsin Hamid on our increasing polarisation Read More »

Jacob Wayne John Keen, 24, is alleged to have created hacking tool when 15 years old and sold it to more than 14,500 people Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast Police allege that a teenager living in the suburbs of Brisbane created and sold a sophisticated hacking tool used …

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Rebekah Vardy probably isn’t buzzing at the ruling, a character assassination that has left her well and truly stung by libel Oscar Wilde, Barbra Streisand, and now – Rebekah Vardy. When news broke that Vardy had lost her libel case against Coleen Rooney, she joined this heady roster of celebrities who have launched brain-bogglingly misguided …

The Vardy Effect: Going to court to deny something a rock could see is true Read More »

Musk’s 164-page filing is under wraps for now, as Twitter shareholder launches separate action to force entrepreneur to close the deal Elon Musk has countersued Twitter, escalating his legal fight against the social media company over his bid to walk away from the $44bn purchase. Musk’s lawsuit was filed on Friday, hours after chancellor Kathaleen …

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The British choreographer’s programme includes beguiling digital dance created by Tobias Gremmler, a reckoning with desire from Rocío Molina and seven visions of vice Leonora Carrington is a guiding spirit of the 2022 Venice Art Biennale, where the main exhibition borrows the title of her book for children, The Milk of Dreams. The great surrealist’s …

Venice Dance Biennale review – Wayne McGregor delivers sinners and shapeshifters Read More »