New tech is promising to take rap artists to new lyrical heights. But will its algorithm be able to handle our novice writer’s rubbish rhymes? I may be many things, but I’m not a rapper. I discover this when I’m asked to freestyle a few verses on a visit to London’s Abbey Road recording studios. …
Experts say case highlights well-known dangers of automated detection of child sexual abuse images Google has refused to reinstate a man’s account after it wrongly flagged medical images he took of his son’s groin as child sexual abuse material (CSAM), the New York Times first reported. Experts say it’s an inevitable pitfall of trying to …
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Tesla CEO’s attempt to back out of acquisition of social media company heads for trial in Delaware on 17 October Elon Musk has subpoenaed his friend and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as part of an effort to back out of his $44bn agreement to acquire the social media platform. The subpoena was revealed in …
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Deep Silver; PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X (version tested)With its wonky sets, dodgy cameras and bizarre plotlines, this reboot of the gangster adventure series is haphazard but joyful When the trailer to this reboot of the long-running gangster adventure series arrived last year, gaming’s gutter world of gatekeeping nerd misanthropes swung straight into …
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UK consumer champion files collective redress case alleging the company has been abusing its market dominance Sony has been overcharging PlayStation gamers for six years, a new legal claim alleges, and could be forced to pay almost £5bn in damages if the claim succeeds. According to Alex Neill, the consumer champion who has filed the …
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A film star faces financial and family ruin as sleazy Russian mobsters blackmail him after malware films him watching porn Nigerian film-maker Obi Emelonye has written, produced and directed more than a dozen films, but his work is barely known beyond the Nollywood distribution circuit that serves viewers in west Africa and immigrant communities elsewhere. …
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Group responds to CEO’s memo calling for ‘in-person collaboration’ at least three days a week Apple employees have hit back at the tech company’s return-to-office orders, and launched a petition saying the firm risked stifling diversity and staff wellbeing by restricting their ability to work remotely. The petition is in response to an all-employee memo …
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CEO Shalev Hulio is stepping down as part of NSO reorganisation that will see it focus on sales in Nato member countries Israel’s NSO Group, which makes the globally controversial Pegasus spyware said on Sunday its CEO Shalev Hulio would step down as part of a reorganisation. The indebted, privately owned company also said it …
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Supremely comfortable, feature-packed Bluetooth cans sound brilliant with 60-hour battery life The fourth-generation of the Momentum Bluetooth headphones from the renowned German audio manufacturer Sennheiser are a wholesale redesign, ditching their previous retro styling for something simpler and much more comfortable. All this with 60-hours of battery life. Undeniably pricey at £299 ($349.99/A$549.99), the Momentum …
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A new wave of social media apps are taking advantage of the revolt against Instagram and TikTok. Will these ‘authentic’ networks change the way we connect? “Instagram, please stop trying to be TikTok.” App users including Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner shared this plea last month when Instagram trialled changes that flooded users’ feeds with …
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