Month: December 2022

EU-funded survey of people aged 16-19 finds one in four have trolled someone – while UK least ‘cyberdeviant’ of nine countries Risky and criminal online behaviour is in danger of becoming normalised among a generation of young people across Europe, according to EU-funded research that found one in four 16- to 19-year-olds have trolled someone …

Risky online behaviour ‘almost normalised’ among young people, says study Read More »

Latest chatbot from Elon Musk-founded OpenAI can identify incorrect premises and refuse to answer inappropriate requests Professors, programmers and journalists could all be out of a job in just a few years, after the latest chatbot from the Elon Musk-founded OpenAI foundation stunned onlookers with its writing ability, proficiency at complex tasks, and ease of …

AI bot ChatGPT stuns academics with essay-writing skills and usability Read More »

Watchdog must stop misleading ads locking consumers into deals up to £240 more than thought, says opposition party Labour has called on the advertising watchdog to fast-track new rules to protect consumers from misleading marketing that could encourage them sign up to mobile and broadband deals this Christmas that will cost them hundreds of pounds …

Labour calls for crackdown on rip-off UK Christmas broadband and mobile ads Read More »

It gave its customers low prices by making them wait. So why did the dream of affordable luxury end with a mountain of boxes in a Port Talbot warehouse? Every day since 16 November, 25 lorryloads of sleek, Scandinavian-inspired furniture have arrived at Europe’s largest indoor auctioneers in Port Talbot, south Wales. Staff at John …

Going, going gone: how Made, millennials’ favourite sofa-maker, wound up under the hammer Read More »

Tech billionaires seem intent on giving away a lot of money. But are those who support ‘effective altruism’ ignoring the very real problems of today? In the past few weeks a photograph of Tony Blair and his buddy Bill Clinton sharing a panel with a scruffy kid wearing a T-shirt, baggy shorts and trainers has …

Longtermism: how good intentions and the rich created a dangerous creed Read More »

It’s 30 years since the first SMS landed. Writers, authors and comedians share the txt msgs that changed their life It was 2007: the nation was saying goodbye to Tony Blair and the tightness of my jeans was outrageous. I was 22, fresh out of university and in a thrilling new relationship with the man …

‘I still wince when I think about it’: 10 text messages – and the stories behind them Read More »

The New York subway provided the inspiration for this photo of a woman waiting on a platform Chris Maliwat describes the New York subway as the first slot in a pinball machine. “Whenever I head down there, I know it’s going to be a mini adventure, like I’m about to be launched into the world,” …

‘I wondered which world this woman was about to shoot out into’: Chris Maliwat’s best phone picture Read More »

New head of trust and safety Ella Irwin says Elon Musk is urging Twitter ‘to take more risks’ in the wake of mass layoffs Elon Musk’s Twitter is leaning heavily on automation to moderate content according to the company’s new head of trust and safety, amid a reported surge in hate speech on the social …

Twitter moderators turn to automation amid a reported surge in hate speech Read More »

The French president had flagged concerns over the platform’s content moderation just a day before Emmanuel Macron said he had a “clear and honest” discussion with Elon Musk about Twitter’s content moderation policies, just a day after the French president had flagged his concerns on the issue. “Transparent user policies, significant reinforcement of content moderation …

Macron says he had ‘clear and honest’ discussion with Musk on Twitter policy Read More »

Deciphering encryption is said to have upended a vast drug network, but some say the method should worry us all Law enforcement sources have described it as an embarrassment of riches, a treasure trove that led to raids across Europe and in Dubai this week that were said to have brought down a super-cartel controlling …

Cracking the cartels: global police face legal backlash over tactics Read More »