Month: January 2023

Musk says negative local media coverage of shareholder lawsuit over 2018 Tesla tweet has biased jurors against him Elon Musk has urged a federal judge to shift a trial in a shareholder lawsuit out of San Francisco because he says negative local media coverage has biased potential jurors against him. Instead, in a filing submitted …

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A dozen people based in Dublin and Singapore who moderate content and monitor hate speech believed to have been let go Twitter has made more cuts to its trust and safety team in charge of international content moderation, as well as a unit overseeing hate speech and harassment, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The move adds …

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A new AI-assisted chatbot that can generate eerily fluent prose is only the latest in a long series of useful tech accessories So the ChatGPT language processing model burst upon an astonished world and the air was rent by squeals of delight and cries of outrage or lamentation. The delighted ones were those transfixed by …

The ChatGPT bot is causing panic now – but it’ll soon be as mundane a tool as Excel | John Naughton Read More »

The British photographer didn’t want to climb Pulpit Rock in Dorset, but his wife did Matt Writtle wasn’t scared of heights in his youth, but says that over the years he’s become increasingly reluctant to take the risk. As such, the British photographer didn’t make it to the pinnacle of Pulpit Rock, on the Dorset …

‘The people are almost Lowry-esque’: Matt Writtle’s best phone picture Read More »

Cold River team launched attack on three facilities last summer as it escalates hacking campaign against Ukraine’s allies A Russian hacking team known as Cold River targeted three nuclear research laboratories in the United States this past summer, according to internet records reviewed by Reuters and five cybersecurity experts. Between August and September, as Vladimir …

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As Amazon axes 18,000 roles and Tesla loses 65% of its value, we examine the causes of the glitch hitting Silicon Valley Amazon announced 18,000 job cuts, Apple’s share price fell below $2tn (£1.7tn) and there was more bad news from Tesla: it has been another tough week for big US tech firms. But this …

Job cuts and falling shares: how did it all go so wrong for the US tech sector? Read More »

AI-ovens, dual-display or 3D screen laptops and satellite SOS texting shine at Las Vegas tech show From colour-changing cars, dual-screen laptops and satellite emergency texts to AI-ovens and a urine-scanning smart toilet upgrade, the annual CES tech show in Las Vegas had more concepts of the future on show than ever before. The biggest consumer …

Chameleon cars, urine scanners and other standouts from CES 2023 Read More »

Three people became stranded on steep scree slope while following route set by AllTrails app on Barf fell One of the world’s most popular hiking apps has changed one of its routes after three walkers had to be rescued while following its directions in the Lake District. The walkers became stranded on a steep scree …

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Dominik Diamond’s 18-year-old son was setting off for his first Christmas away from home. How could he send him off with memories to savour? It was a strange Christmas in the Diamond household, because for the first time in 23 years as a parent, my family wasn’t complete. My 18-year-old son Charlie was spending it …

Super Bomberman saved my Christmas – and my middle-aged gaming dad pride Read More »

Fancy monitors, wipe warmers, even a tube to help them pass wind … the baby-gadget market is booming. But how much of it is actually useful? Plus: how to have a baby on a budget Most nights, around 3am, first-time mum Courtney Sanders is on her phone in the dark as she tries to rock …

The parent trap: is expensive baby tech making us paranoid? Read More »