Month: February 2023

ChatGPT allowed in International Baccalaureate essays

Content created by chatbot must be treated like any other source and attributed when used, says IB Schoolchildren are allowed to quote from content created by ChatGPT in their essays, the International Baccalaureate has said. The IB, which offers an alternative qualification to A-levels and Highers, said students could use the chatbot but must be …

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Elon Musk backs Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams following racist tirade

Tesla and Twitter chief tweets that ‘the media is racist’ after hundreds of newspapers drop Adams’s comic strip Elon Musk has deployed his 130 million-follower Twitter bullhorn to come to the rescue of a beleaguered cartoonist dumped by hundreds of newspapers across America for having delivered a virulent racist tirade. The Twitter and Tesla chief …

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Elon Musk fires additional 200 people at Twitter, report says

According to the New York Times, the executive behind paid-for premium service revamp is among those affected Elon Musk has fired another 200 staff at Twitter including the executive behind the revamp of its paid-for premium service, according to a report. The latest round of job cuts equates to about 10% of Twitter’s vastly reduced …

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German minister warns of ‘massive’ danger from Russian hackers

Nancy Faeser says Ukraine war has exacerbated German cybersecurity concerns Germany’s interior minister has warned of a “massive danger” facing Germany from Russian sabotage, disinformation and spying attacks. Nancy Faeser said Vladimir Putin was putting huge resources into cyber-attacks as a key part of his war of aggression. “The cybersecurity concerns have been exacerbated by …

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Crochet enthusiasts asked ChatGPT for patterns. The results are ‘cursed’

The widely popular chatbot is churning out uncanny animal designs and we tried one for a ‘hilarious’ outcome The meteoric rise of ChatGPT has sparked an artificial intelligence frenzy, stoking fears that the technology could upend jobs, search engines and schools. But online creators have identified one realm yet safe from the computer takeover: fiber …

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Does gene editing hold the key to improving mental health?

Research suggests traumatic childhood experiences embed themselves in our brains and put us at risk of mental illness, but epigenetic editing may offer us hope of removing them The way depression manifested itself in mice in the laboratory of the psychiatrist and neuroscientist Eric Nestler was hauntingly relatable. When put in an enclosure with an …

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Amazon union leader flies in to help UK strikers ‘kick down the door’

Chris Smalls, who set up the retailer’s first union in New York, came to Coventry to back its workers in their pay dispute The leader of Amazon’s first union has made his first trip outside the United States to support striking workers at the online retail giant’s Coventry warehouse. Chris Smalls, who helped coordinate a …

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Yes, we have no tomatoes: Why shelves are emptying in UK stores

From fresh produce to medicines and computer chips, a cocktail of problems is playing havoc with supply chains Early on Saturday morning, as Paul Crane, a trader at London’s renowned Borough market, was arranging blood oranges from Valencia on his stall, he admitted that his industry is facing some of the toughest conditions in a …

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