The increasing sophistication of programs like ChatGPT has led to unease over the future of film-making. What happened when we gave it a chance? The rise of AI programs like ChatGPT has triggered a tidal wave of ethical handwringing, most prominently from within the industries that it threatens to destroy. After all, just because you …
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Lawmakers grilled the social media app’s CEO over its relationship with China and protections for young users The first appearance in Congress for TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew stretched more than five hours, with contentious questioning targeting the app’s relationship with China and protections for its youngest users. Chew’s appearance comes at a pivotal time …
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TikTok CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified before US Congress on Thursday amid growing security concerns, with the Biden administration threatening to remove the app from the US entirely. During the hearing, Republican Kat Cammack showed Congress a TikTok video inciting violence towards the House Energy and Commerce Committee, with the chair of the committee named …
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Shou Zi Chew, who joined ByteDance, the parent company in 2021, won’t let his children use the app Six questions TikTok’s CEO needs to answer Shou Zi Chew has said the most gruelling experience of his life was a five-day survival course in the jungles of Borneo when he was serving as a conscript in …
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Move follows UK government’s decision to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing app Politics live – latest updates The British parliament is to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from “all parliamentary devices and the wider parliamentary network”, citing the need for cybersecurity. A parliament spokesperson said: “Following the government’s decision to ban TikTok from government devices, the …
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PC, Xbox, PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch; Black Salt Games/Team17Plumbing the depths of our fear of the ocean, this clever and compelling video game will suck you in for hours at a time Heading out as the sun rises in a battered old fishing boat, everything seems peaceful. The vessel can’t go far, but there are …
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App’s future in doubt as Biden administration threatens to ban it entirely in the country TikTok’s CEO eluded the spotlight. Now, he can’t avoid it Six urgent questions Shou Zi Chew needs to answer Rep. Rodgers asked Chew whether he has regular contact with various executives at Bytedance. He said he was in regular contact …
A new collaboration between 2K Games and Lego takes the form of an open-world racing game with buildable, breakable cars Classic video games never really die. While they’re still remembered by designers and producers, their influence lives on and they can crop up in the most unexpected places. 2K Games has announced a new agreement …
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A Chinese start-up has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits users’ kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, which simultaneously move when replaying kisses received. The device, MUA, also captures and replays sound and warms up slightly during kissing, and users can download kissing data submitted via an accompanying app by …
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In this week’s newsletter: Journalist Terri White investigates the case of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and other vulnerable children missing school since the pandemic. Plus: five of the best one-host podcasts Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here The Story of WomanWidely available, episodes weeklyIt’s with a deep sigh that host Anna Stoecklein …
