Month: May 2023

Justices avoid weighing in on law which shields internet companies from lawsuits over content posted by their users The US supreme court issued two decisions on Thursday that reinforced existing protections for internet platforms against being held liable for content, marking a victory for tech behemoths including Twitter and Google. The cases had been closely …

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Ignoring ChatGPT and its cousins won’t get us anywhere. In fact, these systems reveal issues we too often miss In my spring lecture course of 120 students, my teaching assistants caught four examples of students using artificial-intelligence-driven language programs like ChatGPT to complete short essays. In each case, the students confessed to using such systems …

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The state governor had on Wednesday signed into law the first US state-level ban on the app A group of TikTok creators have sued to block Montana’s ban of the platform, arguing that the new law violates their first amendment rights. Greg Gianforte, Montana’s governor, on Wednesday signed into law the first US state-level ban …

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PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch; Visual Concepts/2K GamesThe open world racer where beautiful environments are crammed with delightfully destructible Lego goodies, will have kids smiling while they play You know you’re at the mid-point of a console generation when the family-friendly racing titles start to arrive. Developed by veteran studio Visual Concepts, Lego 2K …

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All you need to know about the US state becoming the first to prohibit the social video app for consumer users TikTok has been banned in Montana. The first US state-level ban of the increasingly embattled social video app is already proving controversial, although it will not take effect until 2024. Continue reading… All you …

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In his new memoir, Before We Go Live, the Twitch and YouTube star pulls back the curtain on the world of pro game streaming – and details some of the toxic behaviour he says he has witnessed Stephen Flavall – or Jorbs as he is known on YouTube and Twitch, where he has more than …

‘Everyone encounters some kind of abuse’: Stephen ‘Jorbs’ Flavall speaks out on the dark side of Twitch streaming Read More »

In this week’s newsletter: The Zelda sequel’s all-encompassing approval says something about how important games have become in our cultural lives Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here You’re playing Tears of the Kingdom, right? Everyone seems to be playing it. Even people who I didn’t even know were into video …

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In this week’s newsletter: Why did Amanda Riley con the blogosphere into paying for her fake illness? Find out in Scamanda. Plus: five of the best podcasts to mend a broken heart Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here People Who Knew MeBBC Sounds, episodes weekly from TuesdayRosamund Pike, pictured above, …

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Exclusive: Slow response times and high cost of parts make program unviable, third-party repairers say Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Companies in Apple’s third-party repair program say delays in the process and high pricing for parts make …

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Video site recommended videos related to weapons, shooting and murderers to accounts for boys aged nine and 14, report says YouTube’s recommendation algorithm continues to direct young video game fans down dark paths of violent and dangerous content, a report has found, years after critics first raised concerns about the system. A report from the …

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