Fast, slick screen, excellent camera and great software makes for a hard to beat combination Google’s latest mid-range phone brings high-end features down to a reasonable price, including the firm’s top chip and class-leading camera. The Pixel 7a costs £449 (€509/$449) – £50 more than the initial price of last year’s 6a but £150 cheaper …
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We would like to hear from readers around the world about their screen time and what changes – if any – they’d like to make Two hours a day, three, even five: the time we spend on our screens is gradually ticking up. According to Nielsen, Americans now spend almost half of their days gazing …
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The feature, rolled out to users in the US and UK last year, can send details including location without phone reception to trained specialists Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Apple has launched a new emergency feature on all iPhone 14 models in Australia and New Zealand that …
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Tales of rare finds, Instagram stories and, of course, that hit TV comedy means metal detecting is buzzing. Today’s detectorists reveal what they love about it Set up Roman Found on Instagram Continue reading… Tales of rare finds, Instagram stories and, of course, that hit TV comedy means metal detecting is buzzing. Today’s detectorists reveal …
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Tech advances that make it easier to recreate human voices also raise ethical questions about the rights of actors and musicians Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast When the epic open-world PlayStation 4 game Red Dead Redemption 2 was developed in 2013, it took 2,200 days to record …
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Meta sank tens of billions into its CEO’s virtual reality dream, but what will he do next? Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to remember the metaverse, which was quietly laid to rest a few weeks ago by its grieving adoptive parent, one Mark Zuckerberg. Those of you with long memories will remember how, …
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Stuart Russell, former government adviser, says ChatGPT could become part of super-intelligent machine that can’t be constrained One of the professors at the forefront of artificial intelligence has said ministers are not doing enough to protect against the dangers of super-intelligent machines in the future. In the latest contribution to the debate about the safety …
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Worried about trampling his camera, the photographer, who has been skipping on his rooftop in Taiwan since Covid began, turned to his mobile … “There is a saying in photography,” Leo Huang says. “The single most important component of a camera is the 12 inches behind it. The camera you use is important, yes, but …
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Policy would restrict bosses from contacting workers outside of hours by phone or email Labour is planning a “right to switch off” for workers if the party wins power at the next general election, according to reports. The scheme, spearheaded by Angela Rayner, the deputy party leader, would mean that bosses would be restricted from …
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Readers respond to Naomi Klein’s article that argued it is delusional to believe AI machines will benefit humanity Naomi Klein’s article about the dangers of generative AI makes many valid points about the economic and social consequences of the new technology (AI machines aren’t ‘hallucinating’. But their makers are, 8 May). But her choice of …
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