Month: May 2023

The Argentinian photographer was drawn to capture a stranger’s self-expression on a trip to New York Seconds before this was taken, Lucía Mara had chased the woman down New York’s Third Avenue. It was the Argentinian photographer’s last day in the city and she was running late to a meeting before her flight home to …

‘I liked how her expressiveness matches her bold hair’: Lucía Mara’s best phone picture Read More »

Labour for the Long Term says UK risks falling even further into dependence on US tech firms Keir Starmer should pledge £11bn towards building “BritGPT” and a national artificial intelligence (AI) cloud in the next Labour manifesto or risk the UK falling ever further into dependence on American tech companies, an affiliated thinktank has said. …

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State subsidies and industry backing pull in foreign investment as country creates ‘Battery Valley’ Forty miles from the coast of Britain, where the government was again told this week that without urgent action it risks losing the electric vehicle race, “Battery Valley” is taking shape in northern France. Emmanuel Macron’s announcement last week that the …

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The trailer for Gareth Edwards’ new film shows humanity being outsmarted by AI – and is released just as our overlords-to-be are rearing their terrifying heads It’s been a while since we had a truly great movie about devious, dystopian AIs priming themselves to take over the world, in which the key choices made by …

Is The Creator the first (or last) in a new wave of sci-fi movies about AI? Read More »

Free app designed to shed light on ‘mental load’ overwhelmingly carried by women when it comes to chores The Spanish government is hoping to encourage men to do more at home by developing a free app that will log how much time each household or family member spends on domestic chores. Announcing the measure in …

Spain hopes domestic tasks app will ensure men pull their weight Read More »

Tejay Fletcher’s site offered tools allowing criminals to make phone calls that appeared to be from trusted companies The mastermind behind an online fraud shop used to con victims out of more than £100m has been jailed for more than 13 years. Tejay Fletcher, 35, bought a £230,000 Lamborghini, two Range Rovers worth £110,000 and …

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Young users question whether law tied to national security concerns will take effect in January as planned On Wednesday, a 30-year-old influencer named Kylie Nelson signed a deal with TikTok to promote the app on her page. A few hours later, she learned that the state of Montana had passed a law banning TikTok. “Now …

Montana TikTok users denounce ban: ‘We have terrible roads but we’re banning an app’ Read More »

PM sounds a more cautious note after calls from tech experts and business leaders for moratorium The UK will lead on limiting the dangers of artificial intelligence, Rishi Sunak has said, after calls from some tech experts and business leaders for a moratorium. Sunak said AI could bring benefits and prove transformative for society, but …

UK will lead on ‘guard rails’ to limit dangers of AI, says Rishi Sunak Read More »

Possible interventions include default smaller portions and prominently displaying low-calorie foods Food delivery apps could help tackle the obesity crisis by making lower-calorie options more prominent on their sites, research suggests. A study, presented at the European Congress of Obesity in Dublin, involved creating a simulated food delivery app and conducting three randomised controlled trials …

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While the US and EU announce bigger programmes, one British startup says the government’s investment figure is less than the cost of one basic plant The UK government has announced an investment of up to £1bn in the domestic semiconductor industry, but has been criticised for declining to join the spending race that has seen …

UK’s £1bn strategy for semiconductor industry lacks ambition, say critics Read More »