In this week’s newsletter: With the release of the much-hyped movie, hear how a doll became an icon in LA Made: The Barbie Tapes. Plus: five of the best Women’s World Cup podcasts Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here LA Made: The Barbie TapesWidely available, episodes weekly“Even as a child …
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Algorithm-driven viral video app overtakes YouTube and Instagram as most used single source of news for young teenagers TikTok has become the most popular news source for 12 to 15-year-olds, according to the UK’s communications watchdog. Ofcom’s latest report on news consumption in the UK has revealed that the viral video app is now the …
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Report comes amid concerns Elon Musk, who owns SpaceX, Neuralink and Twitter, is spread too thin Tesla narrowly beat Wall Street expectations in the second quarter of 2023, marking a solid start to the year as the electric carmaker produced a record number of vehicles. Revenue for the quarter topped $24.97bn compared to analyst predictions …
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Listed at $499 when it came on to the market in 2007, this cellphone has increased in value by almost 380 times since then A first-generation iPhone has sold at auction for $190,373, almost 380 times its original price of $499 when the groundbreaking device went for sale in 2007. LCG Auctions, which hosted Sunday’s …
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Possible reasons for release of LLM include potential for diluting rivals’ competitive edge Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has this week released an open-source version of an artificial intelligence model, Llama 2, for public use. The large language model (LLM), which can be used to create a ChatGPT-like chatbot, is available to startups, established businesses and lone …
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There are anarchic, erotic undertones to ‘NPC streaming’, the trend in which ordinary people play video-game characters If you haven’t seen them yet, the videos are mesmerizing. A content creator with long, straight hair sits at her kitchen table, rapidly stringing together nonsense catchphrases, over and over with the same cheerful expression and tone. “Yes …
The Barons and Hungry Ghosts actor shares what makes her laugh online, including Jennifer Coolidge, a cute baby and multiple ‘ethnic dads’ Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email When I think of the internet, I think of nostalgia and escapism. The first things that come to mind: the Y2K bug that never was, the …
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Advances in generative artificial intelligence could supercharge the propaganda playbook, experts warn A banal dystopia where manipulative content is so cheap to make and so easy to produce on a massive scale that it becomes ubiquitous: that’s the political future digital experts are worried about in the age of generative artificial intelligence (AI). In the …
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Gaming is a huge force for good, but developers using gambling industry tactics are causing nothing but harm • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Over the weekend, the Guardian published a trio of stories about video game addiction. One was about the 850 people referred to an NHS treatment …
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Listing on Australian government’s classification board website describes Bluey video game as a treasure hunt-style game Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Is the world’s favourite cartoon dog about to get her own video game? Online sleuths have …
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