From The X-Files to X-Men, Xbox to Xerox, X is loved by brands in tech, media, music and more Elon Musk reveals the new Twitter logo, X Elon Musk has replaced Twitter’s longstanding bluebird logo with an “X”, reflecting the company’s new name of X Holdings Corp and his vision of creating “X, the everything …
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When the Egyptian empire fell, no civilisation escaped unscathed. The latest in Creative Assembly’s series of grand strategy games tries to make sense of a confusing period In recent years, Creative Assembly has pushed its grand strategy games – in which you raise armies and direct them over a world map that looks a little …
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Minister admits leak of ‘sensitive’ information after research into the Optus and Medibank hacks was ‘deeply ironic’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The home affairs department exposed the personal information of more than 50 small business survey participants who were sought for their views on cybersecurity, Guardian …
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From dire warnings about social media to a genuinely meditative video game our critics select culture to help you overturn the overload No film tells us more about tech burnout than Jeff Orlowski’s polemic The Social Dilemma, which shows that it is not simply a sad occasional casualty of digital consumption or social media engagement. …
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Minimalist art deco ‘X’ billed as part of social media platform’s rebrand Rebranding Twitter: the shaky history of corporate makeovers Elon Musk has revealed a new logo for Twitter, choosing a “minimalist art deco” X as part of a rebrand of the platform. The Twitter owner indicated the design would be altered, tweeting that it …
Dr Karen DeSalvo excited by arrival of artificial intelligence but warns it has limitations and will only be ‘tool in the toolbox’ of medical professionals Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The arrival of artificial intelligence into healthcare means everyone could one day have a doctor in their …
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts Why is the US the only country where nearly everyone drives an automatic? It’s de rigueur over here, whereas “driving stick” seems to be the default in other countries. Benton Oliver, …
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Social media billionaire says if a good enough logo is ‘posted tonight, we’ll make (it) go live worldwide tomorrow’ Elon Musk has said he is looking to change Twitter’s logo, tweeting: “And soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds”. In a post on the site in the early …
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The rush into AI has given the flagging technology industry a share price lift, but some investors still remain cautious US tech companies started the year in the doldrums, beset by a cost overhang from excessively zealous pandemic hiring sprees and fears about the impact of rising interest rates. Things were looking grim – then …
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The tech giant’s global policy chief warns governments against ‘fragmented’ laws around AI Meta’s global policy head, Sir Nick Clegg, has backed calls for an international agency to guide the regulation of artificial intelligence if it becomes autonomous, saying governments globally should avoid “fragmented” laws around the technology. But Clegg downplayed suggestions of payment for …
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