Researchers identify sprawling bot network of 1,305 accounts active during Republican debate and Donald Trump interview Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Bot activity on the platform formerly known as Twitter is worse than ever, according to researchers, despite X’s new owner, Elon Musk, claiming a crackdown on …
Technology is Hollywood’s current arch nemesis, but as exhibitors on Venice film festival’s ‘immersive island’ will tell you, AI, VR and XR could lead to a brighter future One of the hottest tickets at the 80th Venice film festival isn’t a movie at all but a VR installation on the event’s self-styled “Immersive Island”. Each …
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Apple shares fall as local government and state-owned firms latest to face restrictions on devices at work China’s government has reportedly expanded its ban of iPhones to local government workers and state-owned companies, a day after it emerged central government employees were forbidden from bringing the devices to work. Several agencies had begun instructing employees …
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Ukrainian presidential adviser says deaths of civilians ‘the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego’ A senior Ukrainian official has accused Elon Musk of “committing evil” after a new biography revealed details about how the business magnate ordered his Starlink satellite communications network to be turned off near the Crimean coast last year …
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Lawyers for family say Saudi government took brother’s data in breach and ‘arrested, tortured, and imprisoned’ him and others The company formerly known as Twitter is “unfit” to hold banking licenses because of its alleged “intentional complicity” with human rights violations in Saudi Arabia and treatment of users’ personal data, according to an open letter …
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The popular MMO game has helped me deal with everything life brings. As I celebrate 10 years immersed in its world, I speak to other people who have found solace in this online community It’s no secret that the art that moves us becomes associated with certain periods of our lives: the song that helped …
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The co-founder of DeepMind issues a terrifying warning about AI and synthetic biology – but how seriously should we take it? On 22 February1946, George Kennan, an American diplomat stationed in Moscow, dictated a 5,000-word cable to Washington. In this famous telegram, Kennan warned that the Soviet Union’s commitment to communism meant that it was …
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The federal government will accept electronic signatures and video link witnessing from next year Can you match the famous identity to the signature? Try our quiz Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The days of signing on the dotted line may be numbered. The federal government has announced …
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The signature’s days are now numbered in some official documents in Australia. But the signature as a personal brand has a long history and it’s hard to see it going anywhere fast A sign of the times: Australia moves towards digital statutory declarations Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news …
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The most ethical, sustainable and repairable handset gets a big upgrade with even longer support The Dutch smartphone company Fairphone has achieved something remarkable – a handset that could last a decade. The ethical pioneer, which leads the way in repairable devices, has just released the Fairphone 5. It is a thinner, lighter and more …
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