Month: September 2023

Lawsuit claims company knowingly sold defective car that led to Micah Lee’s 2019 death while Tesla blames ‘classic human error’ The lawyer representing victims of a fatal Tesla crash blamed the company’s autopilot driver assistant system, saying that “a car company should never sell consumers experimental vehicles,” in the opening statement of a California trial …

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The lighthearted trend – using questionable numbers to justify indulgent purchases – has been accused of fueling sexism Anyone who watched 2000s episodes of What Not to Wear or read Cosmopolitan in the 90s knows girl math well. Back in the day, we used to call it fashion math. Let’s say a designer bag costs …

‘Can’t we have a funny joke?’ Why #girlmath is dividing TikTok Read More »

Amazon considers its ‘Flex drivers’ independent contractors – meaning they’re not promised worker’s compensation after a bite The app told her to deliver to the porch. Jennifer Anderson, a 43-year-old gig worker for Amazon Flex and a single mother, had brought packages to the house before – so she didn’t think much of it when …

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News comes after EU says platform formerly known as Twitter has highest disinformation of social networks surveyed Elon Musk, owner of X, has confirmed he has ditched his team working to prevent disruption to elections, just days after the EU announced the platform, formerly known as Twitter, had the highest proportion of disinformation in three …

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Report into toxic content aimed at young men finds drug use being promoted and risks downplayed Young TikTok users in the UK have viewed videos that promote deadly and illegal bodybuilding drugs 89m times, a report has found. The report, titled TikTok’s Toxic Trade, by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), looks into the …

TikTok videos on deadly bodybuilding drugs viewed 89m times by young people in UK Read More »

In this week’s newsletter: Get unmatched access to the musician’s story in the 12-part Life in Lyrics. Plus: five of the best podcasts about modern masculinity • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here McCartney: A Life in Lyrics Widely available, episodes weekly from WednesdayPoet Paul Muldoon has had enviable access …

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Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X; Electronic ArtsThe 24th game in what was previously known as the Fifa series has some added RPG elements for upgrading players’ skills. But most importantly, the fluidity of the action is beguiling At the start of each new football season, many fans head to the stadium …

EA Sports FC 24 review – new name, same ridiculously fun football sim Read More »

The EU report cards are in, and they must address the fact that one platform is falling far behind others in dealing with misinformation Results days for A-levels and GCSEs see pupils across the UK waiting with no small measure of anxiety for their grades. Big tech CEOs are having a similar experience this week, …

The EU may have some success getting tech firms to tackle fake news – but good luck with Elon Musk | Chris Stokel-Walker Read More »

Host of celebrities to embody new assistants aimed at increasing young people’s interaction with AI Meta is to launch artificial intelligence chatbots embodied by celebrities including Snoop Dogg, Kendall Jenner and Naomi Osaka. Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement at the company’s annual Connect conference, where he spoke about new AI products at Facebook’s parent company. …

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Landlord British Land says decision will knock earnings for six months to next March Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has paid £149m to break its lease on a central London office building, in the latest sign of large corporates cutting back on workspace amid the post-pandemic boom in hybrid working. The decision comes just two years …

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