Month: September 2023

Critics say decision by Elon Musk-owned company is ‘extremely concerning’ ahead of Australia’s Indigenous voice to parliament referendum X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has removed the ability for people to report a tweet for containing misleading information just weeks before a referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament in Australia. Since 2021, users …

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At the core of the case is whether the company used its position to disadvantage rivals and the power of the agency to rein in tech firms The Federal Trade Commission, along with the attorneys general from 17 states, have accused Amazon in a major antitrust lawsuit of illegally shutting out competition to become one …

A threat to Amazon and a test of the FTC: is this big tech’s antitrust reckoning? Read More »

Director Gareth Edwards draws together the many strands of our current AI debate with tremendous boldness, conjuring up an intriguing and stimulating spectacle This colossal sci-fi thriller from Gareth Edwards features John David Washington and Gemma Chan in vast mysterious panoramas and vertiginous vistas which deserve to be shown at Imax-plus scale; it also shows …

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Lawsuit is result of years-long investigation and one of the most significant legal challenges brought against the company The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 state attorneys general have sued Amazon, alleging the e-commerce behemoth uses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on other platforms, overcharge sellers and stifle competition. The lawsuit, filed …

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In this week’s newsletter: Why an AI-generated image of Tiananmen Square jumping up Google search rankings is an omen for future disinformation • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here A strange thing happened last week when you searched for “tank man” on Google. Tap on image results and instead of the …

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Musk’s X platform found to have highest proportion of disinformation posts among large social media players The EU has issued a warning to Elon Musk to comply with sweeping new laws on fake news and Russian propaganda, after X, formerly known as Twitter, was found to have the highest ratio of disinformation posts of all …

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Warner Bros; Nintendo Switch, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/SFans of the fighting game’s cast of lunatics will enjoy this nostalgic reboot, but its combat fundamentals have remained largely unchanged It’s almost adorable how much NetherRealm cares about Mortal Kombat’s lore. This is a video game that built a dynasty out of jellified gore, cartoonishly proportioned …

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The move will bring the artificial intelligence chatbot closer to popular voice assistants such as Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa OpenAI’s ChatGPT is getting a major update that will enable the viral chatbot to have voice conversations with users and interact using images, moving it closer to popular artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like Apple’s Siri. …

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The social media fad championed by Gwyneth Paltrow is said to have multiple health benefits – but experts aren’t convinced It’s a TikTok trend, has been championed by Gwyneth Paltrow, and was recently revealed as a habit of the former Countryfile presenter, Julia Bradbury. But is taping your mouth shut at night actually good for …

The TikTok mouth-taping trend may not be as beneficial as you’re told Read More »

His company managed billions in assets and made him one of the world’s richest people. Then, almost overnight, it collapsed. With a fraud trial beginning next week, a documentary asks how he bewitched so many Sunil Kavuri is not a novice investor. Sure, he hasn’t always been involved in finance: 20 years ago, he was …

Crypto king or conman: is Sam Bankman-Fried about to be sent down for a century? Read More »