Rightwing conspiracy theorist was banned from platform in 2018, but could be back after 2m votes cast The social media platform X will reinstate the account of the US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after a poll of the site’s users backed his return, its owner, Elon Musk, has said. “The people have spoken and so …
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The fallout from AI’s ‘Pearl Harbor moment’ has been dramatic. In tech, 12 months can seem like an eternity If a week is a long time in politics, a year is an eternity in tech. Just over 12 months ago, the industry was humming along in its usual way. The big platforms were deep into …
The Filipino photographer on presenting the struggles faced by the people in his community Philip Am Guay’s family home in Manjuyod in the Philippines is just a few metres from the beach where, one day in 2017, he found fisher Manong Ebrin checking his bunsod (fish corral) for a catch. “Manong is a Filipino term, …
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Agreement between European Parliament and member states will govern artificial intelligence, social media and search engines The world’s first comprehensive laws to regulate artificial intelligence have been agreed in a landmark deal after a marathon 37-hour negotiation between the European Parliament and EU member states. The agreement was described as “historic” by Thierry Breton, the …
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Meta submitted nearly 95% of 29m reports of child sexual abuse material in 2022 and encryption will make it harder to detect Meta’s decision to introduce end-to-end encryption for Facebook messages will hamstring the rescue of child sex trafficking victims and the prosecution of predators, according to child safety organizations and US prosecutors. This week, …
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Failures in the regulation of social media companies a generation ago must not be repeated UK competition watchdog to review Microsoft and OpenAI partnership Why is the little ol’ Competition & Markets Authority, a UK regulator, inserting itself into the entertaining and important – but distant – drama at San Francisco-based OpenAI? Even if the …
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Study suggests mice react in the same way to stimulation in virtual environment as in real world Whether exploring distant galaxies or dashing about a fantasy world, virtual reality has immersed humans in extraordinary places. Now, it seems, mice will be able to join us. Researchers have developed a pair of virtual reality “goggles” that …
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This open-world survival sim might be Minecraft lite, but it’s luscious and relaxing, with a nostalgic, surprisingly emotional charm Whoever had the idea to combine three titans of the modern mass entertainment universe – Lego, Fortnite and Minecraft – into one experience is surely feeling rather smug right now. Launched on Thursday, Lego Fortnite is …
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Billionaire attacks Bob Iger as Disney becomes latest firm to pause advertising over endorsement of antisemitic tweet Elon Musk has said the Disney boss, Bob Iger, should be “fired immediately” after the world’s biggest entertainment company joined an advertising boycott of his X platform. The world’s richest man has embarked on a series of outbursts …
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Action on possible ‘acquisition of control’ follows leadership turmoil at ChatGPT developer The UK’s competition watchdog has paved the way for a formal investigation into the partnership between Microsoft and ChatGPT developer OpenAI by asking for comments on the arrangement. The Competition and Markets Authority made the announcement on Friday after a bout of leadership …
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