Month: January 2024

Beware the ‘botshit’: why generative AI is such a real and imminent threat to the way we live | André Spicer

Unless checks are put in place, citizens and voters may soon face AI-generated content that bears no relation to reality André Spicer is professor of organisational behaviour at the Bayes Business School at City, University of London During 2023, the shape of politics to come appeared in a video. In it, Hillary Clinton – the …

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ASML halts hi-tech chip-making exports to China reportedly after US request

Dutch firm says decision was down to licence change, after initial report connected it to US pressure A Dutch manufacturer has cancelled shipments of hi-tech microchip machinery to China after pressure from the US government, it has been reported. ASML, a key firm in the global semiconductor manufacturing supply chain, was due to export three …

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‘Perilous and chaotic’: why officials are nervy before a likely UK election in 2024

Paper ballots may act as barrier to cyber attacks, but introduction of voter ID could lead to a host of complications While the date of the next UK general election itself remains in the hands of the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, one thing is certain: when the campaign begins it has the potential to be …

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I’m a tech reporter. Can I still post my baby’s picture responsibly?

I know nothing online is private. I also won’t be able to resist taking photos of my cute baby. Can a privacy girly have it all? I spent my teen years baring my soul on Blogger, Xanga, Friendster and Myspace, well before there was widespread acceptance and knowledge of the ways companies already did and …

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Value of X has fallen 71% since purchase by Musk and name change from Twitter

Mutual fund Fidelity, which owns stake in social media platform, marks down value of its shares in disclosure obtained by Axios The social media platform X has lost 71% of its value since it was bought by Elon Musk, according to the mutual fund Fidelity. Fidelity, which owns a stake in X Holdings, said in …

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Cybercrime, AI supremacy and the metaverse: the tech stories that will dominate 2024

From the future of X to Apple’s Vision Pro headset, we make a call on the deals, products and technologies that could define this year • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Partway through 2023, I caught up with a respected, high-ranking tech writer at another publication. …

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Revealed: almost half of British teens feel addicted to social media, study says

Exclusive: Millennium Cohort’s finding raises questions about why a large proportion has a difficult relationship with social media Almost half of British teenagers say they feel addicted to social media, according to findings that come amid mounting pressure for big tech companies to be held accountable for the impact of their platforms on users. The …

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I thought most of us were going to die from the climate crisis. I was wrong

In an extract from her book Not the End of the World, data scientist Hannah Ritchie explains how her work taught her that there are more reasons for hope than despair about climate change – and why a truly sustainable world is in reach Hannah Ritchie Q&A: ‘Doomsday predictions are a dream for climate deniers’ …

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