In this week’s newsletter: To win over the critics, a second instalment of the $1bn box-office smash should focus more on storytelling than nostalgic iconography • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here With classic oblivious timing, Nintendo chose 10 March – or Mar10 day, as the company likes to style …
This Country star asks for more book recommendations as she returns in Educating Daisy. Plus: five of the best podcasts about scammers • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here 53 MinutesAll episodes widely availableRemember a time when football was less slick and cash-driven? Dara Ó Briain and Josh Widdicombe do, …
Thirty years after failing his grade two exam, our writer is banging out Handel, Billie Eilish and Elton John – and he’s not alone. With apps to help with learning, there’s never been a better time to tinkle the ivories Misplaced pride may have clouded my memories of learning the piano as a kid in …
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How does the bill define AI, how will it protect consumers from abuse, and what do the big tech companies think about it? The EU’s proposed AI act was endorsed by the European parliament on Wednesday, and is a milestone in regulating the technology. The vote is an important step towards introducing the legislation, which …
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A bill passed Wednesday by the House requiring TikTok owner ByteDance to sell or face a US ban is most existential threat yet The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would require TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a total ban in the United States. The legislation now …
Lemon said Musk texted ‘contract terminated’ after the former CNN anchor interviewed the billionaire The former CNN anchor Don Lemon announced on Wednesday that Elon Musk had abruptly terminated a deal to exclusively host Lemon’s new talkshow on X, formerly Twitter. Lemon said in a post on the platform that Musk cancelled the partnership hours …
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Bill gives owner ByteDance 165 days to divest from TikTok, and if it does not app stores would be legally barred from hosting it US politics – latest updates The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would require the TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a total …
Do you have to brush your own hair, own an umbrella or keep at least one hand on your steering wheel? Don’t blame these visionary thinkers “Things can only get better”, D:Ream promised, but they were wrong, and so were most people in history who have tried to predict the future. It never stopped us …
Could you live without the internet? Doctors’ appointments, job applications, personal banking, key services and more are today mostly managed online. While the UK government details its plans for a digital future to transform public services, one in seven Britons are forced to live without the internet. This film is voiced by three individuals experiencing …
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Change, made out of ‘abundance of caution’, now applies to US and India and will roll out in nations where elections are held this year Google is restricting its Gemini AI chatbot from answering election-related questions in countries where voting is taking place this year, limiting users from receiving information about candidates, political parties and …
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