Month: April 2024

Researchers have created fibre-based electronics that use the human body to power T-shirts that display changing messages Whether it is a T-shirt that can display changing messages or a carpet that can sense where you are standing, the future of smart textiles has often seemed rooted in science fiction. Now researchers say they have created …

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Elon Musk’s firm reverses policy of insisting on payment for ‘verified status’ – embarrassing some beneficiaries Elon Musk has reversed one of his most notorious decisions since taking over X, the social network better known as Twitter, and started bestowing blue ticks on the site’s most-followed users – whether they want them or not. The …

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Cost of artificial intelligence service could mean leaders in sector turning to subscription models Google is reportedly drawing up plans to charge for AI-enhanced search features, in what would be the biggest shake-up to the company’s revenue model in its history. The radical shift is a natural consequence of the vast expense required to provide …

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Israeli intelligence sources reveal use of ‘Lavender’ system in Gaza war and claim permission given to kill civilians in pursuit of low-ranking militants The Israeli military’s bombing campaign in Gaza used a previously undisclosed AI-powered database that at one stage identified 37,000 potential targets based on their apparent links to Hamas, according to intelligence sources …

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The same year, 2022, company replaced plastic sleeves in EU with paper and cardboard, and cut plastic packaging globally by 11.6% The amount of plastic packaging waste created by Amazon has increased in the US even as the online retail giant sought to phase out plastics elsewhere in the world, a report claims, amid growing …

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Don’t miss Audible’s A-list adaptation of the always relevant 1984, also starring Tom Hardy and Andrew Scott. Plus: five of the most controversial podcasts • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here What happens when you get a couple of British telly stars to critique TV for a podcast? One heck …

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Growing interest in services that create digital clones of the dead as millions visit graves this week for tomb-sweeping festival As millions of people across China travel to the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects for the annual tomb-sweeping festival, a new way of remembering, and reviving, their beloved relatives is being born. …

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Suit claimed Dudesy podcast violated Carlin’s copyright, calling it ‘a casual theft of a great American artist’s work’ The estate of comedian George Carlin settled a lawsuit on Tuesday against the owners of a comedy podcast who claimed they used artificial intelligence to mimic the deceased stand-up’s voice. The lawsuit was one of the first …

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Federal report says ‘cascade of errors’ by tech giant let Chinese operators break into senior government officials’ email accounts In a scathing indictment of Microsoft corporate security and transparency, a Biden administration-appointed review board issued a report Tuesday saying “a cascade of errors” by the tech giant let state-backed Chinese cyber operators break into email …

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Politicians, including a minister, advisers and journalists received potentially compromising messages over six-month period More than a dozen politicians, advisers and journalists have been targeted in a phishing attack, in what cybersecurity experts believe is an attempt to compromise them. Twelve men working in Westminster, including a serving government minister, told Politico they had received …

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