Month: April 2024

Facebook and Instagram owner given five days to address Brussels’ concerns it is failing to counter ‘deceptive advertising’ or monitor content The EU has launched formal proceedings against Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, amid concerns it is not doing enough to counter disinformation before the EU elections in June. Thierry Breton, the commissioner responsible …

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Under deal, ChatGPT users will receive summaries and quotes from Financial Times content and links to articles The Financial Times has struck a deal with ChatGPT developer OpenAI that allows its content to be used in training artificial intelligence systems. The FT will receive an undisclosed payment as part of the deal, which is the …

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Deal to use mapping data from web search giant Baidu is a major step towards launching driver assistance tech in world’s biggest car market Elon Musk’s visit to China has reportedly reaped immediate rewards with a deal for Tesla to use mapping data provided by web search company Baidu, a major step in introducing driver …

‘Watershed moment’ for Tesla as Elon Musk’s visit to China reaps quick reward Read More »

Makers of phones, TVs and smart doorbells legally required to protect devices against access by cybercriminals Tech that comes with weak passwords such as “admin” or “12345” will be banned in the UK under new laws dictating that all smart devices must meet minimum security standards. Measures to protect consumers from hacking and cyber-attacks come …

No more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UK Read More »

The effectiveness of Tinder and Hinge is hard to judge without access to their data. But now researchers are creating a free alternative with full transparency A class-action lawsuit filed in a US federal court last Valentine’s Day accuses Match Group – the owners of Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid dating apps, among others – of …

‘The science isn’t there’: do dating apps really help us find our soulmate? Read More »

Tesla boss reportedly meets Premier Li Qiang in visit aimed at sealing rollout of Autopilot software and transferring data overseas Tesla among electric carmakers forced to cut prices as market stalls Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday on an unannounced visit, where he is expected to meet senior officials to discuss the …

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Exclusive: Liz Bonnin’s face used on insect repellant advert after deal negotiated via WhatsApp and voice notes generated by AI There was something strange about her voice, they thought. It was not unfamiliar but, after a while, it started to go all over the place. Science presenter Liz Bonnin’s accent, as regular BBC viewers know, …

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Founded in 2005 and lauded by Silicon Valley, the Nick Bostrom’s centre for studying existential risk warned about AI but also gave rise to cultish ideas such as effective altruism Two weeks ago it was quietly announced that the Future of Humanity Institute, the renowned multidisciplinary research centre in Oxford, no longer had a future. …

‘Eugenics on steroids’: the toxic and contested legacy of Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute Read More »

In the early days it was seen as a place for ‘genuine public discourse’, but users have fled since Elon Musk took over. What went wrong? Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast If anything is emblematic of the demise of Twitter, it is the rise and stall of …

The demise of Twitter: How a ‘utopian vision’ for social media became a ‘toxic mess’ Read More »

The feature-free phone, launched at Milan design week, is the latest device to tap into young people’s concerns about attention-harvesting and data privacy It’s almost enough to make you stop doomscrolling: dull devices are now cool. The Boring Phone is a new, featureless flip phone that is feeding the growing appetites of younger people who …

The ‘boring phone’: stressed-out gen Z ditch smartphones for dumbphones Read More »