Commons education committee chair says online world poses serious dangers and parents face uphill struggle MPs have urged the next government to consider a total ban on smartphones for under 16-year-olds and a statutory ban on mobile phone use in schools as part of a crackdown on screen time for children. Members of the House …
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Firm’s AI overviews feature has been rolled out to users in US, but many have reported strange responses Google’s new AI overviews feature for search results has reportedly told users who asked questions about depression to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, recommended glue as a pizza ingredient and has apparently sourced some of its …
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Billionaire makes U-turn over levies, telling Paris tech conference they distort the market and inhibit trade Elon Musk has criticised US government tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, describing the levies as “not good” and a distortion of the car market. The Tesla chief executive had previously supported trade barriers but he performed a U-turn on …
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Ubisoft; PC, PS5, XboxYou may feel a touch of deja vu as you mow down rivals with your M16 – but although it’s unoriginal, this free six-person shooter is slick and enjoyable It is not difficult to sum up XDefiant, Ubisoft’s new free-to-play arena-based shooter. It’s Overwatch crossed with Call of Duty. Or maybe Apex …
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Die Aktuelle promoted 2023 piece that ‘sounds deceptively real’ Publisher had sacked editor and apologised to F1 great’s family The family of Michael Schumacher have won their legal action against the publisher of a magazine that printed an artificial intelligence-generated interview with the multiple Formula One champion. The German celebrity magazine Die Aktuelle promoted on …
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UK founder, accused of inflating sales and misleading regulators, takes stand and says he wasn’t fully responsible for firm’s decisions The British entrepreneur Mike Lynch took the stand on Thursday in a San Francisco federal courthouse as a key witness in his own criminal fraud trial, defending his role at Autonomy, the tech firm he …
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Xbox Series, PC; Ninja Theory/ MicrosoftStunning Icelandic landscapes merge with nightmarish hallucinations in this big-budget battle sequel As the stench of rotting corpses fills the air, I hear the screams of my butchered kinsmen, and my lips begin to tremble. “You let them die,” a voice in my head accuses, as I crawl hopelessly towards …
Why did a mini corduroy suit appear in a woman’s home? Helen McLaughlin, Karen Whitehouse and Lauren Kilby dive down a new rabbit hole. Plus: five of the best podcasts about songs • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here The most influential names in podcasting have come together at the …
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Phobia toggles turn off scary elements like enemies, combat and spiders – but far from being too ‘cosy’, they help make gaming more accessible for even the most squeamish • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here As I mentioned the other week, I’ve been playing through a PlayStation 1-style, low-poly …
‘I am not a typo’ campaign is calling for technology companies to make autocorrect less ‘western- and white-focused’ People whose names get mangled by autocorrect have urged technology companies to fix the problem faster, with one person whose name gets switched to “Satan” saying: “I am tired of it.” People with Irish, Indian and Welsh …
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