The presenter and comedian Larry Dean dive into infamous legal fights in Famously … On Trial. Plus: five of the best clubbing podcasts • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Wild new podcast alert! It’s just been revealed that the devious stars from reality smash hit The Traitors UK are …
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University of Reading project poses questions for integrity of coursework and take-home student assignments Researchers at the University of Reading fooled their own professors by secretly submitting AI-generated exam answers that went undetected and got better grades than real students. The project created fake student identities to submit unedited answers generated by ChatGPT-4 in take-home …
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In this week’s newsletter: FromSoftware’s president and the director of the popular fantasy game spills • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here The famously challenging dark-fantasy epic Elden Ring was the world’s second bestselling game in 2022, and the release of its expansion Shadow of the Erdtree last Friday once …
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Introduction of new syllabus may be reason number of girls taking subject more than halved in eight years, academics say The number of girls in England studying for a GCSE in computing has more than halved in less than a decade, prompting warnings about the “dominance of men in shaping the modern world”. The sharp …
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Lawn Mowing Simulator joins a long line of popular simulation games of real-life activities. But why trim fake grass? We ask some cutting-edge experts There’s a school of thought that insists video games are purely about escapism. Where else can you pretend you’re a US Marine Force Recon (Call of Duty), a heroic eco warrior …
Spooked by Biden’s wealth tax, big tech venture capitalists are showing their progressive credentials were only ever skin deep Hardly a week passes without another billionaire endorsing Donald Trump. With Joe Biden proposing a 25% tax on those with assets over $100m (£80m), this is no shock. The real twist? The pro-Trump multimillionaire club now …
Centre for Long-Term Resilience calls on next government to log incidents to mitigate risks The UK needs a system for recording misuse and malfunctions in artificial intelligence or ministers risk being unaware of alarming incidents involving the technology, according to a report. The next government should create a system for logging incidents involving AI in …
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Windshield wiper and trunk bed trim problems cause more delays in the truck’s promised mass launch Tesla said on Tuesday it was recalling most Cybertrucks in the United States over issues with their windshield wipers and exterior trim. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Tesla has now issued four recalls for its 2024 Cybertruck. …
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Team Asobi’s Nicolas Doucet on creating PlayStation 5’s next big game – and, he hopes, its next big mascot It’s the PlayStation 5’s next big game, and Sony is in its DNA – but nonetheless there’s something very Nintendo about Astro Bot. It’s in the way that the game is designed so perfectly around the …
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Mining companies accused of colonial ‘divide and rule’ tactics in their pursuit of the precious metal that lies under the country’s salt flats • Harriet Barber in the Salinas Grandes, Argentina. Photographs by John Owens In the vast white desert of the Salinas Grandes, Antonio Calpanchay, 45, lifts his axe and slices the ground. He …
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