Month: August 2024

As demand for the tin ore cassiterite soars, special forces units of Brazil’s Ibama environment agency must play a cat and mouse game with the thousands of illegal miners pouring into Yanomami reserves In the back yard of the federal police headquarters in Roraima, the northernmost state of Brazil, giant sacks lie strewn and overflowing …

The lawless mining gangs targeting the Amazon’s precious green energy minerals Read More »

Meet Friend: a ‘Tamagotchi with a soul’, wearable AI companion that records your interactions and texts back Your friend is named Amy. Or Jackson. Or whatever name you’d like. They support you, rib you and check in on how you’re doing. They’re a blisteringly attentive listener who will never ask you to help them move, …

Can an AI friend make you less lonely? Read More »

Fewer than half of British households now have a home phone – and we will lose something precious when they’re gone When was the last time you called someone on their landline? Probably not recently according to new data that shows that, for the first time ever, most households in the UK no longer have …

The hunt for a missing date, the numbers I’ll never forget: we’ll never match the magic of a landline | Viv Groskop Read More »

Workers picket at Warner Bros Studios against what they say is unwillingness from firms to protect union members More than 300 video game performers and Hollywood actors picketed in front of the Warner Bros Studios building on Thursday to protest against what they call an unwillingness from top gaming companies to protect union voice actors …

Over 300 video game actors protest over unregulated AI use in Hollywood Read More »

When two horror movie fans took the leap into game development, the last thing they expected was for an actual movie production company to want to get involved In 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Crista Castro and Bryan Singh were moved to think about what they really wanted from their lives. An animation director …

Grab your Ouija board: behind Fear the Spotlight’s 90s-inspired horror Read More »

Firm reported a loss in its second quarter and said it would cut 15% of its workforce to cut costs and compete with rivals Intel, the chipmaker, has announced plans to cut more than 15,000 jobs as it tries to cut billions of dollars in costs and turn its business around to compete with more …

Intel announces plan to cut 15,000 jobs to ‘resize and refocus’ business Read More »

Britain’s first next-generation supercomputer, planned by Tories, in doubt after Labour government move The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding pledged by the Conservatives for technology and artificial intelligence projects, putting the future of the UK’s first next-generation supercomputer in doubt. The projects, announced last year, include £800m for the creation of an …

UK shelves £1.3bn of funding for technology and AI projects Read More »

Experts warn growth of extremist influencers and ‘micro-donations’ could create even bigger wave of unrest Less than three hours after the stabbing attack on Monday that led to the death of three children, an AI-generated image was shared on X by an account called Europe Invasion. It depicted bearded men in traditional Muslim dress outside …

How TikTok bots and AI have powered a resurgence in UK far-right violence Read More »

Tech giant’s revenue rises 4.9% to $85.78bn despite phone sales falling 0.9% and trend of decline in key China market Apple reported better-than-expected earnings in the third quarter of 2024, with buzz about its new AI features offsetting a continuing decline in its key China market. Earnings exceeded analyst predictions despite a year-over-year decline in …

Apple beats earnings forecast despite decline in iPhone sales Read More »

Ex-CNN anchor alleges fraud and breach of contract after X Corp owner abruptly ended video series partnership The former CNN anchor Don Lemon has sued Elon Musk and X over a cancelled deal with the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. His filing in California superior court in San Francisco includes claims of fraud, …

Don Lemon sues Elon Musk and X over terminated talkshow deal Read More »