Car was bought as part of the drug abuse education program that uses flashy vehicle to make police seem approachable A police department in California has purchased a flashy new piece of equipment to impress local children: a $150,000 Tesla Cybertruck. In a Facebook video featuring lightning graphics, the Irvine police department said it believed …
The assistant, which has sparked privacy concerns, can also be accessed on £299 Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has launched its artificial intelligence assistant in the UK, alongside AI-boosted sunglasses modelled by Mark Zuckerberg. Meta’s AI assistant, which can generate text and images, is now available on its social media …
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Google DeepMind chief believes in benefits of AI but says risks must be taken as seriously as the climate crisis Most 17-year-olds spend their days playing video games, but Britain’s latest Nobel prize winner spent his teenage years developing them. Sir Demis Hassabis, who was jointly awarded the chemistry prize on Wednesday, got his big …
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In this week’s newsletter: JRPGs can be an acquired taste – but fortunately it’s one I can’t get enough of. Plus, a bumper crop of games for horror fans • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here What I have always admired about Japanese role-playing games is their unashamed grandiosity. The …
British founder of DeepMind Demis Hassabis, John Jumper and David Baker share prize for protein structure breakthroughs Two scientists at Google DeepMind and an American biochemist have been awarded the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry for breakthroughs in predicting and designing the structure of proteins. Demis Hassabis, DeepMind’s British founder, and John Jumper, who led …
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Department of Justice examining ‘structural remedies’ to challenge tech corporation’s internet search monopoly Business live – latest updates The US government may ask a judge to force the breakup of Google’s business as it attempts to challenge the tech corporation’s monopoly over the internet search market. The Department of Justice has filed court papers that …
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Snatch thefts of mobile phones soared by 150% in the last year, with victims left unable to work, use their bank, travel or use their diaries. Why are police finding it so hard to stop? Jenny Tian, 29, a comedian from Australia, had been in London for two weeks when she saw a group of …
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Social platform was blocked after tech billionaire failed to name local representatives and pay fines Brazilians are set to regain access to X after a supreme court judge lifted a ban introduced nearly six weeks ago as a result of Elon Musk’s failure to comply with the South American country’s laws. X was blocked in …
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TechScape’s new writer, why a $60k-a-year middle school banned tech for a week, and how to opt out of AI training • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m Blake Montgomery, the technology news editor at Guardian US. I’m taking over TechScape from Alex Hern, and …
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Research also shows pitches from female founders less likely to succeed if using phrases such as ‘women’s rights’ ‘Huge disadvantage’: the hurdles facing women behind femtech phenomenon Healthcare technology designed to target a wide range of women’s issues is less likely to get funding if there is a woman on the founding team, according to …
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