A French newspaper has revealed the whereabouts of world leaders with the use of the hugely popular running app. So is it time to stop it tracking your location? Name: Strava Age: Founded by former Harvard rowers Michael Horvath and Mark Gainey in 2009. Continue reading… A French newspaper has revealed the whereabouts of world …
As a new show co-created by an AI performer opens in France, industry leaders including Wayne McGregor, Tamara Rojo and Jonzi D contemplate the technology’s possibilities and perils ‘I think AI’s going to change everything,” Tamara Rojo, artistic director of San Francisco Ballet, told me earlier this year. “We just don’t know quite how.” The …
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The tech titans have picked up the phone and called the ex-president. Plus: AI chatbots and sharing your baby’s photos Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Welcome back. Today in the newsletter: tech executives play phone tag with Donald Trump, the liability of AI chatbots, and talking through sharing your baby’s …
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PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox; Treyarch/Raven/ActivisionIf you think you know what to expect from a Call of Duty game, well … you’re probably right, but Black Ops 6 does its thing with panache Whoever thought of constructing this game’s campaign around a safe house resembling a haunted mansion on an abandoned country estate deserves an immediate …
After resignations and loss of subscribers, billionaire owner pens piece saying endorsements create ‘perception of bias’ Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of the Washington Post, has penned a column in his own newspaper defending the decision not to endorse a candidate in the US presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, widely seen as …
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Marketing and sale of model prohibited after tech giant fails to meet rule 40% of phones be made from local parts Indonesia has prohibited the marketing and sale of the iPhone 16 model over Apple’s failure to meet local investment regulations, according to its industry ministry. South-east Asia’s biggest economy has a young, tech-savvy population …
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As the software used by millions around the world celebrates its birthday, here are some of the low points For millions of people, from accountants to the person in charge of the work rota, Microsoft Excel has been been a godsend. But as the spreadsheet software celebrates its 40th birthday, spare a thought for those …
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PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox; Bioware/Electronic ArtsThere is lots to do in this huge and beautiful fantasy world, but inconsistent writing and muted combat dull its blade Developer Bioware was never going to have it easy with Veilguard. It’s been a decade since the last Dragon Age game, a decade for fan theories to percolate and …
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Hugh Nelson, 27, from Bolton, jailed after transforming normal pictures of children into sexual abuse imagery A man who used AI to create child abuse images using photographs of real children has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. In the first prosecution of its kind in the UK, Hugh Nelson, 27, from Bolton, was …
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Advertising executive, 58, shares old-school tricks of the marketing trade, enjoyed by millions of viewers Rory Sutherland is reaching for an analogy to describe his newfound status as one of the UK’s most viral TikTokers. “It’s a bit like Lord Byron, I woke up and found myself famous.” Continue reading… Advertising executive, 58, shares old-school …
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