A Dutch publisher has announced that it will use AI to translate some of its books – but those in the industry are worried about the consequences if this becomes the norm As anyone who has tried pointing their phone’s camera at a menu in a foreign country lately will know, machine translation has improved …
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Experts say new government could blunt regulation and appoint officials sympathetic to Musk’s brood of companies Donald Trump owes his decisive 2024 presidential victory in no small part to the enthusiastic support of the world’s richest man. In the months leading up to the election, Elon Musk put his full weight behind the Maga movement, …
The rapid growth of ‘AI slop’ – content created by artificial tools – is starting to warp our perception of what is, or could be, real My eye was caught by a striking photograph in the most recent edition of Charles Arthur’s Substack newsletter Social Warming. It shows a narrow street in the aftermath of …
The world’s richest man has risen to become the second most powerful man in US politics. None of it was accidental As Donald Trump watched election results roll in from a party at his Mar-a-Lago compound, Elon Musk sat arm’s length away, basking in the impending victory he had helped secure. In less than five …
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If Trump’s re-election is getting you down, these innovations in medicine and technology should cheer you up Ian Sample Continue reading… If Trump’s re-election is getting you down, these innovations in medicine and technology should cheer you up Ian Sample Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian
Edwards taped message that became catchphrase and served as title of 1998 film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan Elwood Edwards, who voiced AOL’s “You’ve got mail” greeting, has died, aged 74. Edwards died on Tuesday at his home in New Bern, North Carolina, his daughter Heather said. The cause was complications from a stroke …
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After ‘distressing incidents’, watchdog says content from user-made bots would be covered by UK Online Safety Act Ofcom has warned tech firms that content from chatbots impersonating real and fictional people could fall foul of the UK’s new digital laws. The communications regulator issued the guidance after it emerged that users on the Character.AI platform …
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The good news is, your phone isn’t listening to you. But that’s because your doorbell has already sold all your secrets There’s one battle my husband and I have fought ever since we started cohabiting: whether to allow “smart” appliances in our home. He, an enthusiastic gadget fan, would happily connect all of our household …
From subscribing to apps to who should foot the cost of nights out, it’s worth getting your finances right Putting yourself out there always comes at a cost: you have to be vulnerable, open yourself up and risk rejection. These days it can also come with a hefty price tag. It’s not just the cost of …
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Car company’s valuation saw sharp rally on growing bets CEO would reap the benefits of his support for president-elect Tesla’s market value breached the $1tn mark in a sharp rally on Friday, on growing bets of a favorable treatment for CEO Elon Musk’s companies in return for his support for President-elect Donald Trump in his …
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