Month: January 2025

Inaccurate notices branded with broadcaster’s logo sent to iPhone users but tech firm works on improvements Apple is suspending an artificial intelligence feature that made inaccurate summaries of news headlines. The tech company received a complaint from the BBC after the AI-generated service issued a news alert branded with the corporation’s logo falsely telling some …

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Union says Facebook-owner’s policy changes will affect ‘ability to retain talent and thrive as an inclusive business’ UK staff at Facebook owner Meta feel “concerned” and “let down” about the company’s decision to scrap factcheckers and diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, the trade union representing UK tech workers has warned the firm. The Prospect union, …

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British content creators, who may lose a big chunk of their audiences, say they see the app as a gateway to Americans If TikTok disappears from the US, it won’t just be its 170 million American users who will lose out. British TikTokers and business owners have told the Guardian they will also lose a …

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From aviation to retail, many industries are already looking to artificial intelligence to improve productivity Keir Starmer this week announced a 50-point plan that aims to give the UK world leader status in artificial intelligence and grow the economy by as much as £47bn a year over a decade. The multibillion-pound investment, which seeks to …

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As natural disasters make need to cut CO2 emissions clearer than ever, energy demand of AI systems is about to soar Violent weather events have been top of the news agenda for weeks, with scientists and fact-based news organisations attributing their increased severity to climate breakdown. The scientists consulted have all emphasised the need to …

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Despite security concerns, Americans are flooding the app, where Chinese users are welcoming them with open arms – and Luigi Mangione memes Cute cats. Fit checks. Travel vlogs. Luigi Mangione latte art. Americans who downloaded RedNote saw it all this week, as they fled to the Chinese social media app in advance of an imminent …

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The latest in the Like a Dragon series of Japanese crime drama is taking an improbably nautical turn – but its makers want you to know that it’s still got heart In May last year, an anonymous forum poster shared details of what they claimed would be the next game in the Like a Dragon …

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Regulator Ofcom releases guidelines that call for use of face scans, credit cards checks or photo-ID Users accessing online pornography in the UK could soon be required to have their face scanned, under measures announced by Ofcom to stop children seeing the material. Enforcement guidelines released on Thursday, which will apply to social media platforms …

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Telecoms company hoped to convert roadside cabinets into charge points but will now shut down its sole installation BT has scrapped a plan to turn roadside green cabinets into electric car chargers, after only managing to install one. The British telecoms company had spied a chance to use the existing electricity connections to the cabinets, …

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A larger screen, redesigned snap-off controllers and a new Mario Kart make an appearance in a reveal trailer Nintendo has announced its long-awaited successor to the 150m-selling Switch console, called the Nintendo Switch 2. It will be out later in 2025. The first Nintendo Switch debuted on 3 March 2017, and pioneered the hybrid console: …

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