A friend sent me the image by surprise and I felt a lot of things very strongly: love, upset, amusement, pleasure and anger An old friend sent me a photo that caused me to stop whatever I was doing. I stared at it for a long time, possibly without drawing breath. Martin and I grew …
Chip is powered by world’s first topoconductor, which can create new state of matter that is not solid, liquid or gas Quantum computers could be built within years rather than decades, according to Microsoft, which has unveiled a breakthrough that it said could pave the way for faster development. The tech firm has developed a …
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Authorities blame crypto exchange, already facing four counts of tax evasion in the country, for currency woes Nigeria has filed a lawsuit seeking to compel Binance to pay $79.5bn for economic losses the country’s government says were caused by the cryptocurrency exchange’s operations there and $2bn in back taxes, court documents showed on Wednesday. Authorities …
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Discovery Mode gets artists noticed in exchange for a 30% royalty reduction. A new book suggests that the platform is squeezing musicians and misleading listeners In November 2020, Spotify published an opaque headline on its company blog: “Amplifying Artist Input in Your Personalised Recommendations.” The post introduced a new program called Discovery Mode, which would …
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Architect of copyright law says EU is ‘supporting big tech instead of protecting European creative ideas’ An architect of EU copyright law has said legislation is needed to protect writers, musicians and creatives left exposed by an “irresponsible” legal gap in the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act. The intervention came as 15 cultural organisations wrote to …
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Merlyn theatre, the MalthouseFive actors play the WikiLeaks founder – but instead of exploring different, contradictory parts of his character, they form a united chorus of complaint The playwright Patricia Cornelius and the director Susie Dee have been in a collaborative creative partnership for decades, producing some of the most searing and politically provocative works …
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Billionaire CEO claims bot is ‘maximally truth-seeking’ as he looks to rival DeepSeek, OpenAI and Google Gemini Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has introduced Grok-3, the latest iteration of its chatbot that integrates with X, formerly Twitter. Grok-3 debut comes at a critical moment in the AI arms race as Musk looks to compete …
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Is this fun fathering or a cynical and exploitative PR strategy from the tech billionaire? I suspect the latter … Welcome to the White House, where every day seems to be bring-your-kid-to-work-day if you’re Elon Musk. The tech billionaire, fascist-salute-enthusiast, and de facto president of the US hasn’t just moved himself into government digs – …
Hampstead theatre, LondonThe actors, especially Kaya Scodelario, work hard with Beau Willimon’s plot, but are hampered by a leaden, tension-light production House of Cards writer Beau Willimon’s new play East Is South deals with the ethics and advancement of AI. But despite the transformative subject matter, Ellen McDougall’s production has as much propulsion as a …
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As an early years specialist, I’ve seen the drastic impact of screens replacing physical activity and face-to-face interaction As an early years education specialist, over the past decade I have seen children enter classrooms with fewer and fewer of the skills needed to begin their formal education. The key culprit, in my opinion? Screen time. …
