Month: March 2025

AI is being used to recreate Charles Darwin talking about evolution and to reimagine Luton as a car – and teachers report students are more engaged Charles Darwin chatting with students about evolution, primary school pupils seeing their writing transformed into images, Luton reimagined as a cool automobile – artificial intelligence is invading schools across …

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As Bafta launches a survey asking the public to nominate the most influential game of all time, we asked people from across games and culture for their picks Ahead of the 21st Bafta games awards this April, the institution is running a public survey asking people to nominate the most influential video game of all …

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Film-maker reacts after US president shares video on his Truth Social account last week The creator of the viral “Trump Gaza” AI-generated video depicting the Gaza Strip as a Dubai-style paradise has said it was intended as a political satire of Trump’s “megalomaniac idea”. The video – posted by Trump on his Truth Social account …

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New proposal calls for research instead of exclusion of under-16s from algorithms and mobile phone bans in schools A bill which campaigners hoped would ban addictive smartphone algorithms aimed at young teenagers has been watered down after opposition to tougher measures from the technology secretary, Peter Kyle, and the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson. The safer …

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CMA says tie-up does not qualify for an official investigation under Britain’s merger control regime The UK’s competition watchdog will not hold a formal investigation into Microsoft’s partnership with the startup behind the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, stating that while the $2.9tn (£2.3tn) tech company has “material influence” over OpenAI it does not control it. …

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Chair of wellbeing commission says countries should follow Denmark to halt digitalisation of children’s lives The whole of Europe should follow Denmark’s lead by banning mobile phones from schools to stop them from being “colonised by digital platforms”, the chair of the country’s wellbeing commission has said. Removing mobile phones from schools gave young people …

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The PlayStation Portal offers a new way to play PS5 games at home or on the go. But it struggles to match the seamless gaming experience I yearn for Happy Monster Hunter Wilds week to all who celebrate: Capcom’s thrilling action game has sold 8m units in three days, which means that quite a lot …

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The judge rejected Musk’s request for a preliminary injunction but fast-tracked the dispute for a trial A US judge on Tuesday denied Elon Musk’s request for a preliminary injunction to pause OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit model but agreed to hear a trial in the fall of this year, the latest turn in the high-stakes …

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The comedian and broadcaster thanks the internet for its service, by which he means burping videos, stupid accents and classic fails Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Hello, internet! It’s your old friend Sammy J. Just dropping by to say thanks for your service. And to remind you that some of us still remember …

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PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox; Two Point Studios/SegaThis humorous management game puts you in charge of creating entertaining displays on everything from natural history to the paranormal All was quiet at the County Archives Museum, until a woman erupted from one of the toilets. Clad in full scuba gear, she would have gone unnoticed as she …

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