Month: April 2025

Medical information will be available from UK Biobank, despite western intelligence agencies’ security fears Researchers from China are to be allowed access to half a million UK GP records despite western intelligence agencies’ fears about the authoritarian regime amassing health data, the Guardian can reveal. Preparations are under way to transfer the records to UK …

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Plan comes after Donald Trump reiterated import threats and chipmaker’s CEO dined at US president’s resort The chip designer Nvidia has said it will build up to $500bn (£378bn) worth of artificial intelligence infrastructure in the US over the next four years, in a sign of manufacturers investing in operations on American soil amid Donald …

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Analysis finds Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple and Microsoft averaged 18.8%, compared with 29.7% US average The big American tech firms known as the “Silicon Six” have been accused of paying almost $278bn (£211bn) less corporate income tax in the past decade compared with the statutory rate for US companies making the same profits. Amazon, …

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Class-leading camera, top-tier chip, very long battery life, AI and quality software dominate mid-range rivals Google’s latest cut-price Pixel offers the best bang for your buck in Android phones and is arguably better in many areas than some models costing twice the price. The Pixel 9a starts at the same £499 (€549/$499/A$849) as last year’s …

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From virtual ‘wives’ to mental health support, more than 100m people are using personified chatbots Men who have virtual “wives” and neurodiverse people using chatbots to help them navigate relationships are among a growing range of ways in which artificial intelligence is transforming human connection and intimacy. Dozens of readers shared their experiences of using …

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Facebook parent faces threats of illegal social media monopoly after spending billions to acquire two platforms Facebook parent Meta Platforms faces a high-stakes trial in Washington starting on Monday on claims it built an illegal social media monopoly by spending billions of dollars to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp, in a case in which US antitrust …

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Dr Robert Harrison says that instead of banning devices, we should be teaching students how to navigate online spaces and disinformation It is incredibly disappointing to read that so many schools in England have implemented an outright ban on phone use (More than 90% of schools in England ban mobile phone use, survey shows, 10 …

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Looking for love or a new career in San Francisco, Los Angeles or Phoenix? You just might find it in a Waymo autonomous vehicle Name: Waymo. Age: Founded in 2009 as the Google Self-Driving Car Project. Continue reading… Looking for love or a new career in San Francisco, Los Angeles or Phoenix? You just might …

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People tell how their children have been negatively affected by the gaming platform or have come to serious harm Risks to children playing Roblox ‘deeply disturbing’, say researchers David, a 46-year-old father from Calgary, Canada, initially did not see a problem when his 10-year-old son started to play on Roblox, the platform of user-generated games …

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Exclusive: Gaming platform accused of ‘troubling disconnect between child-friendly appearance and reality’ ‘A man approached him’: parents describe their children’s Roblox problems “Deeply disturbing” research exposes how easy it is for children to encounter inappropriate content and interact unsupervised with adults on the gaming platform Roblox. It comes as parents shared their serious concerns about …

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