Month: May 2025

Researchers say AI could give every developing country a vital early warning system of extreme events Weather forecasting has gradually been getting more and more sophisticated. It has also got far more important as the climate gets more unpredictable and extreme events threaten to cause massive economic damage and loss of life. So an early …

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CrowdStrike CEO announces 5% of workforce to be slashed globally, citing artificial intelligence efficiencies created in the business The cybersecurity company that became a household name after causing a massive global IT outage last year has announced it will cut 5% of its workforce in part due to “AI efficiency”. In a note to staff …

‘Tone deaf’: US tech company responsible for global IT outage to cut jobs and use AI Read More »

Company referred to policy for restricting content when governments say material goes ‘against local law’ Meta has banned a prominent Muslim news page on Instagram in India at the government’s request, the account’s founder said on Wednesday, denouncing the move as “censorship” as hostilities escalate between India and Pakistan. Instagram users in India trying to …

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Wikimedia Foundation seeks judicial review of some requirements of Online Safety Act it claims may endanger safety of volunteer editors The charity that hosts Wikipedia is challenging the UK’s online safety legislation in the high court, warning some of its regulations would expose the site to “manipulation and vandalism”. In what could be the first …

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The newest trailer indicates Grand Theft Auto VI may have a soft centre, with its focus on outlaw lovers Lucia and Jason Something new is coming to the Grand Theft Auto universe next year. I don’t mean super-high-definition visuals, or previously unexplored areas of Rockstar’s take on the US. This time it’s something much more …

GTA6 gets it on: can the notoriously cynical action series finally find time for romance? Read More »

They are mocked by gen Z for everything from their trainer socks to their mom jeans and selfie technique. A maligned millennial asks: how did we get here? Her right to a naked ankle is, in the end, the hill Natalie Ormond is willing to die on. Ormond, a millennial, simply cannot – will not …

Cringe! How millennials became uncool Read More »

President Trump’s tariffs have plunged the world economy into chaos. But history counsels against despair – and the left should seize on capitalism’s crisis of legitimacy Since Donald Trump launched his chaotic trade war earlier this year, it has become a truism to say he has plunged the world economy into crisis. At last month’s …

‘Outdated and unjust’: can we reform global capitalism? Read More »

What’s new in AI – from effects on job market to Meta’s new app and ChatGPT changes – and a look at Musk’s first term Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, and this week in tech news: Trump’s tariffs hit tech companies that move physical goods more than their digital-only counterparts. …

Tech giants beat quarterly expectations as Trump’s tariffs hit the sector Read More »

Group that calls itself NoName057(16) appears to have had limited success disrupting council and other websites A pro-Russian hacking group has claimed to have successfully targeted a range of UK websites, including local councils and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, during a three-day campaign. In a series of social media posts, the group …

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Experts say such tools may give dangerous advice and more oversight is needed, as Mark Zuckerberg says AI can plug gap Having an issue with your romantic relationship? Need to talk through something? Mark Zuckerberg has a solution for that: a chatbot. Meta’s chief executive believes everyone should have a therapist and if they don’t …

‘It cannot provide nuance’: UK experts warn AI therapy chatbots are not safe Read More »