The tech giant will buy 3GW of US hydropower in deal to fuel AI and data center growth across eastern states Google has agreed to secure as much as 3GW of US hydropower in the world’s largest corporate clean power pact for hydroelectricity, the company said on Tuesday, as big tech pursues the expansion of …
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Firm revises new terms of service that had suggested uploaded files could be used to ‘improve machine learning models’ The popular filesharing service WeTransfer has said user content will not be used to train artificial intelligence after a change in its service terms had triggered a public backlash. The company, which is regularly used by …
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Destruction is the order of the day as DK embarks on his first standalone adventure in a decade. The team behind his return reveal all When you think of Nintendo, it’s almost impossible not to picture Donkey Kong. The ape that started it all, Donkey Kong’s tie-donning, barrel-launching arcade antics introduced Mario to the world …
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China supplies most rare earth magnets to electronics manufacturers, but curbed exports earlier this year Apple has signed a $500m deal with a US firm for rare earth magnets, essential for manufacturing electronics, after China curbed exports of the scarce, vital materials. The backing from one of the world’s most valuable companies comes after MP …
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Novel design and cool software proves phones can still be fun, but this one struggles to beat flagship rivals The Phone 3 is London-based Nothing’s latest attempt to get people to ditch Samsung or Apple phones for something a bit different, a little quirky and more fun. As the firm’s first high-end Android in several …
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Nintendo Switch 2; NintendoGiven that its hero can smash through any barrier – which is delightful fun in itself – Nintendo’s new 3D platformer has a surreal freeform audacity A lot rests on Donkey Kong Bananza. As Nintendo’s first major single-player Switch 2 game, it will set the quality bar for the console in the …
Hackers also demanded the US government release more information on the sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein Hackers gained access to the X account of the puppet Elmo over the weekend and used it to post racist and antisemitic threats as well as make profane references to Jeffrey Epstein. Sesame Workshop was still trying to regain full …
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In the fevered environments within sporting arenas, anything that can help an official has to be a good thing We are all suckers for a good story. And there was certainly a cracking two‑parter at Wimbledon this year. First came the news that 300 line judges had been replaced by artificial intelligence robots. Then, a …
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It was a week of lows and highs for the tech billionaire after the CEO of X resigned and its AI chatbot declared itself a super-Nazi – followed by scoring a contract of up to $200m Hello, and welcome to TechScape. This week, Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, saw its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok go …
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Tribunal hearing comes days after Elon Musk’s xAI apologised for antisemitic comments made by its Grok bot Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The chatbot embedded in Elon Musk’s X that referred to itself as “MechaHitler” and made antisemitic comments last week could be considered terrorism or violent extremism content, …
