Month: July 2025

Wimbledon chiefs defend AI use as Jack Draper says line calls not ‘100% accurate’

British No 1 says ousting of human line judges ‘a shame’ after crashing out to former finalist Marin Cilic Wimbledon live – latest updates Wimbledon bosses have defended the use of AI line judges after Jack Draper said the technology was not “100% accurate”. The British No 1 said it was “a shame” human line …

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AI helps find formula for paint to keep buildings cooler

Research could help cut energy use and is latest example of AI being used for advances in materials science AI-engineered paint could reduce the sweltering urban heat island effect in cities and cut air-conditioning bills, scientists have claimed, as machine learning accelerates the creation of new materials for everything from electric motors to carbon capture. …

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Tesla vehicle deliveries drop sharply as Musk backlash affects demand

Tesla said it delivered 384,122 vehicles in the second quarter, down 13.5% from 443,956 units a year ago Tesla posted another big drop in quarterly deliveries on Wednesday, putting it on course for its second straight annual sales decline as demand falters due to backlash over CEO Elon Musk’s political stance and an aging vehicle …

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Fears AI factcheckers on X could increase promotion of conspiracy theories

Social media site will use AI chatbots to draft factcheck notes but experts worry they could amplify misinformation A decision by Elon Musk’s X social media platform to enlist artificial intelligence chatbots to draft factchecks risks increasing the promotion of “lies and conspiracy theories”, a former UK technology minister has warned. Damian Collins accused Musk’s …

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‘AI doesn’t know what an orgasm sounds like’: audiobook actors grapple with the rise of robot narrators

As demand for audio content grows, companies are looking for faster – and cheaper – ways to make it Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email When we think about what makes an audiobook memorable, it’s always the most human moments: a catch in the throat when tears are near, or words spoken through a …

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Three Ubisoft chiefs found guilty of enabling culture of sexual harassment

Former staff likened offices of video game company in Paris to ‘boys’ club above the law’ Three former executives at the video game company Ubisoft have been given suspended prison sentences for enabling a culture of sexual and psychological harassment in the workplace at the end of the first big trial to stem from the …

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From Pong to Wii Sports: the ​surprising ​legacy of ​tennis in ​gaming ​history

From the lab-born Tennis for Two to the console classics of Nintendo and Sega, the sport has been a constant, foundational force in gaming’s rise With Wimbledon under way, I am going to grasp the opportunity to make a perhaps contentious claim: tennis is the most important sport in the history of video games. Sure, …

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‘I was constantly scared of what she was going to do’: the troubled life and shocking death of Immy Nunn

Two years after Immy killed herself, her mother Louise is still trying to understand how she found her way to a pro-suicide forum – and a man accused of supplying more than 1,000 packages of poison Just a few hours before she ended her life, Immy Nunn seemed happy. She and her mother, Louise, had …

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Donkey Kong Bananza: gorilla finds his groove with Mariah Carey on his shoulder

For his first Nintendo Switch 2 appearance, DK goes on a rhythmic rampage, powered up to new hulking heights by singing sidekick Pauline. It’s big, brash and impossibly enjoyable While searching for gold in the dingy mines of Ingot Isle, a severe storm sweeps dungaree-donning hero Donkey Kong into a vast underground world. You think …

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