Anania Williams’s viral show Gaydar quizzes guests like Zohran Mamdani and Chappell Roan on queer culture – and teaches viewers something along the way Anania Williams is genreless. Some may know them from their comedic TikTok videos, which regularly amass hundreds of thousands of views. Others may recognize them as host of Gaydar, a viral …
Przemysław Dębiak, who beat OpenAI at world finals, says he may be last human to win due to incredible pace of technological progress Computers have taken the crown in chess, Go and poker, but when it comes to competitive coding, humans still have the edge – just. Earlier this month Przemysław Dębiak, a Polish coder …
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The tech billionaire’s ‘retro-futuristic’ drive-in and Tesla charging station has long lines, plenty of glitches – and adoring fans It was just before lunchtime on its third day of operation, and the line outside Elon Musk’s new Tesla Diner in Hollywood already stretched to nearly 100 people. The restaurant has been billed as a “retro-futuristic” …
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Chinese premier warns at global conference AI development must be weighed against security risks, urges ‘further consensus from the entire society’ Chinese premier Li Qiang has proposed establishing an organisation to foster global cooperation on artificial intelligence, calling on countries to coordinate on the development and security of the fast-evolving technology, days after the US …
This docu-drama is cleverly built around the messages intercepted by the National Crime Agency when they penetrated a chat network between criminal organisations. It’s hugely revealing Police work rarely resembles The Shield or Line of Duty. It’s mostly paperwork, online training and referring people to driver offender courses. But sometimes life imitates art. In 2020, …
Millions spent by Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and others appear to have paid off as president vows to cut red tape Donald Trump’s AI summit in Washington this week was a fanfare-filled event catered to the tech elite. The president took the stage on Wednesday evening, as the song God Bless the USA piped over the …
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Exclusive: Study claims sites previously ranked first can lose 79% of traffic if results appear below Google Overview News companies have been warned of a “devastating impact” on online audiences as search results are replaced by AI summaries, after a new study claimed it caused up to 80% fewer clickthroughs. The threat posed by Google’s …
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After being served the same artists again and again, my tastes were narrowing – so I tried vinyl, iPods and radio to see if I could rediscover the joy of finding new music Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email If you use music to set or fix your mood, Spotify is a tantalising tool. …
Ollie Holman created kits that mimicked charity and bank webpages so criminals could harvest victims’ personal details A 21-year-old student who designed and distributed online kits linked to £100m worth of fraud has been jailed for seven years. Ollie Holman created phishing kits that mimicked government, bank and charity websites so that criminals could harvest …
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From 25 July websites and apps will be required to protect children by filtering out harmful content and verifying ages Children’s online safety in the UK is having its seatbelt moment. On Friday social media and other internet platforms will be required to implement safety measures protecting children or face large fines. It is a …
