Month: August 2025

Labor divided on how to respond to the emerging technology as media and arts groups fear ‘rampant theft’ of intellectual property Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast AI risks entrenching racism and sexism in Australia, the human rights commissioner has warned, …

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I was looking for liberation from the apps, but quitting them only made my life harder and turned me into a man obsessed I unlocked my iPhone screen at the precise moment that my weekly screen time notification appeared – accidentally dismissing it before I could take a screenshot – and promptly erupted into a …

A moment that changed me: I resolved to reduce my screen time – and it was a big mistake Read More »

Bluetooth noise cancellers have good sound, physical buttons and buck trend of boring black cans with distinctive transparent aesthetic London-based Nothing’s latest gadget is a set of over-ear headphones that throws out the dull design norms of noise-cancelling cans for an attention-attracting look that is a cross between a 1980s Walkman and Doctor Who’s Cybermen. …

Nothing Headphone 1 review: attention-seeking design for your head Read More »

Two chipmakers make revenue-sharing pledges, OpenAI reveals GPT-5 and AOL bids dial-up adieu Hello, and welcome to TechScape. My Spotify playlists are undergoing a British invasion this week. Here’s what I’m listening to: PinkPantheress, Lola Young and Evita in London. Continue reading… Two chipmakers make revenue-sharing pledges, OpenAI reveals GPT-5 and AOL bids dial-up adieu …

In the time of tariffs, Nvidia and AMD cut unusual deals with Trump Read More »

Cowbarn at Underbelly, Bristo Square, EdinburghThe two titans of tech are parodied in a thoroughly fun send-up of the competition between Apple and Microsoft This musical comedy about billionaire tech gurus Steve Jobs (Kane Oliver Parry) and Bill Gates (Dan Buckley) is, in all likelihood, not going to enlighten you about the making of these …

Nerds review – Steve Jobs and Bill Gates go toe-to-toe in a rollicking rap battle Read More »

US medical journal article about 60-year-old with bromism warns against using AI app for health information A US medical journal has warned against using ChatGPT for health information after a man developed a rare condition following an interaction with the chatbot about removing table salt from his diet. An article in the Annals of Internal …

Man develops rare condition after ChatGPT query over stopping eating salt Read More »

President says he could make deal for Nvidia to sell downgraded version of Blackwell chip in China but expert warns that could help Beijing compete in AI Donald Trump has flagged allowing Nvidia to sell chips in China that are more advanced than currently allowed, in another “deal” that would loosen export restrictions despite deep-seated …

Trump sparks concern after suggesting he might allow sales of Nvidia’s advanced AI chips in China Read More »

Failbetter’s beguiling take on country life has its comforting routines but slowly reveals a richer and stranger life than you expect With dulcet Welsh tones, an actor bearing an uncanny aural resemblance to Michael Sheen introduces players to the world of Mandrake. The village of Chandley is “small” and “complicated”, he says warmly. “Everyone’s got …

Mandrake – the rural life sim that lets you befriend a river and eavesdrop on the dead Read More »

The hisses, pings and screeches that introduced millions of Americans to the online world will be retired in September The hisses, pings and screeches that introduced millions of Americans to the nascent online world are to be formally retired when AOL’s dial-up internet shuts down in late September. AOL, or America Online, said recently it …

End of an era: AOL to discontinue its dial-up internet service after 30 years Read More »

With a growing e-waste problem, you’re right to pursue a repair, writes policy professional Kat George. Your consumer rights extend beyond a product’s warranty too Read more Australian customer service questions I have a pair of Beats earbuds I received as a Christmas gift three years ago. They have been replaced once for free by …

I want my faulty earbud fixed. Should it cost less than replacing the pair? Read More »