Month: October 2025

New version will allow users to customize AI assistant’s personality in what firm calls ‘treat adults users like adults’ policy OpenAI announced plans on Tuesday to relax restrictions on its ChatGPT chatbot, including allowing erotic content for verified adult users as part of what the company calls a “treat adult users like adults” principle. OpenAI’s …

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Ultra-slim and light smartphone feels special, but cuts to camera and battery may be too hard to ignore for most The iPhone Air is a technical and design marvel that asks: how much are you willing to give up for a lightweight and ultra-slender profile? Beyond the obvious engineering effort that has gone into creating …

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Citizens have enrolled with little opposition, albeit with some concerns over security and privacy, as UK plans system Keir Starmer to look at India’s digital ID system during visit to Mumbai For Danish teenagers, getting enrolled for MitID (my ID) has become somewhat of a rite of passage. From the age of 13, Danes can …

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Company says rules similar to US ‘parental guidance’ film rating will be applied to teenagers’ accounts Instagram is to adopt a version of the PG-13 cinema rating system to give parents stronger controls over their teenagers’ use of the social media platform. Instagram, which is run by Meta, will start applying rules similar to the …

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The influential billionaire investor has been giving secret lectures warning about Armageddon. Here’s why it matters Hello, and welcome to TechScape. For the past week, my brain has been marinating in billionaire Peter Thiel’s byzantine musings about the antichrist and Armageddon. At this point, I’m pickled. Why, you might ask, does it matter what a …

The gospel according to Peter Thiel: why the tech svengali is obsessed with the antichrist Read More »

As they flew above Yu Suzuki’s innovative, psychedelic 3D landscapes combating space dragons and alien rock monsters, the moving arcade cabinet would fling players around and physically involve them in the action During our family’s holidays in the 1980s, most of which were spent at classic English seaside resorts, I spent all my time and …

Space Harrier at 40: how Sega’s surreal classic brought total immersion to arcades in the 80s Read More »

Officials say increased dependence on technology leaves society more vulnerable to threats such as ransomware “Highly significant” cyber-attacks rose by 50% in the past year and the UK’s security services are now dealing with a new nationally significant attack more than every other day, figures from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have revealed. In …

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Computers running software will still work but steadily become more vulnerable to viruses and malware From Tuesday Microsoft will no longer offer free support as standard for Windows 10, an operating system that is used by millions of computer and laptop owners around the world. Figures for September suggest four in 10 of those using …

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Premium commuter cans upgraded with longer battery life, USB-C audio and improved sound, but still cost a lot Bose has updated its top-of-the-line noise-cancelling headphones with longer battery, USB-C audio and premium materials, making the commuter favourites even better. The second-generation QuietComfort Ultra headphones still have an expensive price tag, from £450 (€450/$450/A$700), which is …

Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 review: the most comfortable noise cancelling headphones Read More »

After charging, there was a power system malfunction but MG closed the case and insisted a safety check was at our own expense Our MG5 electric car became dangerously out of control, but MG won’t do anything about it. The car suffered a power system malfunction after we had used a charger at a motorway …

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