The world will be pushed into a recession, but perhaps we can build something more promising from the pieces The world economy hinges on the success or failure of artificial intelligence. It’s becoming apparent that we are probably doomed either way. Employment growth is stuck and wage growth is slowing, especially among low-paying jobs. Loan …
A week with Baby Steps has made me feel like I’m losing my grip. It this game stupid, or am I the stupid one for playing it? Instead of doing anything normal with my life for the past week, I have been on a horrible hiking holiday with the worst man in the world. In …
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Adam Raine’s suicide at 16 years old was ‘predictable result of deliberate design choices’ by OpenAI, his family says The family of a teenager who took his own life after months of conversations with ChatGPT now says OpenAI weakened safety guidelines in the months before his death. In July 2022, OpenAI’s guidelines on how ChatGPT …
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Carmaker exceeded Wall Street’s expectations with more than $26bn in revenue, but saw a 37% drop in profits Despite record vehicle sales, Tesla saw a precipitous drop in profit in its most recent quarter. A rush to buy electric vehicles before a US tax credit for them disappears had boosted Tesla’s flagging sales, leading to …
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Great sound, decent noise cancelling and solid battery life with a novel Talk button that turns the case into a microphone Nothing’s latest semi-transparent noise-cancelling earbuds have a new trick up their sleeves: a high-quality mic in the case that you can push a button to talk into. This so-called Super Mic is designed for …
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The driving force behind Team Ninja was a game development samurai who almost always won his battles Game designer and ex-Team Ninja boss Tomonobu Itagaki died last week aged 58. He was famous for his sunglasses, long black hair, leather jackets – and his penchant for using colourful second world war metaphors to describe game …
Future Fitness bottles the best parts of a personal trainer in the convenience of an app – here’s why it’s worth the $199 a month This natural rubber yoga mat lasted me a decade of daily practice Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things For most of …
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Algorithm performed task beyond capability of classical computers, although experts say real-world application still years away Google has claimed a breakthrough in quantum computing after developing an algorithm that performed a task beyond the capabilities of conventional computers. The algorithm, a set of instructions guiding the operation of a quantum computer, was able to compute …
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In this week’s newsletter: It used to be OK for games like Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 to be just, well, OK – but today’s boom and bust economy has almost erased an important genre It should perhaps come as no surprise that the highly anticipated horror adventure sequel Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines …
From last-a-lifetime socks to coffee beans, here are the everyday items our writers use and love when they’re relaxing, exercising, cooking and parenting • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Our expert Filter writers have spent the past year at your service: putting mattresses, coffee machines, secateurs, low-alcohol drinks, hair …
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