Month: October 2025

Report found coroners raised concerns over suicide forums at least 65 times to three government departments since 2019 Bereaved families and survivors of a pro-suicide forum have called for a public inquiry into the government’s failure to prevent harm linked to the online platform. The calls came as a report found that coroners had raised …

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Exclusive: Pictures depicting the most vulnerable and poorest people are being used in social media campaigns in the sector, driven by concerns over consent and cost AI-generated images of extreme poverty, children and sexual violence survivors are flooding stock photo sites and increasingly being used by leading health NGOs, according to global health professionals who …

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As an immersive Hunger Games show opens in London, producers turn to bankable franchises, with mixed results When the first ever stage adaptation of the global book and film franchise The Hunger Games opens its doors in London next week, fans paying up to £200 have been promised an “electrifying” and “immersive” experience. The show …

Experiential entertainment is having a gold rush but commercial success is far from certain Read More »

From scrutinising sellers’ profiles and reviews to secure payments, steps to help protect you from common scam When Maheen found a brand-new Dyson Airwrap for the bargain price of £260 on the resale website Vinted, she was thrilled. The seller’s reviews were all five-star, and she trusted in the buyer-protection policy should something go wrong. …

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The security chief of SolarWinds reflects on the Russian hack that exposed US government agencies – and the heart attack he suffered in the aftermath Tim Brown will remember 12 December 2020 for ever. It was the day the software company SolarWinds was notified it had been hacked by Russia. Continue reading… The security chief …

‘I lost 25 pounds in 20 days’: what it’s like to be on the frontline of a global cyber-attack Read More »

An upside-down mindset is emerging around the world. We have to rethink our relationship with the environment and the technology that’s caused it harm Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World describes a society in thrall to the values of science and technology. It is set …

Techno-capitalists think innovation can save the planet. But that same thinking is what got us here Read More »

The private Alpha School says its students can learn faster and better – but experts warn not all may benefit from an AI boom in schools In the world’s tech innovation epicenter, an “AI-powered” private school has made headlines for unabashedly embracing the technology. Alpha School San Francisco, which opened its doors to K-8 students …

Inside San Francisco’s new AI school: is this the future of US education? Read More »

From 007 to Elsa, Vermillio claims it can trace percentage of AI-generated image drawn from pre-existing material Ask Google’s AI video tool to create a film of a time-travelling doctor who flies around in a blue British phone booth and the result, unsurprisingly, resembles Doctor Who. And if you ask OpenAI’s technology to do the …

The platform exposing exactly how much copyrighted art is used by AI tools Read More »

Measures come amid concern generative AI characters are having inappropriate conversations with under-18s Parents will be able to block their children’s interactions with Meta’s AI character chatbots, as the tech company addresses concerns over inappropriate conversations. The social media company is adding new safeguards to its “teen accounts”, which are a default setting for under-18 …

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From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently … Step into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab in Cambridge, US, and the future feels a little closer. Glass cabinets display prototypes of weird and wonderful creations, from tiny desktop robots …

Are we living in a golden age of stupidity? Read More »