Tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta to collectively invest $600bn on artificial intelligence this year Hello, and welcome to TechScape. Today in tech, we’re discussing the Persian Gulf countries making a play for sovereignty over their own artificial intelligence in response to an unstable United States. That, and US tech giants’ plans to spend …
PlayStation 5 (version tested), Xbox, PC; Grasshopper Manufacture/Marvelous Inc After some dumb fun hacking at zombies, legendary developer Suda51’s first original game in a decade sadly only delivers a host of incoherent disappointments Ever since he baffled GameCube owners with 2005’s Killer7, Japanese game director Suda51 has had a reputation for turning heads. From parodying …
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Critics brand voluntary commitment with competition regulator as ‘lightweight’ Apple and Google’s commitment to avoid discriminating against apps that compete with their own products under an agreement with the UK’s competition watchdog have been labelled “lightweight”. The US tech companies have vowed to be more transparent about vetting third-party apps before letting them on their …
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Some jobs will be moved offshore in wake of telco’s $700m partnership with tech consultancy Accenture Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast More than 200 Telstra jobs are expected to be cut, as the telco rolls out AI capabilities and sends some jobs to India. Telstra and the technology consultancy …
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Push to restart uranium mining in Patagonia has sparked fears about the environmental impact and loss of sovereignty over key resources On an outcrop above the Chubut River, one of the few to cut across the arid Patagonian steppe of southern Argentina, Sergio Pichiñán points across a wide swath of scrubland to colourful rock formations …
Secure, noise-cancelling Bluetooth earbuds that shine for exercise and everyday use on Android and iPhone Apple’s revamped compact workout Beats earbuds stick to a winning formula, while slimming down and improving comfort. The new Powerbeats Fit are the direct successors to 2022’s popular Beats Fit Pro, costing £200 (€230/$200/A$330). They sit alongside the recently redesigned …
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Communications minister Anika Wells points to media reports alleging children can access spaces meant for adults which include explicit sexual content Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Reports of child grooming and vile content on popular game service Roblox has “alarmed” …
Newly released documents detail convicted sex offender’s early backing of bitcoin and Coinbase Millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein have brought to light his ties to the highest echelons of the cryptocurrency industry. Documents published last week by the US Department of Justice reveal Epstein bankrolled the “principal home and funding source” for bitcoin, …
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Trading social media for Pokémon battles and evolutions in Kanto on a Game Boy Advance has been surprisingly serene Cutting back on doomscrolling must be one of the hardest new year resolutions to keep. Instinctively tapping on the usual suspects on your phone’s home screen becomes a reflex, and vast quantities of money and user …
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He has been jailed, tracked and threatened by China’s government. What was it like pay a visit home? As he publishes a polemic about surveillance and state control, he relives a momentous trip to see his mother Ai Weiwei is talking me through the decision-making process before his first visit to China in over a …
