AIs are not sentient – but tweaks to their ethical codes can have far-reaching consequences for users Do you want an AI assistant that gushes about how it “loves humanity” or one that spews sarcasm? How about a political propagandist ready to lie? If so, ChatGPT, Grok and Qwen are at your disposal. Companies that …
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Known as ‘white gold’, lithium is among the most important mined elements on the planet – ideal for the rechargeable batteries used in tech products. Can Europe’s largest deposit bring prosperity to the local community? It looks more like the past than the future. A vast chasm scooped out of a scarred landscape, this is …
The lithium boom: could a disused quarry bring riches to Cornwall? Read More »
Billionaires and intellectuals attended events with the disgraced financier years after he served time for sex offense, files reveal Newly released emails and travel itineraries appear to show that for years after Jeffrey Epstein served time for procuring underage girls for prostitution, he continued to attend exclusive dinners alongside Silicon Valley’s most famous billionaires. The …
A raft of online videos show parents serving up dinner without a single plate in sight, to the amazement of their families Name: Dump dinners. Age: Horribly new. Continue reading… A raft of online videos show parents serving up dinner without a single plate in sight, to the amazement of their families Name: Dump dinners. …
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New US-owned app struggled with a storm and was accused of blocking content critical of Trump – can it recover? Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m Blake Montgomery, writing to you from Doha, where I’m moderating panels about AI and investing as part of the Web Summit Qatar. I want to bring your attention to …
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Stocks in Pearson, London Stock Exchange Group and Experian plunge amid fears over impact of AI European publishing and legal software companies have suffered sharp declines in their share prices after the US artificial intelligence firm Anthropic announced a tool aimed at companies’ in-house lawyers. The UK publishing group Pearson’s shares fell by 4%, while …
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Prosecutors summon tech billionaire and company’s ex-CEO for questioning as part of expanded investigation Europe live – latest updates Prosecutors have raided the French headquarters of Elon Musk’s social media platform X and summoned the tech billionaire and the company’s former chief executive for questioning as part of an investigation into alleged cybercrime. “A search …
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Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate whether Elon Musk’s companies have complied with data protection law The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has opened formal investigations into X and xAI over whether Elon Musk’s companies have complied with data protection law after the Grok AI tool was used to generate sexual deepfake images without consent. The ICO …
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Minister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses In 2002 Barnsley toyed with a redesign as a Tuscan hill village as it sought out a brighter post-industrial future. In 2021 it adopted the airily vague slogan “the place of possibilities”. Now it is trying a different …
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CEO Alex Karp hails ‘iconic’ financial results despite criticism over contracts with ICE and homeland security Palantir celebrated its latest financial results on Monday, as the tech company blew past Wall Street expectations and continues to prop up the Trump administration’s push to deport immigrants. Palantir has secured millions of dollars in federal contracts amid …
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