After meeting with unspecified tech leaders, senator calls for urgent policy action as companies race to build ever more powerful systems Bernie Sanders has warned that Congress and the American public have “not a clue” about the scale and speed of the coming AI revolution, pressing for urgent policy action to “slow this thing down” …
Iran has shown how plausible blackouts now are, with far-reaching consequences for the internet as we know it During the height of Iran’s blackout in January, people could still access a platform that, in some senses, was like the internet. Iranians could message family members on a government-monitored app and watch clips of Manchester United …
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Creators say they’re offering Africans a ‘hopeful, utopian feeling’ of retrieving objects looted by colonial armies A new South African video game lets players take back African artefacts held in western museums in a series of heists, amid a growing campaign to repatriate treasures looted by colonial armies. Players of Relooted become South African sports …
Narendra Modi’s thirst to supercharge economic growth is matched by US desire to inject AI into world’s biggest democracy India celebrates 80 years of independence from the UK in August 2027. At about that same moment, “early versions of true super intelligence” could emerge, said Sam Altman, the co-founder of OpenAI, this week. It’s a …
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Reported issues at Amazon Web Services raise questions about firm’s use of artificial intelligence as it cuts staff Business live – latest updates Amazon’s huge cloud computing arm reportedly experienced at least two outages caused by its own artificial intelligence tools, raising questions about the company’s embrace of AI as it lays off human employees. …
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German Doner Kebab aims to open at 25 new sites this year with self-service screens and healthy options aimed at gen Z They are already packing our groceries and delivering shopping. Now robots are coming to the kebab shop, alongside self-service screens and loyalty apps, as takeaways look for ways to tackle rising costs. German …
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AI has convinced computer science students to shift majors and white-collar workers to change careers, while some are embracing it Matthew Ramirez started at Western Governors University as a computer science major in 2025, drawn by the promise of a high-paying, flexible career as a programmer. But as headlines mounted about tech layoffs and AI’s …
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There was a backlash when No 10 invited online content creators inside its doors. But in a fast-changing media landscape, this solves two problems at once Last year, No 10 took an unprecedented step: it invited content creators to cross the threshold of Downing Street. Naturally, the creators all filmed themselves outside the famous door. …
The updated QuickShot II brings retro gameplay into the modern era while preserving the no-frills button smashing and endearing flaws that fans loved Nostalgia is big in the modern games industry. It’s ironic that the most technologically obsessed art form on the planet is just as watery-eyed about the past as cinema and music. And …
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Freedom.gov appears to be administered by a branch of the Department of Homeland Security The US has built a portal that will allow Europeans to view blocked content including alleged hate speech and terrorism, according to Reuters. The portal, “freedom.gov”, will allow worldwide users to circumvent government controls on their content. The site features a …
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