Month: April 2026

The Bafta games awards showed me again that honouring art over commerce is a win for all

From mega hit Clair Obscur to the genius Blue Prince, the winners at this year’s event help me refocus on why games really matter The 22nd Bafta game awards were on Friday, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took the biggest game prize. This makes it only the second game ever (after Baldur’s Gate 3) to …

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Anthropic investigates report of rogue access to hack-enabling Mythos AI

‘Handful’ of people allegedly gain unauthorised access to model adept at detecting cybersecurity vulnerabilities Business live – latest updates The AI developer Anthropic has confirmed it is investigating a report that unauthorised users have gained access to its Mythos model, which it has warned poses risks to cybersecurity. The US startup made the statement after …

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‘Get back to work’: Amazon faces fresh scrutiny over workplace safety record

Workers and labor advocates say the company’s injury rates and how it treats injured staff remain a problem Amazon, one of the world’s largest employers, has for years faced scrutiny over its safety record. When Billy Foister, a 48-year-old worker, died after a heart attack inside one of the tech giant’s warehouses in September 2019, …

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AI hallucinations found in high-profile Wall Street law firm filing

Sullivan & Cromwell apologises to New York federal judge for string of errors in documents for Prince Group case Business live – latest updates The elite Wall Street law firm Sullivan & Cromwell has told a court that a major filing it made in a high-profile case contained errors resulting from hallucinations generated by artificial …

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UK watchdog to investigate Telegram over alleged child sexual abuse material

Inquiry launched after Ofcom received evidence that suggested illegal content was being shared on messaging platform Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether the Telegram messaging platform is failing to prevent the sharing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under the UK’s Online Safety Act. The communications regulator carried out an assessment and decided to …

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‘I’ll key your car’: ChatGPT can become abusive when fed real-life arguments, study finds

Researchers find model starts to mirror tone when exposed to impoliteness – sometimes escalating into explicit threats ChatGPT can escalate into abusive and even threatening language when drawn into prolonged, human-style conflict, according to a new study. Researchers tested how large language models (LLMs) responded to sustained hostility by feeding ChatGPT exchanges from real-life arguments …

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SpaceX secures option to buy AI startup Cursor for $60bn or partner for $10bn

Cursor is a Silicon Valley startup using AI to automate coding as Elon Musk’s firm seeks foothold in the AI market SpaceX said it has secured an option to either acquire code-generation startup Cursor for $60bn later this year, or pay $10bn for their new partnership, as it pushes deeper into the lucrative market for …

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Rental platform unnecessarily collected the data of millions of Australians, privacy commissioner finds

2Apply’s over-collection of personal information adds to the power of the real estate industry in the competitive rental market, Carly Kind says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An online rental platform has been urged to stop collecting users’ personal information …

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UK could face ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’, says head of security agency

Officials warn a conflict situation could cause disruption similar to recent major ransomware incidents The UK could face “hacktivist attacks at scale” if it becomes embroiled in a conflict and the impact could be similar to recent high-profile ransomware incidents, according to the head of the country’s online security agency. Richard Horne, chief executive of …

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‘An element of exploitation’: the world of TikTok child skincare influencers

Experts say regulation of child influencers sits in a legal grey area as children promote products on social media #ToddlerSkincare: the ‘dark and exploitative’ world of children’s beauty videos on TikTok In a TikTok video a young girl – her age anywhere between 10 and 15 – sits unboxing package after package of products she …

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