Month: July 2026

Exclusive: National Crime Agency and safety watchdog issue guidance amid rise in explicit material online AI prey: why watchdogs are telling parents to protect children from nudification apps The UK National Crime Agency has recommended parents should not put photos of their children on public display online as part of landmark guidance to tackle the …

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With players leaving EA’s series once life there felt like a grind beset by ethical concerns, this quirky new sim promises a better life elsewhere For 26 years, the life-sims genre has been dominated by one series: The Sims. Originally designed by Will Wright, creator of Sim City, EA’s virtual dollhouse series has grown into …

What is Paralives? The creative life simulator game that could rival The Sims Read More »

Strong figures suggest Tesla’s auto business is regaining momentum after two straight annual sales declines Tesla blew past ​Wall Street estimates for second-quarter deliveries on Thursday, posting a record for the period as recovering demand in Europe outweighed persistent weakness in North America. The strong figures suggest Tesla’s ⁠mainstay auto business is regaining momentum after …

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Culture secretary says her department will stop using platform, citing concerns over far-right content fuelling violence and division The UK’s culture and media department will stop using X because the site “now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate”, Lisa Nandy has announced. The culture secretary’s department is the UK’s second to quit the Elon …

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Powered by chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, South Korea is seeing a surge in wealth, but there are questions over who gets to share in the profits When South Korea’s most high-profile divorce case returned to court last month, the lawyers were arguing not just about the breakdown of a relationship, but also the …

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Follow the day’s latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A teenager has been charged with murder after a 15-year-old boy was discovered with fatal stab wounds outside a community medical centre. AAP reports the boy was found critically injured outside Craigieburn Community hospital in Melbourne’s north about 7.50pm …

Australia news live: shadow arts minister Angie Bell, a former musician, says AI giants must pay for content Read More »

Exclusive: Finance experts warn against investing in bitcoin treasury companies after Stack BTC assets plunge A bitcoin company that Nigel Farage has advertised lost more than 15% of its asset value, prompting finance experts to warn investors against those types of firms. The Reform UK leader has invested £215,000 in a bitcoin treasury company named …

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Nintendo/TNX; Nintendo SwitchA joyful collection of vibrant rhythm games includes catching veggies in mid-air, practising dance choreographies and speaking to an alien It has been a strange decade for the rhythm game genre. The legendary progenitors Rock Band and Guitar Hero are seemingly gone, yet companies are manufacturing plastic guitars again. Tango Gameworks, a studio …

Rhythm Paradise Groove review – exhilarating bitesize beats test your reflexes Read More »

CEO Sam Altman argued move would share benefits of AI and it would involve other firms doing similar, report says Business live – latest updates OpenAI is reportedly in early stage talks to give a 5% stake in the ChatGPT developer to the US government as artificial intelligence companies attempt to smooth relations with Donald …

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AI-generated overview found to gloss over allegations of sexual harassment and describes hotel being sued over hygiene as ‘spotless’ A hotel being sued for mass food poisonings was described as “spotless” and a resort where guests complained of sexual harassment by staff was praised for “friendly” service by an AI intended to summarise millions of …

AI summaries of Tripadvisor hotel reviews downplay serious complaints, investigation finds Read More »