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Company expands efforts against coronavirus falsehoods amid fears over spread of anti-vax material online Twitter is expanding its use of warning labels on tweets that contain misleading details about coronavirus vaccines. Related: CDC chief warns of ‘potential fourth surge’ and urges US to keep Covid rules Continue reading… Company expands efforts against coronavirus falsehoods amid …

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Teenagers on TikTok are giving themselves makeovers based on their Republican or Democratic alter egos If you’re on TikTok, you’ll know Gen Z can tell if you’re a millennial from a side part and skinny jeans. Now, a new TikTok trend suggests teenagers on the app know someone’s political standing from the way they use …

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President does not mention retail giant by name but sends backing to ‘workers in Alabama’ currently voting on unionization Joe Biden has offered tentative support to Amazon warehouse workers in the middle of a closely fought vote to unionize. If successful, the union would be the first for US warehouse workers of the online shopping …

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In a drama written by artificial intelligence, the computer’s imagination touches on themes of love and loneliness – but is mostly obsessed with sex Kazuo Ishiguro, whose new novel Klara and the Sun is about artificial intelligence, has said he is worried about a time when an AI programme is able to write fiction “that …

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Service from MyHeritage uses technique called deep learning to automatically animate faces Deep Nostalgia, a new service from the genealogy site MyHeritage that animates old family photos, has gone viral on social media, in another example of how AI-based image manipulation is becoming increasingly mainstream. Launched in late February, the service uses an AI technique …

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Michael Slaby calls Facebook and Google ‘two gorillas’ crushing the creativity needed to combat online conspiracy theories A former digital strategist for Barack Obama has demanded an end to big tech’s profit-driven optimization of outrage and called for regulators to curb online disinformation and division. Continue reading… Michael Slaby calls Facebook and Google ‘two gorillas’ …

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Tablet PC screen that folds like book or as dual-screen laptop is incredible piece of technology but not ready for mass market Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold is an entirely new form – a tablet PC that closes like a book with a foldable screen. It may just be the future of the computer. The £2,500-plus …

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Canberra’s parliamentary triangle springs to life after dark with majestic projections and illuminations as part of the 11th annual Enlighten festival, which lights up the grounds and walkways and reimagines the buildings as giant canvases Continue reading… Canberra’s parliamentary triangle springs to life after dark with majestic projections and illuminations as part of the 11th …

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Department of Justice said to have asked WhatsApp for details of alleged targeting of clients in 2019 NSO Group appears to be facing renewed scrutiny by the US Department of Justice months after leading technology companies said the spyware maker was “powerful and dangerous” and should be held liable to the country’s anti-hacking laws. DoJ …

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Unions say questions are designed to help get sympathetic changes in employment law Uber has been accused of using “loaded questions” in a consultation with drivers, after a landmark court ruling handed workers rights to improved conditions. The firm may have to pay out over £100m in compensation to 10,000 drivers, after the UK supreme …

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