The tycoon’s links with Donald Trump and Germany’s far-right AfD have slammed the brakes on sales and put the car’s owners in a spin Tesla sales almost halve in Europe over Musk’s ties to Trump When Mike Schwede first sat in a Tesla Roadster 15 years ago, he felt like it was a glimpse into …
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Government accepts advice of commission that also says children under 13 should not have their own smartphone Denmark is to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs on the recommendation of a government commission that also found that children under 13 should not have their own smartphone or tablet. The government said it would …
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Tech billionaire, a close adviser to the US president, is a vocal supporter of Germany’s far-right AfD party Business live – latest updates Sales of new Tesla cars almost halved in Europe last month, indicating waning demand for the US carmaker’s vehicles as its chief executive Elon Musk intervened repeatedly in the politics on both …
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Recordings of empty studios represent impact on musicians of UK’s plans to let AI train on their work without permission More than 1,000 musicians, including Kate Bush, Damon Albarn and Annie Lennox, have released a silent album in protest against UK government plans to let artificial intelligence companies use copyright-protected work without permission, as a …
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Fickle financial dealings leave a man and his friends in debt, prompting them to go in search of the slippery crypto king responsible and hold him to account The opening crawl for this timely, acute thriller proclaims it’s a Steven Soderbergh presentation, although that’s the only place that the veteran film-maker’s name crops up in …
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Holmes, who is serving nine years, attempted to overturn conviction over multimillion-dollar investor fraud scandal A US court upheld the conviction of the Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes for defrauding investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars while operating her failed blood-testing startup, once valued at $9bn, rejecting her multi-year appeal. The court also upheld …
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The Last Week Tonight host looked at content moderation and how Mark Zuckerberg has bent to Trump’s will John Oliver took aim at Mark Zuckerberg and the world of content moderation in this week’s episode of Last Week Tonight. The host of the HBO series looked at “just how much the tech industry seemed to …
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Spending ranges from new AI server factory in Texas to film and TV content and may add 20,000 jobs Apple said on Monday it would spend $500bn in US investments in the next four years that will include a giant factory in Texas for artificial intelligence servers and add about 20,000 research and development jobs …
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Many start their studies hoping to find friends, themselves and intellectual stimulation. More and more are finding they’ve been sold something else When Mai* started studying psychology in mid-2019, she looked forward to making the trip to the university for her tutorials, where she’d have lively conversations with classmates as they grappled with new ideas. …
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Exclusive: Government reluctant to take action that could weaken UK’s attractiveness to AI firms, says Labour source UK politics live – latest updates Ministers have delayed plans to regulate artificial intelligence as the UK government seeks to align itself with Donald Trump’s administration on the technology, the Guardian has learned. A long-awaited AI bill, which …
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