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Short film falsely depicts actor and other Jewish celebrities opposing recent antisemitic remarks from pop star Scarlett Johansson has warned of the “imminent dangers of AI” after a deepfake video of her and other prominent Jewish celebrities opposing recent antisemitic remarks from Kanye West went viral this week. The video contained AI-generated versions of more …

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Xbox, PC; Obsidian Entertainment/MicrosoftObsidian’s huge, heavily detailed fantasy world has a lot of variety and texture, and interesting people to meet – but the combat and exploration wear thin Every time I have to switch between fantasy realms I feel a little like the workers in Severance. Who am I again? What am I here …

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Looking for the latest iPhone, or a good deal on a refurbished handset? Our expert has assessed and rated the current crop of Apple smartphones The best iPhone may be the one you already own. There is generally no need to buy a fresh phone just because new models have been released, as hardware updates …

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Plan raises possibility of more conflicts of interest for Elon Musk as he leads efforts to slash government spending The US Department of State is planning to spend $400m buying new Tesla armoured vehicles, even as the carmaker’s boss Elon Musk leads efforts to slash government spending under president Donald Trump. A procurement forecast produced …

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Eric Schmidt fears terrorist groups or countries such as North Korea, Iran or Russia may use AI to develop weapons Google’s former chief executive has warned that artificial intelligence could be used by rogue states such as North Korea, Iran and Russia to “harm innocent people”. Eric Schmidt, who held senior posts at Google from …

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Match Group has known since 2016 about abusive users on its dozen dating apps, but leaves millions of people in the dark The Dating Apps Reporting Project is an 18-month investigation. It was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network and the Markup, now a part of CalMatters, and co-published with the …

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RPG Maker was launched in 1992 and has become increasingly complex, but it’s still a remarkably accessible way to make adventure games with no development experience It is said that every 100 years, a small fishing village on the southern coast of an unknown fantasy realm holds a magical artisanal cheese festival. As an adventurer …

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Exclusive: Google executives gave employees details on dropping the company’s promise against weaponized AI and nixing diversity goals Google’s executives gave details on Wednesday on how the tech giant will sunset its diversity initiatives and defended dropping its pledge against building artificial intelligence for weaponry and surveillance in an all-staff meeting. Melonie Parker, Google’s former …

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President brought suit under X’s previous leadership after he was banned from platform following January 6 events Elon Musk’s social media platform X will pay Donald Trump $10m to settle a lawsuit the president filed after he was banned from the platform following the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, according to a report. …

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard has reached 1.5 million gamers around the world – yet its developers have labelled it a disappointment. With unfair expectations, it’s the niche and left-field titles that will suffer Back in 2013, having bought the series from Eidos, Square Enix released a reboot of the hit 1990s action game Tomb Raider …

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