Bans on smart devices, dedicated apps for all players and plain old honesty can all combat trivial offences Who is older, Gary Numan or Gary Oldman? If you know the answer to this question (see below), you are likely one of hundreds of thousands of Brits who attend a pub quiz every week. As a …
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Royal Court theatre, London Sophia Chetin-Leuner’s drama toggles between digital and physical worlds as it traces a scholar’s grim compulsion ‘It’s not that deep,” Ani’s friend assures her. Who cares if she watches a lot of extreme pornography? But after the light is switched off, Ani can’t get through their impromptu sleepover without masturbating to …
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Hits include country songs and a Dutch anti-refugee anthem, both entirely made without human composition Three songs generated by artificial intelligence topped music charts this week, reaching the highest spots on Spotify and Billboard charts. Walk My Walk and Livin’ on Borrowed Time by the outfit Breaking Rust topped Spotify’s “Viral 50” songs in the …
AI slop tops Billboard and Spotify charts as synthetic music spreads Read More »
A huge New Glenn rocket successfully took off to place two spacecraft in orbit for a later boost to the red planet Blue Origin successfully launched its huge New Glenn rocket on Thursday with a pair of Nasa spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos’s company …
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Machine learning model predicts whether donor is likely to die within the timeframe that liver remains viable Doctors have developed an AI tool that could reduce wasted efforts to transplant organs by 60%. Thousands of patients worldwide are waiting for a potentially life-saving donor, and more candidates are stuck on waiting lists than there are …
New AI tool could cut wasted efforts to transplant organs by 60% Read More »
Firm had received 22 reports of overheating, raising risk of serious injury or death, though none have been reported Tesla announced on Thursday it is recalling about 10,500 units of its Powerwall 2 home battery power systems in the US for fire and burn hazards after receiving 22 reports of overheating. The US Consumer Product …
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Activision; PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, PCWith a deafening onslaught of massive shootout set-pieces in exotic locations, an evolving campaign mode and excellent multiplayer offerings, this maximalist instalment of crazed carnage is a hoot It seems like an anachronism now, in this age of live service “forever games”, that the annual release of a new Call of …
Britain’s legacy in chip design is world-class, and we could supply up to 5% of global demand if we get our act together The UK is in a uniquely promising position, far too little understood, to play a lucrative role in the coming era of artificial intelligence – but only if it also grabs the …
UK firms can win a significant chunk of the AI chip market Read More »
The use of AI-generated campaign videos – labeled or unlabeled – are likely to permeate future US elections The New York City mayoral election may be remembered for the remarkable win of a young democratic socialist, but it was also marked by something that is likely to permeate future elections: the use of AI-generated campaign …
Lies, damned lies and AI: the newest way to influence elections may be here to stay Read More »
Officials say some content created with advertisers is in effect not visible, which could mean unfair loss of revenue The EU has launched an investigation into Google Search over concerns the US tech company has been “demoting” commercial content from news media sites. The bloc’s executive arm announced the move after monitoring found certain content …
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