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Alphabet’s company found liable for making data transfers without permission while devices were idle A jury in San Jose, California, said on Tuesday that Google misused customers’ cellphone data and must pay more than $314.6m to Android smartphone users in the state, according to an attorney for the plaintiffs. The jury agreed with the plaintiffs …

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Colombian artist and photographer Isabella Madrid explores the ‘click to be saved’ economy of hope in her project, Lucky Girl Syndrome Growing up in Colombia – and online – has defined the way I create art: my identity has been formed by a country riddled with superficial and conservative values; a happy country but also …

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Dracula’s daughter seeks a more peaceful life making plant-based blood substitutes in this Stardew-Valley-inspired, gently creepy farming game What if you were a tiny, vegan vampire? That’s the question posed by Moonlight Peaks, the gen Z-coded, achingly TikTok-ready supernatural life sim. Inspired by the popularity of “cosy games” such as Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley, …

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Exclusive: Shabana Mahmood told companies she wanted ‘deeper collaboration’ to tackle prisons crisis Analysis: Whitehall’s ambition to cut costs using AI is fraught with risk Tracking devices inserted under offenders’ skin, robots assigned to contain prisoners and driverless vehicles used to transport them were among the measures proposed by technology companies to ministers who are …

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No 10 must decide whether to ‘build or buy’ its AI technology as ministers increasingly lean on it to tackle crises Tech firms suggested placing trackers under offenders’ skin at meeting with justice secretary A Dragons’ Den-style event this week, where tech companies will have 20 minutes to pitch ideas for increasing automation in the …

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From Fable and Life Is Strange to Last of Us, Thirsty Suitors and Unpacking, five queer game developers and writers pick their sweetest, realest, most meaningful scenes Life Is Strange, as a series, is really characterised by a patented mix of earnestness and cringe for me – but you can’t fault its determination to put …

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Firm says results of research create ‘path to medical superintelligence’ but plays down job implications Microsoft has revealed details of an artificial intelligence system that performs better than human doctors at complex health diagnoses, creating a “path to medical superintelligence”. The company’s AI unit, which is led by the British tech pioneer Mustafa Suleyman, has …

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Exclusive: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says lack of action leaves firms at risk of ‘sleepwalking’ into problems More than one in four UK businesses have been the victim of a cyber-attack in the last year and many more risk “sleepwalking” into such disruption unless they take urgent action, according to a report. About 27% …

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Channels serving AI slop feature videos full of false claims about celebs and their involvement with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for quick cash This story was reported by Indicator, a publication that investigates digital deception, and co-published with the Guardian. Dozens of YouTube channels are mixing AI-generated images and videos with false claims about Sean “Diddy” …

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Instagram-inspired gadgets to spread or spray crops are gaining traction on UK farms but require deep pockets “The idea came from an Instagram video,” says Tom Amery, looking admiringly at one of three huge drones he has bought to help grow watercress on a Hampshire farm. The drone boasts four sets of rotary blades and …

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