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From aviation to retail, many industries are already looking to artificial intelligence to improve productivity Keir Starmer this week announced a 50-point plan that aims to give the UK world leader status in artificial intelligence and grow the economy by as much as £47bn a year over a decade. The multibillion-pound investment, which seeks to …

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As natural disasters make need to cut CO2 emissions clearer than ever, energy demand of AI systems is about to soar Violent weather events have been top of the news agenda for weeks, with scientists and fact-based news organisations attributing their increased severity to climate breakdown. The scientists consulted have all emphasised the need to …

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Despite security concerns, Americans are flooding the app, where Chinese users are welcoming them with open arms – and Luigi Mangione memes Cute cats. Fit checks. Travel vlogs. Luigi Mangione latte art. Americans who downloaded RedNote saw it all this week, as they fled to the Chinese social media app in advance of an imminent …

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The latest in the Like a Dragon series of Japanese crime drama is taking an improbably nautical turn – but its makers want you to know that it’s still got heart In May last year, an anonymous forum poster shared details of what they claimed would be the next game in the Like a Dragon …

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Regulator Ofcom releases guidelines that call for use of face scans, credit cards checks or photo-ID Users accessing online pornography in the UK could soon be required to have their face scanned, under measures announced by Ofcom to stop children seeing the material. Enforcement guidelines released on Thursday, which will apply to social media platforms …

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Telecoms company hoped to convert roadside cabinets into charge points but will now shut down its sole installation BT has scrapped a plan to turn roadside green cabinets into electric car chargers, after only managing to install one. The British telecoms company had spied a chance to use the existing electricity connections to the cabinets, …

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A larger screen, redesigned snap-off controllers and a new Mario Kart make an appearance in a reveal trailer Nintendo has announced its long-awaited successor to the 150m-selling Switch console, called the Nintendo Switch 2. It will be out later in 2025. The first Nintendo Switch debuted on 3 March 2017, and pioneered the hybrid console: …

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How player-funded development launched a multiplayer game of galactic proportions – and costs – in Star Citizen How much does it cost to make a video game? The development expenses of blockbuster games are closely guarded business secrets, but they have been climbing ever higher over the years towards big Hollywood-style spending. Industry leaks have …

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President-elect ‘has warm spot’ for platform and wants political solution to ‘preserve app but protect data’ Donald Trump is considering suspending a TikTok ban in the US with an executive order when he enters the White House on 20 January, according to a report. The president-elect is exploring an executive order that would postpone enforcement …

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Outgoing president signs executive order to tackle US vulnerabilities after attacks that have cost country billions The Biden administration is making a final push to fortify America’s cyber defenses against mounting threats from China and Russia, issuing a sweeping cybersecurity executive order just days before leaving office that aims to tackle vulnerabilities from outer space …

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