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Sarah Silverman and others file court case claiming CEO approved use of dataset despite warnings Business live – latest updates Mark Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of “pirated” versions of copyright-protected books to train the company’s artificial intelligence models, a group of authors has alleged in a US court filing. Citing internal Meta communications, the filing …

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Here are some of the more curious health hacks circulating on the social media platform – and what the evidence says The deluge of improbable health hacks on TikTok can only mean it’s the start of a new year. Here we look at some of the more curious tips and the evidence, where there is …

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The company’s plan to end its factchecking program is about appeasing Trump. That signals the making of a mafia state This week Meta announced the elimination of its factchecking program in the US and rollbacks to content moderation policies on “hateful conduct”. These measures undoubtedly open the floodgates to more hateful, harassing, and inciting content …

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If we are to take seriously the risk facing humanity, regulators need the power to ‘recall’ deployed models, as well as assess leading, not lagging, indicators of risk, writes Prof John McDermid Re Geoffrey Hinton’s concerns about the perils of artificial intelligence (‘Godfather of AI’ shortens odds of the technology wiping out humanity over next …

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Latest battle over whether to ban the app will force justices to weigh importance of security with freedom of speech The US supreme court will hear oral arguments over the fate of TikTok on Friday. It’s the latest battle in the long war over whether to ban the tremendously popular social media app in the …

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Whether you’re making comforting curries, casseroles or chilli con carne, we’ve tested the top slow cookers for serving up winter warmers • The best blenders to blitz like a pro, tried and tested, from Ninja to Nutribullet As January beds in and our craving for cosiness increases, you may be minded to dig out the …

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X owner and far-right politician appear to agree on everything, as Musk faces accusations of meddling in German election Elon Musk has praised the co-leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland party, as he repeated his claim that “only the AfD can save Germany” during a controversial live talk on his social media platform X. …

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PC; Tom van den Boogaart/SokpopPleasant pottering tending the hedgerows turns into an eerie puzzler full of peril, delivering more than the rural idyll it first promises It sounds like a delightful getaway. A week in a remote Dutch village tending to the garden of an absent homeowner; birds tweeting in the trees, a picturesque church …

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Tech giants follow footsteps of other major companies, including Amazon, Meta, OpenAI and Uber Google and Microsoft have donated $1m each to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, following in the footsteps of other major companies including Amazon, Meta, OpenAI and Uber. “Google is pleased to support the 2025 inauguration, with a livestream on YouTube and a …

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Tech entrepreneur suggests move to self-learning synthetic data created by artificial intelligence models Business live – latest updates Artificial intelligence companies have run out of data for training their models and have “exhausted” the sum of human knowledge, Elon Musk has said. The world’s richest person suggested technology firms would have to turn to “synthetic” …

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