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Technologists claim managers could wish for specific player attributes and AI would suggest perfect youth prospect Football coaches desperate to boost their team’s performance could soon find an answer in an artificial intelligence system aimed at conjuring the next superstar. A kind of sporting Aladdin’s lamp is within reach, technologists claim, which could allow managers …

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Instagram profile of ‘proud Black queer momma’, created by Meta, said her development team included no Black people Meta is deleting Facebook and Instagram profiles of AI characters the company created over a year ago after users rediscovered some of the profiles and engaged them in conversations, screenshots of which went viral. The company had …

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Settlement of proposed class-action lawsuit represent nine hours of profit for Apple, which has denied wrongdoing Apple has agreed to pay $95m in cash to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated assistant Siri violated users’ privacy, listening to them without their consent. iPhone owners complained that Apple routinely recorded their private conversations …

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Unprompted outbursts on X suggest the Tesla owner is hellbent on making life awkward for Keir Starmer While Keir Starmer was trying to enjoy a family holiday in Madeira over the new year, Elon Musk was trying to spoil it. The world’s richest man has been using X to lob insults and slurs in the …

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As the temperature drops, we’ve rounded up our top winter warmers to help you brave the cold After a mostly mild, overcast December, winter has finally arrived. To help you keep warm, especially if you’re reluctant to crank up the thermostat too much, we’ve rounded up some of our best-loved, tried-and-tested products. From slippers to …

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Civilian and armed groups in conflict-ridden state of Manipur using SpaceX’s satellite internet, sources say Elon Musk’s satellite-based Starlink – currently unlicensed for use in India – is being used by militant groups in the conflict-ridden state of Manipur to circumvent government internet shutdowns, fighters and security sources have said. The satellite internet service provider, …

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Former UK deputy prime minister, who still has about $21m worth, is leaving role as president of global affairs Nick Clegg has made almost $19m (£15.3m) from the sale of shares in Meta since he joined the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp six years ago. The former British deputy prime minister announced on Thursday …

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The online world is forcing children to grow up before they are ready, and parents need government’s help to combat its harms Smartphone use among children has reached a critical moment. Many of us in the UK are increasingly aware of the dangers associated with them – and as a child and adolescent psychiatrist, I …

As a child psychiatrist, I see what smartphones are doing to kids’ mental health – and it’s terrifying | Emily Sehmer Read More »

The £2.4bn sector is thriving, says a new report, as online demand grows for authentic cultural content created outside the global north – but there are still challenges Vlogs by the Nigerian content creator Tayo Aina, on anything from Nigeria’s japa (emigration) wave and voodoo festivals in Benin, to time with the Afrobeats star Davido …

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Clegg was the tech giant’s chief public policy architect when it was facing scrutiny over Cambridge Analytica scandal Nick Clegg, Britain’s former deputy prime minister and Meta’s current president of global affairs, is leaving the company after six years. “It truly has been an adventure of a lifetime!” Clegg said in a post on Facebook. …

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