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Exclusive: Coalition of musicians, photographers and newspapers insist existing copyright laws must be respected Writers, publishers, musicians, photographers, movie producers and newspapers have rejected the Labour government’s plan to create a copyright exemption to help artificial intelligence companies train their algorithms. In a joint statement, bodies representing thousands of creatives dismissed the proposal made by …

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ICO says allowing advertisers to track digital ‘fingerprints’ will undermine consumers’ control over information Business live – latest updates Britain’s data protection regulator has labelled Google as “irresponsible” for allowing advertisers to track customers’ digital “fingerprints”, amid fears even privacy-conscious users will find the online monitoring technique difficult to block. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office …

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In this week’s newsletter: There were many worthy winners in LA, but it was the new releases, surprise sequels and other end-of-year announcements that really got us excited Alongside some worthy winners – Balatro, Astro Bot and Metaphor: ReFantazio swept the board – the Game awards last Thursday brought a generous bounty of end-of-year announcements, …

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Carrey’s Dr Robotnik is the best thing in elaborate third-instalment shenanigans that are pretty good fan-service fun A third Sonic film rolls off the production line with remorseless inevitability, and no little excitement among its core early-teen fanbase; the Marvel Cinematic Universe could take a lesson or two in how to keep the audience onside. …

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Ingenious puzzle games, a psychedelic take on poker, an action-packed take on Buddhist legend and a compilation of 50 faux-retro titles – our critics pick the year’s finest • More on the best culture of 2024 PC It starts with a single machine: a landing pod on an untouched planet. Then a drill, built with …

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Image of man leaning into boot of a car on a street in northern Spain helps lead police to make two arrests On a nearly deserted street in northern Spain, the images appeared to show a man hunched over the back of a red Rover car, gingerly loading a bulky white sack into the boot. …

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Exclusive: Lawsuit brought by former moderators against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource Kenya PTSD, depression and anxiety: why former Facebook moderators in Kenya are taking legal action ‘The work damaged me’: ex-Facebook moderators describe effect of horrific content More than 140 Facebook content moderators have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder caused by …

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Counter-terrorism leader says there is often no ideology behind ‘grotesque fascinations’ with extreme content More young people, including children aged 10, are viewing a “pick and mix of horror” on the web that pushes them towards violence, a UK counter-terrorism leader has said. Deputy assistant commissioner Vicki Evans of the Metropolitan police, the senior national …

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Donation adds to list of tech companies and executives seeking to foster favorable relationship with president-elect Uber and its CEO have donated $1m to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, joining a growing list of tech companies and executives seeking to foster a favorable relationship with the incoming administration. A spokesperson for Uber Technologies confirmed to the …

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Court will hear two hours of oral arguments on 10 January and consider the social media app’s challenge to the law The US supreme court said on Wednesday that it will hear TikTok’s challenge to a law that could end its US operations. In its order Wednesday, the supreme court said it was setting aside …

Supreme court agrees to hear TikTok challenge to law ending its US operations Read More »