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European journalists targeted with Paragon Solutions spyware, say researchers

Citizen Lab says it found ‘digital fingerprints’ of military-grade spyware that Italy has admitted using against activists The hacking mystery roiling the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing government is deepening after researchers said they had found new evidence that two more journalists were targeted using the same military-grade spyware that Italy has admitted to …

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Australia has ‘no alternative’ but to embrace AI and seek to be a world leader in the field, industry and science minister says

Tim Ayres says the Albanese government will focus on legislation and regulation but country would benefit from moving quickly Australia news live: latest politics updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia must “lean in hard” to the benefits of artificial intelligence or else risk ending up “on the end …

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Researchers create AI-based tool that restores age-damaged artworks in hours

By slashing time and cost of restoration, technique could be used on paintings not valuable enough for traditional approach The centuries can leave their mark on oil paintings as wear and tear and natural ageing produce cracks, discoloration and patches where pieces of pigment have flaked off. Repairing the damage can take conservators years, so …

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Disney and Universal sue AI image creator Midjourney, alleging copyright infringement

Studios accuse AI firm of ‘piracy’ and seek injunction over alleged use of copyrighted characters Disney and Universal sued an artificial intelligence company on Wednesday, alleging copyright infringement. In their lawsuit, the entertainment giants called Midjourney’s popular AI-powered image generator a “bottomless pit of plagiarism” for its alleged reproductions of the studios’ best-known characters. The …

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Aidan Jones: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The stand-up shares his favourite Australian comedians – as well as a man transforming into a cat Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email The internet gets a lot of bad press, most of which is itself published on the internet, which does seem hypocritical. The complaints usually mourn a loss of innocence and freedom. …

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‘Addictive fear’: my goosebump-inducing first encounter with Resident Evil Requiem

A gruesome monster munching through a luckless body was just one of the horrors I shuddered at in a brief snippet of the forthcoming Resident Evil 9. Be afraid – and excited A surprise announcement at the end of the 6 June Summer Game Fest presentation revealed the ninth entry in the iconic Capcom survival …

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Meta to announce $15bn investment in bid to achieve computerised ‘superintelligence’

Mark Zuckerberg expected to announce Meta will buy 49% stake in Scale AI as race to dominate AI market speeds up Meta is to announce a $15bn (£11bn) bid to achieve computerised “superintelligence”, according to multiple reports. The Silicon Valley race to dominate artificial intelligence is speeding up despite the patchy performance of many existing …

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As big tech grows more involved in Gaza, Muslim workers are wrestling with a spiritual crisis

Is working in big tech halal? Muslim workers are reckoning with the possibility that their jobs go against their religious obligations Before Ibtihal Aboussad was fired by Microsoft for protesting the company’s work with the Israeli military during a celebration of the firm’s 50th anniversary, she sent two emails. The first went to all of …

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Entrepreneur ‘humiliated’ after London Tech Week turns her and baby away

Davina Schonle prevented from entering event with eight-month-old and had to cancel meetings for tech startup An entrepreneur has told how she was left feeling “humiliated” after being turned away from London Tech Week, an annual corporate event, because she was with her baby daughter. Davina Schonle was prevented from entering the event on Monday …

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