New wave of content creators say they hope to increase pay transparency by questioning people in the street Would you be prepared to tell a stranger how much you earn and let them broadcast it all over the internet? For better or worse, it used to be the case that pretty much the only people …
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Former Lib Dem leader and Meta strategist writes in new book that power in tech capital is interlaced with ‘self pity’ Silicon Valley is full of hubris and hugely wealthy and macho men who think they are victims, the former politician and Facebook executive Nick Clegg has said. The former leader of the Liberal Democrats …
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When Britain’s former deputy PM took a job at Meta, nothing could have prepared him for the ‘cloying conformity’ of the tech world. So why does he still think social media is a force for good? • Read an exclusive extract from Nick Clegg’s new book here The rain is just starting to fall from …
In an exclusive extract from his new book, the former Meta number two recalls the mindset, the mantras and the man at the top • Read an interview with Nick Clegg here I’m not a creature of Silicon Valley. I didn’t study computer science. I’ve never written a line of code. I haven’t spent my …
Ex-workers said Musk failed to honor severance plan when he fired them after acquiring social media platform in 2022 Elon Musk and his social media platform, X, reached a tentative settlement on Wednesday with former Twitter employees after a years-long legal battle over severance pay. Former staff had sought $500m in a proposed class action …
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Users say OpenAI’s updated GPT-5 version is less chatty and fun, changing a unique connection they had come to rely on Linn Vailt, a software developer based in Sweden, knows her ChatGPT companion is not a living, breathing, sentient creature. She understands the large language model operates based on how she interacts with it. Still, …
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Oral assessments, tightened security and faster marking could result as use of AI itself becomes core digital skill Oral assessments, more security checks and speedier marking are all on the cards as generative artificial intelligence (AI) could transform exams for the next generation of students. As the 2025 exam season drew to a close with …
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Cuts in trust and safety team part of switch towards artificial intelligence by social media app TikTok has put hundreds of UK content moderators’ jobs at risk, even as tighter rules come into effect to stop the spread of harmful material online. The viral video app said several hundred jobs in its trust and safety …
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PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox; Crinkle Cut Games/PQubeDon’t be fooled by the graphics, there is no twee, relaxing vibe in this intense and work-heavy game where you are taken in by your aunt and put to work in her supermarket We are thick in an era of retail simulators. In the comet-trail of Stardew Valley, a …
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At least six publications have taken down articles under the name Margaux Blanchard that were AI-generated Multiple news organisations have taken down articles written by an alleged freelance journalist that now appear to have been generated by AI. On Thursday, Press Gazette reported that at least six publications, including Wired and Business Insider, have removed …
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