With many unable to access or afford qualified therapists, AI is filling the mental healthcare vacuum, amid calls for tighter regulation On a quiet evening in her Abuja hotel, Joy Adeboye, 23, sits on her bed clutching her phone, her mind racing and chest tightening. On her screen is yet another abusive message from her …
Joshua Bonehill-Paine revealed as owner of X account known for videos depicting politicians such as Keir Starmer The person behind an anonymous social media account that posts AI videos of UK politicians has been identified as a man who has spent time in prison for multiple hate crimes directed towards Jewish people. Joshua Bonehill-Paine was …
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PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox, Switch 2; Tarsier StudiosChildhood terrors come to wretched life in a grim fairytale of a puzzle-platformer that’s as beautifully macabre as it is hard to put down “I thought you were dead,” are the first words you’ll hear from the child protagonists of this horror puzzle-platformer. It’s your first sign that …
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The YouTube gaming star’s weird and divisive adaptation of his obscure horror film is a game within a film about a game – and hints at new directions for storytelling • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Something weird struck me early on while watching the movie Iron Lung, which …
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As AI job losses rise in the professional sector, many are switching to more traditional trades. But how do they feel about accepting lower pay – and, in some cases, giving up their vocation? California-based Jacqueline Bowman had been dead set on becoming a writer since she was a child. At 14 she got her …
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Businesses are using theatrical stunts not for shock alone but to create viral content and drive sales conversations online When Lunos, an AI startup in New York City, was gearing up for launch, its founder and chief executive, Duncan Barrigan, and his team wanted to make a splash. So they shelled out $3,500 to do …
Tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta to collectively invest $600bn on artificial intelligence this year Hello, and welcome to TechScape. Today in tech, we’re discussing the Persian Gulf countries making a play for sovereignty over their own artificial intelligence in response to an unstable United States. That, and US tech giants’ plans to spend …
PlayStation 5 (version tested), Xbox, PC; Grasshopper Manufacture/Marvelous Inc After some dumb fun hacking at zombies, legendary developer Suda51’s first original game in a decade sadly only delivers a host of incoherent disappointments Ever since he baffled GameCube owners with 2005’s Killer7, Japanese game director Suda51 has had a reputation for turning heads. From parodying …
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Critics brand voluntary commitment with competition regulator as ‘lightweight’ Apple and Google’s commitment to avoid discriminating against apps that compete with their own products under an agreement with the UK’s competition watchdog have been labelled “lightweight”. The US tech companies have vowed to be more transparent about vetting third-party apps before letting them on their …
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Some jobs will be moved offshore in wake of telco’s $700m partnership with tech consultancy Accenture Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast More than 200 Telstra jobs are expected to be cut, as the telco rolls out AI capabilities and sends some jobs to India. Telstra and the technology consultancy …
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