Cafes are cracking down on remote workers – but we can save ourselves by following a few simple rules Once upon a time, it was socially acceptable to smoke inside, wear those mad, wide ties and pat your secretary on the bottom. Norms change, and that’s often for the best. But when it comes to …
Owner of Facebook and Instagram agreed to stop targeting human rights campaigner after legal agreement The owner of Facebook and Instagram is considering charging UK users for an advert-free version of its platforms after agreeing a settlement in a landmark privacy case. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta agreed to stop targeting a user with adverts based on …
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Musk predicts ‘bright’ future despite Tesla bearing brunt of backlash against his role in Trump’s administration US politics live – latest updates Elon Musk attempted to reassure Tesla employees of the automaker’s “bright and exciting” future at a company all-hands meeting on Thursday, urging them not to sell their stock even as the company’s valuation …
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‘It is impossible to ignore video game music now,’ says Tommy Pearson, founder and artistic director of the inaugural London Soundtrack festival Did you know that soundtrack concerts are among the most popular for touring orchestras? A full third of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s first-time audience members are coming to the concert hall via their …
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Arve Hjalmar Holmen, who has never been accused of or convicted of a crime, says chatbot’s response to prompt was ‘defamatory’ A Norwegian man has filed a complaint against the company behind ChatGPT after the chatbot falsely claimed he had murdered two of his children. Arve Hjalmar Holmen, a self-described “regular person” with no public …
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Elon Musk’s company is arguing against the government’s expanded powers to allow easier removal of online content India’s IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content and empowered “countless” government officials to execute such orders, Elon Musk’s X has alleged in a new lawsuit against New Delhi. The …
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Ellen Hollander calls Trump aide’s hunt for supposed fraud a ‘fishing expedition’ in temporary restraining order A federal judge on Thursday blocked Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) from accessing social security records as part of its hunt under Donald Trump for fraud and waste, calling the effort a “fishing expedition”. Judge Ellen …
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Researchers say Aardvark Weather uses thousands of times less computing power and is much faster than current systems A single researcher with a desktop computer will be able to deliver accurate weather forecasts using a new AI weather prediction approach that is tens of times faster and uses thousands of times less computing power than …
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While it is unknown if any Australians have been targeted, the military-grade program from Paragon Solutions provides full access to encrypted messaging apps Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australian government agencies could be customers of military-grade spyware from Israeli firm …
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Investigation uncovered eight adverts that portrayed women in a harmful or degrading way, says ASA An investigation by the UK advertising watchdog has found a number of shocking ads in mobile gaming apps that depict women as sexual objects, use pornographic tropes, and feature non-consensual sexual scenarios involving “violent and coercive control”. The Advertising Standards …
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