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Craig Wright given one-year suspended sentence for breaching court order to stop suing bitcoin developers An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the creator of bitcoin has been given a one-year suspended prison sentence after the high court in London ruled he was in contempt because he would not stop suing people. Mr …

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X owner and billionaire leveraged his platform to amplify false claims about the bill, effectively killing it What is the debt ceiling? Using the power of the social media platform he owns and the threat of spending millions against Republicans in primaries, Elon Musk effectively tanked a congressional spending bill that would have kept the …

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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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