Fewer than half of British households now have a home phone – and we will lose something precious when they’re gone When was the last time you called someone on their landline? Probably not recently according to new data that shows that, for the first time ever, most households in the UK no longer have …
Workers picket at Warner Bros Studios against what they say is unwillingness from firms to protect union members More than 300 video game performers and Hollywood actors picketed in front of the Warner Bros Studios building on Thursday to protest against what they call an unwillingness from top gaming companies to protect union voice actors …
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When two horror movie fans took the leap into game development, the last thing they expected was for an actual movie production company to want to get involved In 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Crista Castro and Bryan Singh were moved to think about what they really wanted from their lives. An animation director …
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Firm reported a loss in its second quarter and said it would cut 15% of its workforce to cut costs and compete with rivals Intel, the chipmaker, has announced plans to cut more than 15,000 jobs as it tries to cut billions of dollars in costs and turn its business around to compete with more …
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Britain’s first next-generation supercomputer, planned by Tories, in doubt after Labour government move The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding pledged by the Conservatives for technology and artificial intelligence projects, putting the future of the UK’s first next-generation supercomputer in doubt. The projects, announced last year, include £800m for the creation of an …
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Experts warn growth of extremist influencers and ‘micro-donations’ could create even bigger wave of unrest Less than three hours after the stabbing attack on Monday that led to the death of three children, an AI-generated image was shared on X by an account called Europe Invasion. It depicted bearded men in traditional Muslim dress outside …
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Tech giant’s revenue rises 4.9% to $85.78bn despite phone sales falling 0.9% and trend of decline in key China market Apple reported better-than-expected earnings in the third quarter of 2024, with buzz about its new AI features offsetting a continuing decline in its key China market. Earnings exceeded analyst predictions despite a year-over-year decline in …
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Ex-CNN anchor alleges fraud and breach of contract after X Corp owner abruptly ended video series partnership The former CNN anchor Don Lemon has sued Elon Musk and X over a cancelled deal with the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. His filing in California superior court in San Francisco includes claims of fraud, …
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Company says it will vigorously defend claim by pension fund that its stock price was kept artificially high CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity company behind July’s mass computer outage around the world, has been issued with an investor lawsuit accusing it of defrauding investors. The class action suit, filed in Texas by Plymouth County Retirement Association, a …
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President Javier Milei creates security unit as some say certain groups may be overly scrutinized by the technology Argentina’s security forces have announced plans to use artificial intelligence to “predict future crimes” in a move experts have warned could threaten citizens’ rights. The country’s far-right president Javier Milei this week created the Artificial Intelligence Applied …
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