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Safety groups say images are so lifelike that it can be hard to see if real children were subject to harms in production The volume of sexually explicit images of children being generated by predators using artificial intelligence is overwhelming law enforcement’s capabilities to identify and rescue real-life victims, child safety experts warn. Prosecutors and …

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One expert compared doomscrolling to being in a room where people are constantly yelling at you, and says media needs to rethink news Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Does scrolling your phone give you an existential crisis? That’s the question a team of international experts have sought …

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‘Unpredictable’ privacy regulations prompt Facebook owner to scrap regional plans for multimodal Llama Business live – latest updates Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta will not release an advanced version of its artificial intelligence model in the EU, blaming the decision on the “unpredictable” behaviour of regulators. The owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is preparing to issue …

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The forthcoming game is a nostalgic exploration of a city in summer. Its creative director explains how it helps players to feel they are making the world more beautiful How do you make painting fun for those without an artistic bone in their body? Game developers have come up with a few answers – or …

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In this week’s newsletter: The audio superstar is back with a ‘beach read’ of a podcast, The Arc of Love. Plus: five of the best podcasts about death • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Retire the cream polo shirt, put away the Bruce Springsteen football chants whose lyrics bear …

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TUC insists fight will go on after GMB fails to secure right to represent retailer’s staff by just 29 votes Business live – latest updates The TUC has insisted the battle for union recognition at Amazon will go on, after workers at the US retailer’s Coventry warehouse rejected the right to collective bargaining by a …

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Parliamentary inquiry told police forced to ‘cobble together’ laws to prosecute man who allegedly spread deepfake images of women Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A one-stop portal for victims to report AI deepfakes to police should be established, …

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Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen, founders of A16Z, plan to give large donations to former president’s campaign The co-founders of Silicon Valley’s most prominent venture capital firm have announced their support for Donald Trump’s bid for re-election, and plan to make substantial donations to back him further. Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen, the heads of …

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In this week’s newsletter: From Xbox Game Pass to PlayStation Plus, the new mainstream way to play games is costly, contradictory and most of all confusing • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Like everyone, I have come to massively resent the insidious creep of subscription services. I started off …

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Do you feel uncharismatic and awkward in social situations? Aura upgrades are thankfully now available, according to a group of intrepid influencers Name: Auramaxxing. Age: The word “aura” comes from Latin and ancient Greek and originally meant a gentle breeze. These days it’s more commonly used about a subtle pervasive quality emanating from someone. That’s …

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