New Australian laws will make it a crime to distribute non-consensual deepfake pornography – but there are deeper issues at play, experts say “Very creepy,” was April’s first thought when she saw her face on a generative AI website. April is one half of the Maddison twins. She and her sister Amelia make content for …
A venture that uses methods applied to plastic bottles for old textiles aims to tackle the UK’s mountain of unwanted garments Football shirts, sports event banners and uniforms are piled up ready to be pumped into a machine which melts them down for recycling ready to be made into new clothes. In a world first …
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The São Paulo-based photographer captures the end of a hot day on the beach Adriano Brodbeck describes his image as the “perfect portrait of Rio”. The São Paulo-based photographer was on a trip with friends, and they had headed to Ipanema beach. “The neighbourhood was made famous by the Brazilian bossa nova song Garota de Ipanema, or …
The moral panic following Raffaella Spone’s ‘deepfake’ video spread around the world. She talks for the first time about being the centre of a story in which nothing was as it seemed … Madi Hime is taking a deep drag on a blue vape in the video, her eyes shut, her face flushed with pleasure. …
Protesters opposed to expansion of the US electric vehicle maker Tesla’s plant in Grünheide near Berlin clashed with police as some of them attempted to storm the facility. More than 800 people took part in the protest, according to the organising group Disrupt Tesla, which claims the expansion would damage the environment. Footage shows people …
Demonstrators opposed to expansion of factory near Berlin claim it would damage environment Protesters opposed to expansion of the US electric vehicle maker Tesla’s plant in Grünheide near Berlin clashed with police as some of them attempted to storm the facility on Friday. Some 800 people took part in the protest, according to the organising …
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Researchers find instances of systems double-crossing opponents, bluffing, pretending to be human and modifying behaviour in tests They can outwit humans at board games, decode the structure of proteins and hold a passable conversation, but as AI systems have grown in sophistication so has their capacity for deception, scientists warn. The analysis, by Massachusetts Institute …
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Fire chief says incorrect disposal of devices powered by lithium-ion batteries are ‘disaster waiting to happen’ Fires caused by batteries in waste have gone up by 71% in the UK since 2022, as the rise of disposable vapes and other portable battery-powered devices leads to more lithium-ion batteries ending up in the bin. An increase …
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Exclusive: Defence ministry was told in recent days that staff details accessed but sources say SSCL knew in February The IT company targeted in a Chinese hack that accessed the data of hundreds of thousands of Ministry of Defence staff failed to report the breach for months, the Guardian can reveal. The UK defence secretary, …
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Part newspapers, part fanzines, these titles were a lifeline to information-starved gamers and generated a sense of community to rival any YouTube streamer In the 21st century, video game news is available in endless streams, 24 hours a day. But if you grew up in the 1980s and 90s, you went to magazines for your …
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