With its giant inflatable Pikachu, fairground games and friendly vibe, this just might be my favourite esports event around, and it’s touching to see kids living out their trainer dreams • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here I spent much of my weekend at the ExCeL convention centre in London, …
Pushing Buttons: Meet the pint-sized Pokémon pros Read More »
PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch; Balloon Studios/Whitethorn GamesPotter around a stately home as a Victorian botanist, figuring out how to get eccentric plants to grow From the gatehouse, through the bright gardens and terrace, the winding orchard, the smoggy greenhouse, the warmth of the kitchen and smokehouse and beyond, Botany Manor unfolds like a labyrinth. This …
Botany Manor review – a peaceful period drama of a puzzle game Read More »
Launches within 12 hours of one another, and more activity expected in industry over summer OpenAI, Google, and the French artificial intelligence startup Mistral have all released new versions of their frontier AI models within 12 hours of one another, as the industry prepares for a burst of activity over the summer. The unprecedented flurry …
AI race heats up as OpenAI, Google and Mistral release new models Read More »
Polls show significant support for curb to protect children but some Tories uneasy with idea of government ‘microparenting’ Ministers are considering banning the sale of smartphones to children under the age of 16 after a number of polls have shown significant public support for such a curb. The government issued guidance on the use of …
UK ministers considering banning sale of smartphones to under-16s Read More »
Adam Schiff introduces bill amid growing legal battle over whether major AI companies have made illegal use of copyrighted works A bill introduced in the US Congress on Tuesday intends to force artificial intelligence companies to reveal the copyrighted material they use to make their generative AI models. The legislation adds to a growing number …
New bill would force AI companies to reveal use of copyrighted art Read More »
Major elections around the world so far this year have not suffered from systematic malicious interference, says global affairs chief Generative AI is overblown as an election risk, according to Meta’s Nick Clegg, who claims the technology is more useful for defending democracy than attacking it. Speaking at the Meta AI Day event in London …
Meta’s Nick Clegg plays down AI’s threat to global democracy Read More »
His claims come with a caveat that shortages of training chips and growing demand for power could limit plans in the near term Superhuman artificial intelligence that is smarter than anyone on Earth could exist next year, Elon Musk has said, unless the sector’s power and computing demands become unsustainable before then. The prediction is …
Elon Musk predicts superhuman AI will be smarter than people next year Read More »
Fuelled by music fandom and social media, young British people’s slang is evolving to include words with pidgin, patois and Arabic roots – even where strong regional English dialects exist There’s a video format spreading on TikTok. Recorded in towns across suburban England, teenage interviewers stop their peers on the street, fielding questions that range …
Bait, ting, certi: how UK rap changed the language of the nation Read More »
From hyperrealistic deepfakes to videos that not only hijack our attention but also our emotions, tech seems increasingly full of ‘cognitohazards’ • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Let’s talk about sci-fi. Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel Snow Crash is the book that launched a thousand startups. It …
Could AI-generated content be dangerous for our health? Read More »
Quality earbuds with improved Bluetooth, great battery life, good controls and future-proofed tech Sennheiser’s latest high-end earbuds aim to retake the crown as the best-sounding noise-cancelling earbuds you can buy, with cutting-edge chips, tricks and future-proofed tech. The Momentum True Wireless 4 earbuds cost £259.90 (€299.90/$299.95), pitting them directly against the best from Bose and …
Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 review: best-sounding noise-cancelling earbuds Read More »
