Yes, it’s a museum piece – but this mini Atari home console, reconfigured for modern gaming systems, offers a compelling retro experience To a kid growing up in the UK in the 1980s, the Atari 400 and 800 machines seemed impossibly glamorous. While most of my friends had Commodore 64s or ZX Spectrums (along with …
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Operators hope Dutch test track will help prove feasibility of high-speed tube transport system The longest hyperloop test track in Europe has opened, raising faint hopes once more that the maglev meets vacuum tube transport technology could be the future. Operators said the facility would help prove the hyperloop’s feasibility, saying it could allow a …
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Sam Bankman-Fried oversaw its collapse – now the crypto firm is in bankruptcy proceedings as contentious as his fraud trial Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, presided over a spectacular collapse that cost his customers billions of dollars. He argues in court filings that anyone owed money by FTX “will eventually …
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Women, younger workers and lower paid are at most risk from artificial intelligence, says IPPR thinktank Almost 8 million UK jobs could be lost to artificial intelligence in a “jobs apocalypse”, according to a report warning that women, younger workers and those on lower wages are at most risk from automation. The Institute for Public …
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App users for social media site, rebranded as X, down by 23% since November 2022 according to Sensor Tower Use of Twitter in the US has slumped by more than a fifth since Elon Musk bought the site and rebranded it to X, according to data from app-monitoring company Sensor Tower. As of February 2024, …
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Beijing’s chargé d’affaires told that UK government will not tolerate ‘threatening’ cyber-attacks Ministers summoned a senior Chinese diplomat to the Foreign Office on Tuesday after accusing Beijing-backed hackers of a cyber-attack on the British elections watchdog and a surveillance operation on politicians. The department called in China’s chargé d’affaires and told him the UK would …
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Researchers in Belgium use artificial intelligence to improve taste, but say the skill of the brewer remains vital Whether you prefer a fruity lambic or a complex Trappist, Belgian beers have long been famed for their variety, quality and heritage. Now, researchers say they have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to make brews even …
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The tech giant fights regulators on both sides of the Atlantic, as the US government launches a grab-bag of accusations. Plus, Elon Musk’s bad day in court • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Apple’s problems have gone transatlantic. Even as it squabbles with the EU over …
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US and UK governments announced sanctions against Chinese firms linked to hacking group Cyber-attacks linked to Chinese intelligence agencies are increasing in capability and frequency as they seek to test foreign government responses, analysts have warned in the wake of revelations about a mass hacking of UK data. On Tuesday, the UK and US governments …
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Inexpensive and easy to use, drones are proving invaluable for activists monitoring illegal fishing, hunting and deforestation – as well as keeping tabs on zoos and aquariums Late last year, UrgentSeas received an anonymous tip from a former employee at the Miami Seaquarium about animal tanks away from public view. The advocacy group went to …
