Genuine moral dilemmas are frustratingly rare in gaming – change that, and we could learn more about ourselves than any book might teach us I am at a fortunate stage of my parenting journey where I have a son old enough to have a girlfriend smart enough to give genuinely thoughtful gifts to her boyfriend’s …
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Organisers of Brisbane Portrait Prize back artificial intelligence stating art is not stagnant and ‘traditionalists’ once opposed photographs Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A prestigious portrait competition has defended allowing entrants to submit artwork generated by artificial intelligence, …
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House of Lords committee says copyright laws fall short as tech companies lift content without permission Ministers must defend content creators whose work is being taken without permission by tech firms to build artificial intelligence products such as chatbots that generate “vast financial rewards”, a House of Lords committee has said. The legal framework in …
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Slumping global demand for smartphones did not bring down earnings, but investors were wary of decline in sales in China Apple has ended the quarter with its first revenue gain in over a year, but the company still struggled to cope with a decline in global smartphone demand. The company posted $119.58bn in revenue and …
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Cash flow beat investor expectations and shares rose as the tech giant authorized a $50bn share buyback program Meta shares soared 12% in after-hours trading following a strong fourth-quarter earnings report released the day after CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a beating in a contentious congressional hearing. The company also announced it will pay a 50 …
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World’s largest retailer clears Wall Street expectations with $170bn revenue as it continued to cut jobs in recent weeks Profits at Amazon have surged on strong seasonal trading and robust growth in its powerhouse cloud computing business. The world’s largest retailer generated revenue of $170bn in the three months to December, up 14% on the …
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Two occupants of a car that plunged into a freezing Oslo fjord escaped unharmed when a floating sauna came to their rescue, Norwegian police have said. A video obtained by NTB on Thursday shows the Tesla, partially submerged in the water, with its occupants sitting on the roof. The car can be seen sinking under …
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Musician Richard Tornetta brought case against Musk, who suffered one of the biggest legal losses in US history this week Elon Musk suffered one of the biggest legal losses in US history this week when the Tesla chief executive was stripped of his $56bn pay package in a case brought by an unlikely opponent: a …
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Tycoon announces shareholder vote on relocating after Delaware judge strikes down $56bn pay package as ‘unfathomable’ Nils Pratley: three cheers for the Delaware judge Elon Musk has announced Tesla will hold a vote on moving the company’s legal base to Texas after the state of Delaware threw out his $56bn pay package at the electric …
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The hacker whose involvement with anti-piracy software ended in a jail sentence has emerged from prison struggling to make rent as he starts paying his fine. ‘It could be worse,’ he says In April 2023, a 54-year-old programmer named Gary Bowser was released from prison having served 14 months of a 40-month sentence. Good behaviour …
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