After its hyperbolic, Ridley Scott-directed launch 40 years ago, Apple’s all-in-one computer was a commercial flop. And yet its impact is still being felt Forty years ago this week, on 22 January 1984, a stunning advertising video was screened during the Super Bowl broadcast in the US. It was directed by Ridley Scott and evoked …
Astronauts content themselves with freeze-dried gruel, but plans for crewed missions to Mars mean scientists need to create more delicious, nutritious menus Three robots are growing vegetables on the roof of the University of Melbourne’s student pavilion. As I watch, a mechanical arm, hovering above the crop like a fairground claw machine, sprays a carefully …
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Entertainment (and thrill) seekers on a budget never know exactly what they’re going to find in the ubiquitous technology shop. Just don’t mistake it for a pawn shop Feel free to mispronounce Ikea (it should be ee-kay-uh, from the Swedish) and Lidl (lee-dal, from the German). But there’s no arguing when it comes to CeX, …
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Fake but convincing explicit images of pop singer were viewed tens of millions of times on X and Telegram, prompting outcry from US politicians The rapid online spread of deepfake pornographic images of Taylor Swift has renewed calls, including from US politicians, to criminalise the practice, in which artificial intelligence is used to synthesise fake …
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The photographer noticed this ‘humble story’ playing out silently on a visit to the Tate Modern in London In the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern in London, Gerry McCulloch and his wife, Kaori, were buying tickets for a Yayoi Kusama exhibition. “I happened to turn around and catch a glimpse of this unidentifiable figure,” he says. “Among …
Estate says Dudesy podcast outlet had no license to Carlin’s likeness or copyrighted material, which was used to create special The estate of George Carlin is suing the media company behind a fake, hour-long comedy special whose creators boasted of using artificial intelligence to re-create the late standup comic’s style and material. The lawsuit filed …
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Tech companies are cashing in on an unprecedented demand for computing power needed to operate artificial intelligence Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Since generative AI exploded into global consciousness in 2023, an unprecedented demand for computing power has emerged alongside the demand for apps utilising the technology. …
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Life on the flip side has its challenges, but each day free from my soul-sucking smartphone brings moments of reprieve • Sign up to our free coaching newsletter to help you spend less time on your phone One afternoon five years ago, I walked into a Verizon store and asked a bemused salesman for the …
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You don’t need an expensive camera – a smartphone can capture a great shot. Just move that plastic bag out of the frame, make your subject laugh and practise your selfies We are all photographers now, with a phone in our pocket ready to capture life, love and everything in between – which, quite often, …
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Company pledged to reform its culture and ‘failure of leadership’ after self-driving car dragged pedestrian GM’s Cruise self-driving car unit on Thursday revealed US Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission probes stemming from an October collision in which one of its autonomous vehicles dragged a pedestrian who had been struck by another vehicle. …
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