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Critics say Fraser Samson hiring is ‘outrageous conflict of interest’ as monitoring technology is rolled out in UK high streets The recently-departed watchdog in charge of monitoring facial recognition technology has joined the private firm he controversially approved, paving the way for the mass roll-out of biometric surveillance cameras in high streets across the country. …

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Rightwing conspiracy theorist was banned from platform in 2018, but could be back after 2m votes cast The social media platform X will reinstate the account of the US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after a poll of the site’s users backed his return, its owner, Elon Musk, has said. “The people have spoken and so …

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The fallout from AI’s ‘Pearl Harbor moment’ has been dramatic. In tech, 12 months can seem like an eternity If a week is a long time in politics, a year is an eternity in tech. Just over 12 months ago, the industry was humming along in its usual way. The big platforms were deep into …

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The Filipino photographer on presenting the struggles faced by the people in his community Philip Am Guay’s family home in Manjuyod in the Philippines is just a few metres from the beach where, one day in 2017, he found fisher Manong Ebrin checking his bunsod (fish corral) for a catch. “Manong is a Filipino term, …

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Agreement between European Parliament and member states will govern artificial intelligence, social media and search engines The world’s first comprehensive laws to regulate artificial intelligence have been agreed in a landmark deal after a marathon 37-hour negotiation between the European Parliament and EU member states. The agreement was described as “historic” by Thierry Breton, the …

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Meta submitted nearly 95% of 29m reports of child sexual abuse material in 2022 and encryption will make it harder to detect Meta’s decision to introduce end-to-end encryption for Facebook messages will hamstring the rescue of child sex trafficking victims and the prosecution of predators, according to child safety organizations and US prosecutors. This week, …

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Failures in the regulation of social media companies a generation ago must not be repeated UK competition watchdog to review Microsoft and OpenAI partnership Why is the little ol’ Competition & Markets Authority, a UK regulator, inserting itself into the entertaining and important – but distant – drama at San Francisco-based OpenAI? Even if the …

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Study suggests mice react in the same way to stimulation in virtual environment as in real world Whether exploring distant galaxies or dashing about a fantasy world, virtual reality has immersed humans in extraordinary places. Now, it seems, mice will be able to join us. Researchers have developed a pair of virtual reality “goggles” that …

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This open-world survival sim might be Minecraft lite, but it’s luscious and relaxing, with a nostalgic, surprisingly emotional charm Whoever had the idea to combine three titans of the modern mass entertainment universe – Lego, Fortnite and Minecraft – into one experience is surely feeling rather smug right now. Launched on Thursday, Lego Fortnite is …

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Action on possible ‘acquisition of control’ follows leadership turmoil at ChatGPT developer The UK’s competition watchdog has paved the way for a formal investigation into the partnership between Microsoft and ChatGPT developer OpenAI by asking for comments on the arrangement. The Competition and Markets Authority made the announcement on Friday after a bout of leadership …

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