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Elon Musk unveils Grok, an AI chatbot with a ‘rebellious streak’

Boss of X said tech being tested is inspired by Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Elon Musk has unveiled Grok, an artificial intelligence chatbot with a “rebellious streak” inspired by The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The Tesla CEO, who warned last week that AI was “one of the biggest threats to humanity”, said the …

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British biotech races US’s ‘buff billionaires’ for secret of eternal youth

The UK excels at ‘longevity research’. Could it become part of an industry that fascinates the wealthiest people in the world? About a decade ago, 125 amateur cyclists from all over the UK filed into the laboratories at King’s College London. Aged between 55 and 79, they were there to participate in a long-term study …

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Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery review – whimsical whodunnits

Worm Club; PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox OneAll three cases of the indie sleeper hit are collated in one wry, enjoyable package that’s perfect for a lazy afternoon’s detecting The frog detective – for you are he – doesn’t hop, but lopes around on his stratospheric legs, wearing cropped denim shorts and an architect’s long-sleeved …

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AI is not the problem, prime minister – but the corporations that control it are | John Naughton

Despite Rishi Sunak’s summit and Joe Biden’s executive order on the safety of AI, it’s the tech giants that really need reining in Earlier last week, just around the time when the driver of Rishi Sunak’s armoured Jaguar might have been thinking about typing “Bletchley Park” into the limousine’s satnav, Joe Biden was in the …

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If we could talk to the animals: scientists turn to AI for help

Artificial intelligence being used to unpick meanings behind vocal and physical cues of host of creatures If an unexpected meow, peculiar pose, or unusual twitch of the whiskers leaves you puzzling over what your cat is trying to tell you, artificial intelligence may soon be able to translate. Scientists are turning to new technology to …

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‘It was odd to see someone standing in a 30ft-high window’: Anthony Edralin’s best phone picture

The photographer was staring out of the window at work when something exciting, visually intriguing yet entirely everyday caught his eye Before he became a professional photographer and videographer, Anthony Edralin worked as an analyst for Sky TV. On the day this shot was taken, they had recently moved to new offices, and Edralin found …

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Dramatic fall for Sam Bankman-Fried and ‘unkempt visionary’ persona

Jury did not believe T-shirt, cargo shorts and messy hair could prevent someone defrauding people out of billions of dollars For several years, Sam Bankman-Fried cut the figure of an unstoppable tech founder. With his trademark uniform of a T-shirt and shorts, and a mop of dark curls, Bankman-Fried courted investors big and small with …

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So long, Seattle: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he is moving to Miami

Billionaire makes ‘emotional decision’ to return to childhood home to be near parents and Blue Origin space business The Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said on Thursday he was moving to his childhood home of Miami from Seattle to be near his parents and his space firm Blue Origin’s Cape Canaveral operations. “As exciting as the …

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