Regulators have been confused about whether cryptocurrency is a security or a commodity, but clarity appears imminent For years, US financial regulators couldn’t agree on what to do about cryptocurrency. They wanted to do something, but couldn’t agree on what crypto was – a security, like a stock or bond, or a commodity, like a …
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Under the proposal, service providers would have to prevent the dissemination of harmful and illegal information, save records and report their discoveries China is planning to restrict and scrutinise the use of wireless filesharing services between mobile devices, such as airdrop and Bluetooth, after they were used by protesters to evade censorship and spread protest …
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Employees get preview of chatbots similar to ChatGPT for Messenger and WhatsApp Facebook’s owner, Meta, announced new artificial intelligence-focused tools in an internal company meeting on Thursday and outlined its plan after months of financial struggle. The company confirmed a New York Times report that employees were given a sneak peek of new products it …
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Tech companies remain secretive over the amount of energy and water it takes to train their complex programs and models One question that ChatGPT can’t quite answer: how much energy do you consume? “As an AI language model, I don’t have a physical presence or directly consume energy,” it’ll say, or: “The energy consumption associated …
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There’s a hotly anticipated Starfield, a conference for disabled devs and a month packed with must-see trailers. Here’s a roundup of this month’s key shows and announcements Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here We are now entering what used to be the most exciting month for gamers (and for games …
Company denies union claim it drafted in more than 1,000 extra workers to thwart push for formal recognition The GMB has reluctantly withdrawn its attempt to win formal union recognition at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse, accusing the firm of drafting in more than 1,000 extra workers to skew the decision. GMB members at the site made …
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From ‘lab leak’ theories to market stalls rumours, former BBC China correspondent John Sudworth investigates in Fever. Plus: five of the best podcasts for fathers Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Podcasting’s love affair with the news continues apace. A couple of weeks ago, Jayde Adams’s Welcome to the Neighbourhood …
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PM uses Washington visit to push Britain as global centre for technology and seek US involvement in safety summit Rishi Sunak has used a trip to Washington to push the UK as a global centre for artificial intelligence regulation, insisting its record in the sector will make others listen to “this mid-sized country”. Downing Street …
But whistleblower says 2013 surveillance ‘child’s play’ compared to technology today Edward Snowden has warned that surveillance technology is so much more advanced and intrusive today it makes that used by US and British intelligence agencies he revealed in 2013 look like child’s play. In an interview on the 10th anniversary of his revelations about …
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From October, firms will also have to offer new buyers a ‘cooling off’ period before they invest Crypto firms must warn customers they should not expect protection if their investment goes wrong and introduce a “cooling off” period for first-time investors, under new rules imposed by the UK financial watchdog. The Financial Conduct Authority said …
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