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New research says devices such as Alexa can have a long-term impact on empathy, compassion and critical thinking skills From reminding potty-training toddlers to go to the loo to telling bedtime stories and being used as a “conversation partner”, voice-activated smart devices are being used to help rear children almost from the day they are …

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Move taken against background of China’s Covid lockdowns and geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington Apple has begun making iPhone 14s in India, as it moves some production away from China for the first time against a backdrop of Chinese Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns and geopolitical tensions between the US and the country’s communist government. A …

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A Kyiv startup helped ‘clone’ the voice of legendary actor James Earl Jones, 91, for the recent Obi-Wan Kenobi series Artificial intelligence developed in Kyiv is taking over one of the most treasured roles in film, as James Earl Jones steps back as the voice of Darth Vader. The Star Wars actor, 91, was helped …

The droids you’re looking for: how Ukrainian AI recreated Darth Vader’s voice Read More »

Musk to be questioned under oath by Twitter lawyers on 6 and 7 October in preparation for trial over abandoned $44bn takeover Elon Musk is scheduled to be questioned under oath by Twitter lawyers next month as the social media company prepares for a trial over the billionaire’s bid to walk away from a $44bn …

Elon Musk deposition in Twitter fight rescheduled for first week of October Read More »

Fake Guardian article among ‘sprawling network’ of bogus sites used to target users in UK, US and EU Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has said it has removed a pair of “influence operations” run by China and Russia, which aimed to sway views on the US elections and the war in Ukraine. The Russian network, the …

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Michael Grade cites Molly Russell’s death as reminder of urgent need for new era of accountability The death of the teenager Molly Russell is an urgent reminder that big tech needs to be forced into a new era of accountability and to prioritise trust and safety alongside “clicks and profit,” says the new chair of …

Ofcom chair says tech firms must prioritise safety alongside clicks Read More »

Search for crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon after Luna and UST collapse drags down rival currencies The crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon has denied being in hiding, even as Interpol issued a “red notice” for his arrest after the collapse of the Terra project he founded. After South Korean prosecutors said he was “obviously on the run”, …

Terra founder wanted by Interpol tweets he is making ‘zero effort’ to hide Read More »

PC, Xbox, PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch; EA Sports/EAFittingly, this year’s final edition of the perennial branded football sim at last achieves its aspiration of enjoyable realism They think it’s all over … The football sim series that has graced the gaming charts every year since its launch in 1993 is about to face the final …

Fifa 23 review – EA’s final Fifa game bows out gracefully Read More »

This ridiculous Trombone Champ is an encore to all of the wild rhythm games I grew up on – and a fitting return for a forgotten genre Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here So, by now we’ve all seen Trombone Champ, right? The music game – in which you play …

Pushing Buttons: the viral music game that revived my teenage obsession Read More »

Online account claims it published records of 10,000 customers and threatened to release more before change of heart Get Guardian Australia’s morning email briefing or daily news podcast An alleged attacker who was seeking a ransom payment from Optus in exchange for millions of customer records published 10,000 records online on Tuesday before retracting the …

Alleged Optus hacker apologises for data breach and drops ransom threat Read More »