Afrofuturism knows that futures are made – and that who gets to make them is a political question The digital age sings a seductive song of progress, yet a deliberate erasure echoes within its circuits. We stand at a crossroads, where technology, particularly the promise of artificial intelligence, threatens both to illuminate and to obliterate. …
Forty items on display in Manchester, collated by information commissioner, chart evolution of personal data usage over 40 years Forty years ago, it would take a four-drawer filing cabinet to store 10,000 documents. You would need 736 floppy disks to hold those same files; now it takes up no physical space at all to store …
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Writers will gather at the Facebook owner’s King’s Cross office in opposition to its use of the LibGen database to train its AI models Authors and other publishing industry professionals will stage a demonstration outside Meta’s London office today in protest of the organisation’s use of copyrighted books to train artificial intelligence. Novelists Kate Mosse …
In this week’s newsletter: Finally, the sequel to the revolutionary handheld console was unveiled – and it was a reminder that no does joy like Nintendo Sixty minutes – that’s how long Nintendo took on Wednesday afternoon to remind us that no other video game manufacturer creates joy like this one. It was the Nintendo …
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New console features larger screen, double the pixels and magnetically attached controllers After months of intense speculation and cryptic teaser videos, Nintendo has finally unveiled the successor to its Switch console. The Nintendo Switch 2 will launch on 5 June at a retail price of £395.99 for the basic package and £429.99 bundled with Mario …
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Tate Britain, London Using CGI-avatars, racks of opera costumes and a film starring Toby Jones, the artist explores the proximity of his own mortality – and ours Filled with laughter and pain, and bodies that cry and moan, suffer and sing, Ed Atkins’ exhibition at Tate Britain is populated by the unreal and the simulated, …
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Can immigration deny you entry if you refuse to hand over your phone? What can officials look at or download, and how can you protect your devices? Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcast If you are an Australian travelling to the United States, recent reports of travellers having their devices …
Drop is likely combination of ageing lineup, increased competition and backlash to Musk’s politics Tesla reported a 13% drop in vehicle sales in the first three months of the year, making it the electric vehicle maker’s worst quarter since 2022. It’s another sign that Elon Musk’s once high-flying electric car company is struggling to attract …
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State police anti-terrorism unit investigating whether blaze in Torre Angela was started by anarchists Italy’s interior ministry has written to police forces across the country to increase security at Tesla dealerships after 17 of the electric cars made by Elon Musk’s company were destroyed in a fire in Rome. Italy’s state police anti-terrorism unit, Digos, …
Parents can block children from talking to certain people and get detailed screen-time insights on site popular with under-13s Parents can now block their children from communicating with specific friends or playing certain games on Roblox, an online gaming platform popular with children. The changes form part of a suite of safety updates intended to …
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