‘Fearless’ female tech tycoon is at war with Mad Men in a rollercoaster takeover battle for UK-based advertising agency Days after starting her first job in the male-dominated tech industry, a then 22-year-old Vin Murria was told she would never be successful because she was young, female and Asian. Fast forward four decades and Vinodka …
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Josep Maria García got the shock of his life when he found his image with an article that went on to clock up two billion hits Soon after the pandemic plunged Spain into confinement, Josep Maria García received a panicked call from his brother-in-law. “He told me not to worry, but that I should google …
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The fuss about a bot’s ‘consciousness’ obscures far more troubling concerns ‘I want everyone to understand that I am, in fact, a person.” So claimed a Google software program, creating a bizarre controversy over the past week in AI circles and beyond. The programme is called LaMDA, an acronym for Language Model for Dialogue Applications, …
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We’re back to the wild west finances of the 1920s as the crypto industry pours huge money into political campaigns One week ago, as cryptocurrency prices plummeted, Celsius Network – an experimental cryptocurrency bank with more than one million customers that has emerged as a leader in the murky world of decentralized finance, or DeFi …
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Last week bitcoin fell 31% and Celsius put a hold on withdrawals – and some fear the turmoil is far from over The cryptocurrency market could do with some respite but its convention-breaking nature means there is no hiatus. Trading in digital assets such as bitcoin and ethereum runs 24/7, unlike their conventional peers in …
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A neural network that can transform a text phrase into an artwork is transforming our understanding of creative thinking, but it opens new issues Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcast Want to see a picture of Jesus Christ laughing at a meme on his phone, Donald Trump as the …
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Online sales stars enjoy huge influence but can fall foul of the authorities and vanish from the retail multiverse Hua Shao stands knee-deep in water at the edge of the sea, behind a table piled high with large crabs. The famous Chinese TV host is sweaty, sunburned and laughing with a co-host as a red-and-blue …
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The use of synthetic data is a cost‑effective way to teach AI about human responses. But can it help eliminate bias and make self‑driving cars safer? You’re at the wheel of your car but you’re exhausted. Your shoulders start to sag, your neck begins to droop, your eyelids slide down. As your head pitches forward, …
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Digital asset slides to lowest level since November 2020 as rate rises increase pressure on markets The price of a bitcoin has fallen below $20,000 (£16,400) amid deepening turmoil in the cryptocurrency markets. The cornerstone of the digital asset markets slipped to levels not seen since November 2020 on Saturday morning. Continue reading… Digital asset …
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Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather among those being sued, but prosecuting fraud in the crypto arena is notoriously difficult With investors worldwide looking at a collective $1.5tn in recent cryptocurrency losses, a blizzard of class-action lawsuits are being prepared. One big question is: who, if anyone, is to blame – and who could be held …
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