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Wider economic uncertainty is behind cuts at companies including CNN, BuzzFeed and Gannett, executives say A wave of layoffs have hit the beleaguered American media industry as several major companies, including CNN, BuzzFeed and Gannett, have laid off hundreds of workers in recent weeks citing economic volatility and uncertainty. The job losses are the first …

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The Scottish photographer was looking for puffins when he spotted ‘a strange ritual by the sea’ In 2015, Kieran Dodds was visiting Fair Isle, the small island between Shetland and Orkney, for a work assignment. The photographer, who has a background in zoology, was there to document the relationship between nature and human industry. The …

Two fluffy lambs playing Twister: Kieran Dodds’ best phone picture Read More »

Supermodels, an extraordinary immersive show in London, uses animatronics and meticulous construction to create beauty no AI could achieve When the eerily accurate AI image generator Dall-E 2 was released for public experimentation by OpenAI this summer, most people immediately used it to create whimsical scenes such as “samurai dolphin painted in the style of …

Small wonders: stunning exhibition celebrates artistry of model buildings Read More »

Founder and former CEO says he could talk about what he thinks led to crash and ‘my own failings’ Sam Bankman-Fried has said he is willing to testify to Congress next week about the collapse of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange that he led until its demise last month. The company’s founder and former chief executive, …

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Founder’s net worth down about $70bn after fall in electric car maker’s share price since he bid for Twitter Tesla has lost nearly half its market value since its founder, Elon Musk, bid for Twitter in April, reducing his net worth by about $70bn and putting his title as world’s richest person at risk. Shares …

Elon Musk could lose world’s richest person title as Tesla value almost halves Read More »

The hugely popular Lensa AI app creates portraits based on image prompts, but users say it sexualizes them unnecessarily Officially, the Lensa AI app creates “magic avatars” that turn a user’s selfies into lushly-stylized works of art. It’s been touted by celebrities such as Chance the Rapper, Tommy Dorfman, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Britney Spears’ …

The inherent misogyny of AI portraits – Amelia Earhart rendered naked on a bed Read More »

The proposed class-action lawsuit alleges that after the takeover, 57% of women were laid off compared with 47% of men Twitter has been hit with another lawsuit in the wake of Elon Musk’s mass layoffs, with the latest legal action accusing the company of disproportionately targeting female employees for cuts. The proposed class action, which …

Twitter sued for disproportionately firing female workers after Musk buyout Read More »

Caitlin Cassidy gives Nino Bucci the full picture of the latest ‘magic avatar’ generator and image editing app Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Caitlin, I’m seeing a lot of weird portraits of friends popping up on my social media timelines. What is going on? OK. So there’s …

What does the Lensa AI app do with my self portraits and why has it gone viral? Read More »

Development of technology and tactics of groups like Islamic State have led to rise in online extremism Most convicted terrorists in Britain were turned to extremism by the internet, with half of those radicalised online having some problems with mental health, personality disorders, depression, or autism, the most authoritative study of its kind has found. …

Most convicted terrorists radicalised online, finds MoJ-backed study Read More »

Draw the curtains, pull up your weighted blanket and hunker down with these cosy sims, expansive fantasies or, for actual goblins, subterranean dungeon crawlers Earlier this week, “goblin mode” was announced as Oxford’s word of the year, bringing a new level of awareness – and hopefully acceptance – to this previously misunderstood and maligned lifestyle …

Unsocial hours: the best video games to play in ‘goblin mode’ Read More »