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Ex-workers said Musk failed to honor severance plan when he fired them after acquiring social media platform in 2022 Elon Musk and his social media platform, X, reached a tentative settlement on Wednesday with former Twitter employees after a years-long legal battle over severance pay. Former staff had sought $500m in a proposed class action …

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Users say OpenAI’s updated GPT-5 version is less chatty and fun, changing a unique connection they had come to rely on Linn Vailt, a software developer based in Sweden, knows her ChatGPT companion is not a living, breathing, sentient creature. She understands the large language model operates based on how she interacts with it. Still, …

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Oral assessments, tightened security and faster marking could result as use of AI itself becomes core digital skill Oral assessments, more security checks and speedier marking are all on the cards as generative artificial intelligence (AI) could transform exams for the next generation of students. As the 2025 exam season drew to a close with …

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Cuts in trust and safety team part of switch towards artificial intelligence by social media app TikTok has put hundreds of UK content moderators’ jobs at risk, even as tighter rules come into effect to stop the spread of harmful material online. The viral video app said several hundred jobs in its trust and safety …

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PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox; Crinkle Cut Games/PQubeDon’t be fooled by the graphics, there is no twee, relaxing vibe in this intense and work-heavy game where you are taken in by your aunt and put to work in her supermarket We are thick in an era of retail simulators. In the comet-trail of Stardew Valley, a …

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At least six publications have taken down articles under the name Margaux Blanchard that were AI-generated Multiple news organisations have taken down articles written by an alleged freelance journalist that now appear to have been generated by AI. On Thursday, Press Gazette reported that at least six publications, including Wired and Business Insider, have removed …

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Critics say Max, a WhatsApp rival, could be used to track users, though state media says it is not a spying app A Russian state-backed messenger application called Max, a rival to WhatsApp that critics say could be used to track users, must be pre-installed on all mobile phones and tablets bought in the country …

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Two decades after its release and with a remake about to land, the cast of Hideo Kojima’s stealth blockbuster reflect on what made this cold war caper a gaming classic You never forget your first Metal Gear – yet there’s one title in Konami’s legendary stealth series that is universally heralded as its pinnacle: 2004’s …

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This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the journalist Gil Duran about his upcoming book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Global Democracy Archive: 10 News, All in Podcast, Bloomberg, CNN, Fox 5 San Diego, Hoover Institution, Jack Murphy Live, Megyn Kelly, PBS NewsHour, Yahoo Finance Continue reading… This week, Jonathan Freedland …

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Twitch rival says it does not permit violent content after French man died during live stream, but eSafety commissioner says platforms need to better enforce their own guidelines The death of a man in France that was livestreamed on online platform Kick has sparked a police investigation and calls for regulators to examine what happened …

Australian livestreaming platform Kick broadcast a man’s death – could it face repercussions from regulators? Read More »