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From Super Pacs fighting regulation to OpenAI’s first wrongful death lawsuit, the AI tech giants are spending big and facing growing scrutiny Hello, and welcome to TechScape. A little over two years ago, OpenAI’s founder Sam Altman stood in front of lawmakers at a congressional hearing and asked them for stronger regulations on artificial intelligence. …

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Bemi Orojuogun’s bite-size videos showing her love of red buses rack up as many as 48m views a time To her nearly 300,000 TikTok followers, she is Bus Aunty, the unlikely star of short videos that celebrate London’s streets and, above all, its doubledeckers. Now Bemi Orojuogun, 56, has urged her army of fans to …

Meet Bus Aunty, the nurse turning London’s doubledeckers into a TikTok sensation Read More »

Shanghai-based developer Posh Cat Studio focused on the satisfying thrill of solving life’s small mysteries in this cosy crime caper As the latest generation of 18-year-olds is about to find out, starting university is an experience fraught with minor as well as major problems. Oversleeping and missing lectures, forgetting where your study group is meeting, …

Little Problems – a cute detective game with no violence or victims Read More »

The term is used to insult AI chatbots and platforms like ChatGPT for making up information and generating ‘slop’. Some believe we should stop using it, pronto Name: Clanker. Age: 20 years old. Continue reading… The term is used to insult AI chatbots and platforms like ChatGPT for making up information and generating ‘slop’. Some …

Clanker! This slur against robots is all over the internet – but is it offensive? Read More »

Director of The Crow and I, Robot says technology will ‘streamline’ film industry workforce but will make projects easier and cheaper Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast At a time when capitalist forces are driving much of the advancement in artificial intelligence, Alex Proyas sees the use of AI in …

Australian film-maker Alex Proyas: ‘broken’ movie industry needs to be rebuilt and ‘AI can help us do that’ Read More »

The age assurance technology trial found errors are inevitable – meaning users might have to provide other ID or appeal against wrongful bans Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It could take just 40 seconds: that’s how long Australians might have to wait for age assurance technology to assess they’re …

Under-16s ban: how hard will it be for Australian social media users to prove their age? Read More »

Low-budget puzzle game is also about building communities and challenging capitalism – while still looking cute and approachable One of the most interesting trends in game design is the use of familiar mechanics and genres to explore real-world power systems and how to challenge them. Forthcoming deck-building game, All Will Rise, seeks to interest players …

Mythmatch – taking on ancient Greek tech bros to rebuild a broken world Read More »

With tiny cameras disguised as everyday objects freely available, Anna Moore looks at the sinister ways they can be used – and the worrying rise in voyeurism cases in the UK When Heidi Murray moved into the home of a family friend, she was thrilled to find a cheap place to live with someone she …

Spy cameras: are you being watched? – podcast Read More »

Exclusive: Workers say £500k contract with US tech firm which supplies Israeli forces raises ‘serious ethical questions’ Public sector workers have voiced “deep concern” after Coventry city council signed a £500,000-a-year artificial intelligence contract with the US data technology company Palantir. The deal is the first of its kind between a UK local authority and …

Coventry council to use Palantir AI in social work, Send and children’s services Read More »

Slim, lightweight and with a bright 4K picture, Sky’s low-cost TV shines because of its software and service Sky’s latest streaming TV aims to be a good, all-in-one budget option for your sitting room – and it achieves all those aims, leaving it standing strong in a field of mediocre, similarly priced appliances. The Glass …

Sky Glass Air review: a surprisingly good budget smart TV Read More »