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Incoherent, creepy and deceptively gorgeous: six leading British artists making art with AI
Artificial intelligence is creating increasingly sophisticated images. But what does i…
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FTX billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried funneled dark money to Republicans
The crypto entrepreneur was thought to be a big donor to Democrats but now acknowledge…
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Pushing Buttons: There’s a place for narrative in games, but I’m done worshipping the story gods
The players not the plot do most of the work in Elden Ring and other innovative titles…
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San Francisco approves police proposal to use potentially deadly robots
Decision comes after heated debate as police oversight groups warn over further milita…
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The best retro video game consoles for 2022
Take a trip down memory lane with six superb retro games consoles you can get your han…
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Changes to online safety bill tread line between safety and appearing ‘woke’
Ministers drop ‘harmful communications’ offence with some arguing it was ‘legislating …
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UK minister defends U-turn over removing harmful online content
Michelle Donelan rejects claim by father of Molly Russell that online safety bill has …
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Googling abortion? Your details aren’t as private as you think
Exclusive: a study shows the company has a long way to go in upholding its pledge to p…
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Now AI can write students’ essays for them, will everyone become a cheat? | Rob Reich
Teachers and parents can’t detect this new form of plagiarism. Tech companies could st…
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Pegasus spyware inquiry targeted by disinformation campaign, say experts
European parliament is investigating powerful surveillance tool used by governments ar…
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Chinese bots flood Twitter in attempt to obscure Covid protests
Activity indicates ‘first major failure’ to stop government interference under ownersh…
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I didn’t get my son’s favourite video game – but it got me | Dominik Diamond
I desperately wanted to like Outer Wilds so I wouldn’t disappoint my son. But the prof…
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Somerville review: minimalist British horror is the perfect game for winter
Xbox, PC; Jumpship One man and his dog traverse the English countryside after an alie…
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Alexa, how did Amazon’s wrong call on voice assistants tee up a $10bn loss? | John Naughton
The tech giant’s flawed business model for its popular smart devices has cost the comp…
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Apple TV 4K 2022 review: cheaper but still premium streaming box
Rapid smart TV upgrade with every streaming service available and a quality ad-free ho…
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‘Extinction is on the table’: Jaron Lanier warns of tech’s existential threat to humanity
The American computer scientist, who coined the term ‘virtual reality,’ cautions again…
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‘Being heard is better than being seen’: supermodel Paulina Porizkova on living ‘unfiltered’
Paulina Porizkova, one of the great supermodels of the 80s, has refound fame – as ‘the…
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‘Abhorrent trolls’ who encourage self-harm online face criminal prosecution, says minister
Culture secretary Michelle Donelan to amend bill that, after Molly Russell case, will …
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Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder: ‘There are quite a few areas where physics blurs into religion’
To answer life’s biggest questions, says the German theoretical physicist and YouTuber…
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The best smartphones to help older people beat the tech divide
Simplified home screens and customisable interfaces aid those who struggle with touchs…
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‘It’s discrimination’: millions of Britons frozen out in the digital age
From banking to shopping and parking, consumers without access to tech are left frustr…
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Elon Musk to launch new blue, gold and grey Twitter ticks
New colour-coded categories next week for individuals, government and firms with accou…
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Amazon warehouse workers stage Black Friday strikes and protests around world
On one of firm’s biggest shopping days of year, employees demand better wages and cond…
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Meta seeks government protection from Rees-Mogg’s EU law bonfire
Facebook owner seeks assurance that vital directive will not be purged by former busin…
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What are dabloons?: Tiktok’s new imaginary economy explained
The ‘dabloon revolution’ is all over the social media platform. Here’s everything you …
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Online safety bill to return to parliament next month
Child safety groups welcome return of bill, which was put on hold after resignation of…
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Embrace what may be the most important green technology ever. It could save us all | George Monbiot
Never mind the yuck factor: precision fermentation could produce new staple foods, and…
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‘A real kick in the teeth’: Newport reacts to semiconductor decision
UK government blocked new Chinese ownership on security grounds, but Nexperia bosses ‘…
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Best podcasts of the week: Embarrassing tales of misadventure from Jack Whitehall and friends
In this week’s newsletter: The comedian retells cringey stories from his past – and ca…
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After the FTX crash, here’s what you need to know – the crypto bubble is already bursting | Carol Alexander
Ordinary buyers should beware. They are being sucked into perilously risky trading tha…
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Rolling back the years: can Hollywood make Harrison Ford look 40 years younger?
Technology to de-age actors on screen has been in use for years – with varied success.…
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Pushing Buttons: Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto – what we owe the most influential game designer
The legendary designer behind Super Mario, Zelda and many other Nintendo classics unde…
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‘My friends call me the BlackBerry queen!’ Meet the people clinging on to old tech – from faxes to VCRs
You can keep your iPhones, emails and streaming videos. Aren from London, Lisa from St…
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Don’t like Musk? Work for us! Tech firms woo ex-Twitter staff
Tech companies aim to pick up experienced engineering talent by appealing to dislike o…
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Velcro, bullet trains and robotic arms: how nature is the mother of invention
Many of the world’s most inspiring solutions have been created by scientists who stole…
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FTX was run as ‘personal fiefdom’ of Sam Bankman-Fried, court hears
Hearing in Delaware bankruptcy court is the first since the cryptocurrency exchange de…
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Instagram told to reinstate music video removed at request of Met police
Oversight board says removal of Secrets Not Safe by Chinx (OS) suggests ‘over-policing…
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Beware self-made ‘genius’ entrepreneurs promising the earth. Just look at Elon Musk | Kenan Malik
Silicon Valley ‘saviours’ are the heroes of the hour. Too often they have feet of clay…
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TechScape: How do you slice a billion-dollar crypto bankruptcy pie?
The 50 biggest claims against FTX total $3.1bn. Now a US court has to determine who ge…
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Crypto exchange FTX owes nearly $3.1bn to 50 biggest creditors
Company says cryptocurrency allegedly stolen in collapse being transferred to other ex…
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Elon Musk is a case study in how not to be a boss | Letter
Barbara Otis on the Twitter CEO’s troubling behaviour towards employees As an organi…
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‘Verified’ anti-vax accounts proliferate as Twitter struggles to police content
Platform’s paid verification system is being used to give sense of validity to account…
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Scholars, symphonies and rave music: making the Assassin’s Creed soundtrack
How do you create the audio DNA of a new game series? How do you make time travel soun…
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‘Part of the kill chain’: how can we control weaponised robots?
From armed robot dogs to target-seeking drones, the use of artificial intelligence in …
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UK chip designer Arm delays London listing until well into 2023
Cambridge-based company blames global uncertainty but says IPO preparations are ‘advan…
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Twitter lifts Donald Trump ban after Elon Musk’s poll
‘The people have spoken,’ says site’s owner, having acknowledged during online poll th…
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‘I don’t try and fit in’: energy boss Dale Vince on fracking, Farage and going green
Dale Vince is not your run-of-the-mill power company chief. Here, the founder of Ecotr…
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Tracking Amazon: the New Yorkers monitoring pollution from delivery hubs
Brooklyn residents are using air quality and traffic sensors to see how new warehouses…
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Beware self-made ‘genius’ entrepreneurs promising the earth. Just look at Elon Musk | Kenan Malik
Silicon Valley ‘saviours’ are the heroes of the hour. Too often they have feet of clay…
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Elon Musk needs to learn that more debate does not mean more truth | John Naughton
Beneath the billionaire’s blurry vision for Twitter lies the notion that it’s good to …
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Polyamory, penthouses and plenty of loans: inside the crazy world of FTX
After the crypto firm collapsed, the executive who handled the Enron debacle was broug…
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‘The money is gone’: people who lost out in FTX’s collapse
Smaller investors tell how they found themselves unable to withdraw money as rumours o…
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How Elon Musk’s Twitter reign magnified his brutal management style
Tesla and SpaceX history showed how hard-edged the CEO could be. At Twitter, this patt…
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Computer says there is a 80.58% probability painting is a real Renoir
Swiss company uses algorithm to judge whether contested Portrait de femme (Gabrielle) …
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than 11 years for defrauding investors
The harsh ruling sends a message to Silicon Valley that the government will hold found…
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What do we know so far about collapse of crypto exchange FTX?
How did Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX fail and what does the firm’s fate tell us about crypt…
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Can anyone avoid CCTV surveillance? We ask an expert
Hailed as a tech solution to crime, security cameras throw up questions of accountabil…
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‘Full-on robot writing’: the artificial intelligence challenge facing universities
AI is becoming more sophisticated, and some say capable of writing academic essays. Bu…
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New YouTube king MrBeast: amateur poster who became $54m-a-year pro
Big-budget Jimmy Donaldson has overtaken PewDiePie to become the most subscribed perso…
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‘Could this be Twitter without the toxic slurry?’ My week on Mastodon
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has left many users wondering if they should join its …
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The grotesque inequality embodied by Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg is a threat to democracy | Jeff Sparrow
Something’s wrong when basic infrastructure maintenance seems utopian, while the hare-…
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New FTX boss, who worked on Enron bankruptcy, condemns ‘unprecedented failure’
US corporate restructuring expert John Ray says ‘never in my career have I seen such a…
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Mobiles are ‘potential goldmines’ for hostile states, MPs warned
Commons speaker suggests phones not be taken into meetings as UK cyber security centre…
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Best podcast of the week: One woman’s quest to save our sex lives – with science
In this week’s newsletter: Sex educator Emily Nagoski is on an eight-part mission to i…
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Unexpected nudity and vomit-covered cats: how Dwarf Fortress tells some of gaming’s most bizarre stories
For around 20 years, brothers Zach and Tarn Adams have been working on their idiosyncr…
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Wakey Wines off-licence selling Prime and camel milk goes viral on TikTok
Wakey Wines is TikTok hit after selling YouTubers’ ‘hydration drink’, with people trav…
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FTX’s former CEO claims crypto exchange is still solvent
Sam Bankman-Fried makes statement even as new boss begins formal bankruptcy process S…
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Pushing Buttons: If Twitter breaks down, the games industry won’t ever be the same
Plenty of games have found real-world success through viral fame on the platform. But …
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Sonic Frontiers review – wild, weird and a bit broken
Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X; Sega The open-world a…
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‘Could this be Twitter without the toxic slurry?’ My week on Mastodon
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has left many users wondering if they should join its …
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What does $5,000 a month get you? The viral star barging into New York apartments
Caleb Simpson’s man-on-the-street TikTok videos capture the insides of stranger’s home…
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Inspirational passion or paid-for promotion: can BookTok be taken on face value?
TikTok’s book reviewing community is here to stay, having even received publishing awa…
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UK Treasury joins chat app Discord and is met with torrent of abuse
Users on gamer-focused platform manage to respond to posts despite government blocking…
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Crypto exchange FTX expects to have more than 1m creditors
Bankruptcy filing says ‘questions arose’ about founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s leadership …
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Sam Bankman-Fried was hailed as a crypto wonder child. What happened? | David Gerard
Bankman-Fried promoted himself as an eccentric genius. In reality, his image was a dis…
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You can’t out-shoot a teenager: how to play first-person shooters if you’re over 30
Reflexes start to decline in your 20s, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be competitive …
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Canada charges electric vehicle battery researcher with espionage for China
Yuesheng Wang, a worker at Quebec’s power utility, is accused of sending trade secrets…
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Pentiment review – a Renaissance murder mystery with an eye for historical detail
PC, Xbox; Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios An evocative recreation of 16th-cen…
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Landmark trial involving Tesla autopilot weighs if ‘man or machine’ at fault
Tesla’s autopilot faces criticism it contributes to accidents and deaths – but has tec…
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The Case of the Golden Idol review – delicious Sherlockian murder mystery
Playstack; Color Gray Games; Windows A treasure inspires murder, and your job as dete…
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‘I lie in the bath, imagining that I am wandering the Rialto in Venice’: my obsession with Duolingo
First it was Italian, then I added French, Portuguese and even Latin. But does the lan…
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iPhone 14 Plus review: Apple’s big-screen battery champ
Supersized smartphone offers regular iPhone performance with extended battery life, bu…
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At least $1bn in investor assets missing after FTX collapse – reports
Sources tell Reuters funds were part of $10bn founder Sam Bankman-Fried transferred to…
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UK government criticised for failing to protect children from online harm
Organisations representing young people express concern amid fears that manifesto pled…
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Send in the drones: how to transform Australia’s fight against bushfires and floods
The cutting-edge technology is a faster, cheaper and more accurate way to raise the al…
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