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Rishi Sunak’s AI safety summit appears slick – but look closer and alarm bells start ringing | Chris Stokel-Walker
The prime minister wants progress on this tech to be his legacy, but in truth he is fa…
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Little monsters: why indie developers make the best horror games
In gaming as in cinema, all of the most personal, creative and risk-taking horror can …
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How the UK’s emphasis on apocalyptic AI risk helps business
Experts say focus of the UK’s global AI summit on ‘frontier AI’ distracts from regulat…
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The making of a war epic: Call of Duty at 20
In 2003 a franchise was launched that combined Hollywood tragedy and euphoria with inn…
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UK drivers make claims of ‘dangerous’ electric car faults
Motorists locked inside their cars, while an NHS doctor said her BMW iX accelerated to…
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Pixel 8 review: Google’s smaller, longer-lasting Android
Plenty of power, camera and fancy AI features packed into a smaller frame that is chea…
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AI firms may pay a high price for their software’s artistic abilities | John Naughton
Computer-generated art seemed magical at first, but it works by ‘scraping’ the creatio…
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‘It’s just a matter of time’: why AI could help Europe create its own Apple or Google
Silicon Valley overshadows its transatlantic rivals. But as artificial intelligence gr…
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I felt numb – not sure what to do. How did deepfake images of me end up on a porn site?
I hadn’t ever had cause to think about how manipulated online content could impact my …
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Twitter takeover: how a year of Elon Musk rendered the platform useless
We’ve watched in horrified fascination as the town square that was once the world’s co…
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Hey tech billionaires, if you want to talk about radical change, let’s abolish venture capitalism| Samantha Floreani
The future that technology elites like to imagine looks remarkably similar to the one …
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‘If Gemma Collins is a diva she gets blocked’: the secrets of TV stars’ WhatsApp groups
Who’s never off The Crown group chat? Who sings whole songs in the Game of Thrones one…
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‘Cool, timeless and enigmatic’: Sonic the Hedgehog’s creators on taking him back to the 90s
Longtime Sonic caretaker Takashi Iizuka talks about new game Sonic Superstars, perfect…
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Five Nights at Freddy’s review – horror game movie is an unscary Halloween trick
A competently made yet maddeningly dull attempt to bring the hit video game to the big…
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‘Musk destroyed all that’: Twitter’s business is flailing after a year of Elon
Advertisers are spending less, regulators are circling, staff is at less than 50% of w…
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Metal Gear Solid at 25: ‘It played a big part in making games grow up’
Game developers, musicians and artists reflect on Hideo Kojima’s landmark political st…
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Record label boss Suge Knight launches a podcast from jail
The hip-hop mogul who signed Tupac talks about 90s rap from a San Diego correctional f…
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AI sees multibillion-dollar investment boom
While tech startups weather a dip in funding, generative AI reaps rewards at companies…
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Pixel Watch 2 review: Google smartwatch gets speed and battery boost
It has Wear OS 4, new chip and better apps – but still lags behind rivals on workouts …
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‘Oh my god, I’m in the game’: inside The Last of Us’s horrible Halloween treat
Fans of the video game and TV show can scare themselves silly in a live-action ‘haunte…
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My Blonde GF: a disturbing story of deepfake pornography
Helen’s world is turned upside down when she discovers that her face has been digitall…
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Google Cloud revenue misses expectations despite AI boom
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, reports stronger than expected overall revenue but …
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TechScape: How the UK’s online safety bill aims to clean up the internet
It’s complicated, contentious and sweeping. As the landmark legislation becomes law, h…
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Shock of the old: the amazing, infuriating history of the electric car – in pictures
Believe it or not, battery-powered vehicles have been around since Victorian times – e…
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AI firms must be held responsible for harm they cause, ‘godfathers’ of technology say
Authors and academics also warn development of advanced systems ‘utterly reckless’ wit…
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Chinese surveillance firm recommits to UK after new guidance
Exclusive: Hikvision, whose kit is banned in US, receives clarification about where it…
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Pushing Buttons: What the biggest deal in games history means for Call of Duty, Overwatch and more
After months of legal and regulatory wrangling, the $69bn merger is done – and could c…
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Booking.com customers targeted by scam ‘confirmation’ emails
Travellers are getting seemingly convincing messages asking them to provide bank card …
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Is AI more creative than the human brain? I doubt it – and I definitely want humans to stay in charge | Stefan Stern
Businesses keep trying to prove AI’s superior creativity, but haven’t proved it can co…
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Defamation in the internet age: could a $400,000 Australian court ruling silence the notorious online forum Kiwi Farms?
An Australian company that helped the website remain accessible has been ordered to pa…
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‘Let that sink in!’ The 13 tweets that tell the story of Elon Musk’s turbulent first year at Twitter (or X)
The billionaire’s posts began with a laboured gag and ended with a dangerous intervent…
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Sky’s not the limit: is the drone delivery age finally taking off?
As Amazon announces it is expanding its drone delivery service to the UK and Italy, ot…
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Robot dogs, tech bros and virtual Geisha girls: when SXSW came to Sydney
The famous Austin festival picked the Harbour City for its first foray overseas, bring…
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‘Here is the news. You can’t stop us’: AI anchor Zae-In grants us an interview
From Asia to Europe, AI presenters are now reading the bulletins. They’re attractive, …
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Music publishers sue Amazon-backed AI company over song lyrics
The music publishers’ lawsuit appears to be the first copyright case over AI’s use of …
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Some people whose personal data stolen in HWL Ebsworth hack not told for six months
Law firm says ‘complex manual review’ needed to assess what information was involved a…
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Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 review: faster chips and brighter screens
Spec bumps keep Apple top of smartwatch pack, with faster Siri and new hands-free gest…
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A new animal-free fat for plant-based meats promises the real taste of chicken. Does it live up to the hype?
We try Tastilux, an Australian product that promises to mimic the flavour and mouthfee…
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Super Mario Bros Wonder review – an all-levels multiplayer with madcap moments of delight
Nintendo; Switch Nintendo has yet again repurposed its most famous bros into a gorgeou…
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Their kids died after buying drugs on Snapchat. Now the parents are suing
Suit claims app features like disappearing messages and geolocating users make kids ea…
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Threads and Bluesky need to figure out what they want to be
The Twitter alternatives are gaining ground, and it wouldn’t take much to steal X’s cr…
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AI chatbots could help plan bioweapon attacks, report finds
Large language models gave advice on how to conceal the true purpose of the purchase o…
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Pixel 8 Pro: Google’s longer-lasting, AI-packed camera phone
Seven years of updates, advanced generative AI tools, top-class zoom and still undercu…
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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 review – a big, wholehearted fantasy full of conflict and emotion
Sony; PS5 Players can swap between Peter Parker and Miles Morales in a lovingly envisa…
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UK lost out on £2bn in tax in 2021 as big tech shifted profits abroad, claim campaigners
TaxWatch analysis estimates British arms of seven major tech firms paid £750m in corpo…
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Blackberry smartphone was status symbol then crashed and burned
Dubbed the ‘crackberry’, it was a tech gamechanger and status symbol. So what happened…
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Billionaire space race: can Bezos’s Project Kuiper catch up to Musk’s Starlink?
As the world’s wealthiest men chest-thump in low-Earth orbit, others wonder how their …
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Musk’s plan X: keep users in the dark, feed them dung and watch sales mushroom | John Naughton
The social network owner’s business model appears to include a slurry of unmoderated t…
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Forza Motorsport review – an icy, luxuriant driving sim that honours raw V8 power
Microsoft; PC, Xbox With the spin-off series eclipsing Forza’s original game, Turn 10 …
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Telegraph auction poses litmus test for value of newspapers in digital age
While falling sales suggest the demise of print, the industry has proved adaptable and…
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Caroline Ellison’s testimony against Sam Bankman-Fried: five key takeaways
The former Alameda CEO offered stunning testimony against her ex-boyfriend and failed …
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Israel-Hamas war poses early disinformation test for Meta’s Threads
Young app seems to have few viral falsehoods, perhaps because it’s still small and use…
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Microsoft’s $69bn deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard cleared by UK
Competition regulator had initially moved to block acquisition but concerns addressed …
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A year of ChatGPT: six ways everyday people are using it
As the tool becomes less of a curiosity and more a part of daily life, fans are findin…
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Saltsea Chronicles review – beguiling marine mystery is a delightful adventure
Die Gute Fabrik; PC, PS5 and Switch Involving narrative game reveals little by little …
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After heartbreak, Susan Wokoma starts over in Seoul
The actor stars in Koreaboo, an escapist drama for fans of romance, K-pop and new begi…
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How Israel-Hamas war disinformation is being spread online
Case of footage from set of Palestinian film being repurposed to make false claims is …
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Welcome to Culdesac, America’s groundbreaking ‘car-free neighborhood’
Will people be happier and healthier in a city without cars? A company building a comm…
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TechScape: Can big tech grab a chunk of the billions earned by mobile operators?
The e-sim is gaining traction as smartphone connectivity shoots for the stars, but it’…
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iPhone 15 Pro review: the best smaller phone gets better
Lighter, brighter, with titanium sides, USB-C and new action button keep Apple top of …
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Amazon staff in Coventry to strike for four days over Black Friday
GMB union says online retailer’s planned wage rise is little comfort to staff facing ‘…
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McDonald’s and Amazon’s ties to alleged labor trafficking: five key takeaways
Foreign workers at the Middle East locations of US and UK brands allege low pay, harsh…
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‘I felt powerless’: how a crypto scam cost a finance boss £300,000
Investment manager tells of how fraudsters managed to persuade him to hand over his li…
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage review – a stripped-back stab in the right direction
Ubisoft; PC, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Set in ninth-century Baghdad, this latest…
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SXSW Sydney explained: how will the Austin festival work in Australia – and who is it for?
The music, screen and tech worlds will converge for the festival’s first staging outsi…
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AI and the landscapes of Capability Brown – in pictures
Digital artist Daniel Ambrosi has created an exhibition that interprets quintessential…
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What to do when you think you have been scammed
Speed is of the essence, so here are some steps to follow if you suspect fraud ‘I lo…
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iPhone 15 Pro Max review: Apple’s superphone weighs less and zooms further
Titanium sides, USB-C, 5x camera and new action button make for the biggest iPhone upg…
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Scams: six of the most common tricks – and how to avoid them
Steps you can take to detect fake retail websites, missed-delivery texts and other swi…
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‘I lost £240,000’: UK fraud victims share their stories
Scammers stole more than £1.2bn from UK consumers in 2022. We speak to victims of frau…
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Elon Musk under investigation by US agency for $44bn takeover of Twitter
Securities and Exchange Commission inquiring whether Musk broke federal law in 2022 wh…
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Addictive, absurdly cheap and controversial: the rise of China’s Temu app
Temu’s meteoric growth – and its astronomical marketing budget – has experts asking wh…
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‘The internet is vicious and toxic, but I’d never go back to the 90s’: Taylor Lorenz talks to Monica Lewinsky
The millennial tech journalist speaks with the activist about surviving merciless hara…
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Best podcasts of the week: Russell Howard and friends reveal their most precious possessions
In this week’s newsletter: Guests from John Oliver to Jen Brister join the comedian to…
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X, formerly Twitter, strips headlines from news story links to improve their look
The change came after owner Elon Musk said it would ‘improve the esthetics’ as platfor…
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Google Pixel 8 Pro launched with thermometer and seven years of updates
New phones with better cameras and heat sensing announced alongside Pixel Watch 2 and …
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Female-founded AI startups win just 2% of funding deals in UK
Male-skewed investment is another instance of tech gender imbalance that needs urgent …
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Mean Girls in 23 parts: the rise of movies and shows watched on TikTok
Paramount’s release of the popular film in small clips reflects a rising trend of peop…
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MEPs vote against amendment to ban EU governments spying on journalists
Politicians opt for change they say amounts to de facto ban on spyware but free speech…
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Facebook and Instagram could charge for ad-free services in EU
Meta’s social networks consider charging €13 a month on mobile and €17 on desktop, say…
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TechScape: How police use location and search data to find suspects – and not always the right ones
In this week’s newsletter: ‘Geofence warrants’ tied a man in the wrong place at the wr…
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Trial of former cryptocurrency star Sam Bankman-Fried to start in Manhattan
The ex-CEO and founder of FTX is facing seven conspiracy and fraud counts for allegedl…
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‘I can’t kill a wolf but will happily watch a Sim drown’: murder and morality in video games
From being unable to harvest ‘little sister’ characters but happy to kill others freel…
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