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‘It was extremely pornographic’: Cara Hunter on the deepfake video that nearly ended her political career
The Irish politician was targeted in 2022, in the final weeks of her run for office. S…
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‘Cool and quirky is part of our brand’: how New Zealand became a hothouse for indie games
Kiwi developers are punching well above their weight thanks to a unique government sup…
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One in 10 UK parents say their child has been blackmailed online, NSPCC finds
Harms include threats to release intimate pictures as charity warns against parents sh…
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How Amazon turned our capitalist era of free markets into the age of technofeudalism | Yanis Varoufakis
Amazon Web Services owns the basic infrastructure for other businesses to operate onli…
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The 20+ best US Black Friday tech deals on TVs, tablets, phones, smart watches and more
The sales you’ve been waiting for all year have arrived. Snag deals from Samsung, Amaz…
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The best Black Friday 2025 deals in the UK on the products we love, from electric blankets to sunrise alarms
We’ve cut through the noise to find genuinely good Black Friday discounts on Filter tr…
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Don’t buy new tech this Black Friday: expert tips for buying refurbished phones and laptops
Tech is on its last legs? Refurbished can be the cheaper, greener option. Here’s how t…
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Foreign interference or opportunistic grifting: why are so many pro-Trump X accounts based in Asia?
A new feature on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter allows users to s…
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Kirby Air Riders review – cute pink squishball challenges Mario for Nintendo racing supremacy
Nintendo Switch 2; Bandai Namco/Sora/HAL Laboratory/Nintendo It takes some getting us…
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Macquarie Dictionary announces ‘AI slop’ as its word of the year, beating out Ozempic face
Term was up against a shortlist including blind box, ate (and left no crumbs) and Roma…
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‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon,…
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Can’t tech a joke: AI does not understand puns, study finds
Researchers say results underline large language models’ poor grasp of humour, empathy…
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The 36 best gift ideas for US teens in 2025 – picked by actual teens
‘Clothes … I just want clothes.’ Teenagers tell us what gifts they actually want this …
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Has Britain become an economic colony?
The UK could’ve been a true tech leader – but it has cheerfully submitted to US domina…
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Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it sho…
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Bro boost: women say their LinkedIn traffic increases if they pretend to be men
Collective experiment found switching profile to ‘male’ and ‘bro-coding’ text led to b…
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Chris McCausland: Seeing into the Future – an astonishing look at how tech is changing disabled people’s lives
Prepare to have your perspective shattered by the comedian’s visits to our US tech ove…
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Will pay-per-mile raise Reeves money or drive people away from electric vehicles?
Need for new road taxes is clear – but there are concerns that pricing plan could stal…
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The best air fryers, tried and tested for crisp and crunch
Air fryers have taken over our kitchens, but which wins the crown for the crispiest co…
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AI bubble fears return as Wall Street falls back from short-lived rally
Leading US stock markets tumble less than 24 hours after strong results from chipmaker…
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How to avoid bad Black Friday TV deals – and some of the best UK offers for 2025
We’ve rounded up the best early Black Friday TV deals, from 50in OLEDs and small smart…
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‘We excel at every phase of AI’: Nvidia CEO quells Wall Street fears of AI bubble amid market selloff
Jensen Huang opens earnings call with attempt to dispel concerns after his $5tn firm b…
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Buckingham Palace Christmas market: why tourists flocked there – and found just locked gates and big puddles
The hot spot seemed the perfect place for Yuletide-loving royalists. But, as with the …
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The 16 best Black Friday and Cyber Monday tech deals in the US – so far
From phones to TVs, smart-home cameras and headphones, now’s the time to buy the gadge…
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How generative AI in Arc Raiders started a scrap over the gaming industry’s future
The use of AI in the surprise game-of-the-year contender has sparked a heated cultural…
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Use smart tech, turn heat down, service boilers: how to save money on energy bills
From turning down thermostats to make savings to installing reflectors to push warmth …
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‘Fear really drives him’: is Alex Karp of Palantir the world’s scariest CEO?
His company is potentially creating the ultimate state surveillance tool, and Karp has…
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Amazon selling this tasteless Christmas baby outfit is Claus for concern
The offensive listing seemed more than a mistake – it was a failure of corporate respo…
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What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel Dennison
As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is …
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AI is guzzling energy for slop content – could it be reimagined to help the climate?
Some experts think AI could be used to lower, rather than raise, planet-heating emissi…
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Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track
Former Beatle and artists including Sam Fender, Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer record silen…
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How Google’s DeepMind tool is ‘more quickly’ forecasting hurricane behavior
‘Less expensive and time consuming’ model helps with fast and accurate predictions, po…
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E-waste not want not: how to recycle old phones and computers
The average Australian generates about 22kg of e-waste yearly. Here’s how to responsib…
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The 47 best gift ideas for US tweens in 2025 – picked by actual tweens
Sweatpants are in, you can’t go wrong with Jellycats, and Legos never get old. It turn…
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Father of teen whose death was linked to social media has ‘lost faith’ in Ofcom
Ian Russell says watchdog lacks ‘urgency’ and is not willing to use its powers ‘to the…
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Don’t argue with strangers… and 11 more rules to survive the information crisis
Feeling overwhelmed by divisive opinions, endless rows and unreliable facts? Here’s ho…
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UK firms can win a significant chunk of the AI chip market | John Browne
Britain’s legacy in chip design is world-class, and we could supply up to 5% of global…
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 review – hallucinogenic romp through dystopia is stupidly pleasurable
Activision; PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, PC With a deafening onslaught of massive shootout s…
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EU investigates Google over ‘demoting’ commercial content from news media
Officials say effective invisibilty in search results could be leading to unfair ‘loss…
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Anthropic announces $50bn plan for datacenter construction in US
AI startup behind Claude chatbot working with London-based Fluidstack on building vast…
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Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine sign voice deal with AI company
The voices of the Oscar-winning actors can now be used to create AI-generated versions…
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‘We were effectively props’: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next…
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AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister
HMP Wandsworth gets green light to use AI after team sent in to find ‘quick fixes’ aft…
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Sam Altman’s bet: Can OpenAI’s ambitions keep pace with industry’s soaring costs?
As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments tes…
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‘It shows such a laziness’: why I refuse to date someone who uses ChatGPT
It’s the ultimate ick: trying to form a deep, lasting connection with a person who out…
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Charging an electric car at home: what kit do you need and what is the cost?
Installing a dedicated charger is good option – so too is switching to an EV tariff an…
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Investors’ ‘dumb transhumanist ideas’ setting back neurotech progress, say experts
Fascination of investors such as Elon Musk with uploading their brains to computers is…
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What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the ba…
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AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn
Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential…
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Elon Musk makes himself far-right fixture after White House departure
The Tesla CEO once hinted he was done with politics – but he’s been leaning further in…
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Guitar Hero at 20 – how a plastic axe bridged the gap between rock generations
Guitar Hero’s controllers let anyone become a star in their own living room – and made…
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ChatGPT accused of acting as ‘suicide coach’ in series of US lawsuits
Chatbot was first used for ‘general help’ with schoolwork or research but ‘evolved int…
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Electric cars: could leasing a used EV help you afford one?
With more secondhand cars available and salary sacrifice schemes offering extra saving…
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‘We’re sick of the OnlyFans model’: Stella Barey’s porn site lets gen Z sex workers have a life
The 28-year-old’s platform, Hidden, offers a Tumblr-like sensibility in an industry ro…
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Driving competition: China’s carmakers in race to dominate Europe’s roads
Chinese manufacturers are using the electric transition to seize market share, with th…
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Roblox shocks: online gaming platform should be snared by Australia’s social media ban for under-16s, experts and MPs say
Pressure mounts on Labor in wake of Guardian Australia report documenting reporter’s w…
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Fortnite’s The Simpsons season is a worthy tribute to one of the most celebrated shows of all time
Crammed with cameos, this recreation of Springfield in Fortnite’s evolving virtual pla…
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How Tesla shareholders could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire
Shareholder votes on a pay package worth $1tn to be tallied 6 November – but it contai…
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A PowerWash Simulator sequel is exactly what we need right now
It may look like an unnecessary sequel, but even as someone who played the original cl…
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‘The chilling effect’: how fear of ‘nudify’ apps and AI deepfakes is keeping Indian women off the internet
Widespread adoption of artificial intelligence has been accompanied by new ways to har…
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Elon Musk’s $1tn Tesla pay deal to be rejected by huge Norway wealth fund
Carmaker’s seventh biggest single investor will vote against package at annual shareho…
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OpenAI signs $38bn cloud computing deal with Amazon
Agreement to use AWS datacentres, and Nvidia chips inside them, part of $1.4tn spendin…
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‘History won’t forgive us’ if UK falls behind in quantum computing race, says Tony Blair
Exclusive: Former PM and ex-Tory leader William Hague warn UK lacks high-risk capital …
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Oakley Meta Vanguard review: fantastic AI running glasses linked to Garmin
Camera-equipped sports shades have secure fit, open-ear speakers, mics and advanced Ga…
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Has OpenAI really made ChatGPT better for users with mental health problems?
Prompts indicating suicidal ideation got alarming replies, which experts say shows ‘ho…
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‘A lot of this is speculative’: faith and fear mix amid $3tn global datacentre boom
Many believe planned investment will bring prosperity, while others worry its debt-fue…
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Nexperia halts chip supplies to China in threat to global car production
Dutch-controlled company informs customers about suspension but is said to want to de-…
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