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Ex-commissioner for facial recognition tech joins Facewatch firm he approved
Critics say Fraser Samson hiring is ‘outrageous conflict of interest’ as monitoring te…
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ChatGPT exploded into public life a year ago. Now we know what went on behind the scenes | John Naughton
The fallout from AI’s ‘Pearl Harbor moment’ has been dramatic. In tech, 12 months can …
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Child safety groups and prosecutors criticize encryption of Facebook and Messenger
Meta submitted nearly 95% of 29m reports of child sexual abuse material in 2022 and en…
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UK competition watchdog to review Microsoft and OpenAI partnership
Action on possible ‘acquisition of control’ follows leadership turmoil at ChatGPT deve…
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Building blocks of a new metaverse: Lego Fortnite is a delight to play
This open-world survival sim might be Minecraft lite, but it’s luscious and relaxing, …
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Doom at 30: what it means, by the people who made it
In 1993, a team of five coders released what would become one of the most influential …
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UK accuses Meta of empowering child sexual abusers with encryption rollout
Tech firm says it has developed ‘robust’ safety measures after home secretary and camp…
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Best podcasts of the week: Jonathan Aitken’s fall from Downing Street hopeful to convicted liar
In this week’s newsletter: Rob Delaney and Alice Levine investigate the end of the cab…
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Steve Jobs’ $4 check written in 1976 auctioned off for more than $36,000
Check written to Radio Shack joins a hot market for Jobs’ signature and memorabilia A…
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Driverless cars were the future but now the truth is out: they’re on the road to nowhere | Christian Wolmar
For all the billions spent, the dream of these vehicles ruling the roads remains just …
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AI firms ‘should include members of public on boards to protect society’
Expert Yoshua Bengio says independent oversight needed as advances in technology accel…
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Elon Musk’s AI startup seeks to raise $1bn in equity
Billionaire wants xAI to keep pace with rivals including OpenAI, Microsoft and Google …
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Darn it! Five writers try to banish their fast fashion guilt
Can small changes make our wardrobes more sustainable? Our writers spend a month selli…
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A Highland Song review – a moving, magical-realist journey through Scottish scenery and mythology
Nintendo Switch, PC; inkle This trek across forbidding crags and through crumbling ca…
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Is Meta’s ad-free service just another way to make people pay for privacy?
The owner of Instagram and Facebook thought an ad-free subscription service would sati…
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