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Australia’s corporate regulator will investigate the details of collapsed bitcoin company Blockchain Global after a Guardian Australia investigation linked two directors to a series of failed…
I As we were chopping garlic and herbs at Burning Man, we met Gabriel Metcalf, an urban planner hired to design a new city in California…
OpenAI has taken down the account of the developer of an AI-powered bot that pretended to be US presidential candidate Dean Phillips, citing a violation of…
I Is it a phone call? Is it a tablet? A new group of folding devices, with phone-like screens on the outside and large displays that…
Alex, I read a headline that read: Russian police force investigation into YouTube's famous 'Skibidi Toilet' series. What does it mean as a set of words?Bull…
Any university lecturer will tell you that getting students to come to their morning lectures is a real struggle. But even the most hungover beginner is…
Why are cars designed to go far above the speed limit? (Don’t tell me they’re built with the Autobahn in mind.) Andy Crosby, North Wales Please…
aA big name in the plumbing industry. Patrick Lutz They were used to withstanding floods. But the circumstances led to a completely different kind of soaking,…
Since the advent of Midjourney and other image generators, artists have been observing and wondering whether AI represents a major opportunity or an existential threat. Midjourney…
WWill 2024 be boom or bust for big tech companies? estimate the industry has seen more than 7,500 layoffs since the start of the year, a…
Ccountry singer songwriter margo price Born in Illinois in 1983, she studied dance and theater at Northern Illinois University. She was a fixture in the Nashville…
Samsung’s popular folding screen foldable phone now has a larger outer screen in its fifth generation, making it even easier to use, while still maintaining a…
Patrick, I don’t pretend to understand the esoteric machinations behind the TikTok algorithm, but these days you keep giving me video after video of people sailing…
History isn’t full of glorious Indiana Jones video games. The Fate of Atlantis, a beautiful adventure from LucasArts. A pretty good Lego game. A proper imperial…
Mark Zuckerberg has faced accusations of being irresponsible in his approach to artificial intelligence after working to develop AI systems as powerful as human intelligence. The…
A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday accused Coinbase and U.S. securities regulators of disagreements over whether digital assets are and are not securities in a…
According to an internal document released late Wednesday, Meta estimates that about 100,000 children on Facebook and Instagram are subjected to online sexual harassment every day,…
MArc Zuckerberg hired Sheryl Sandberg as Facebook’s chief operating officer in 2008 as the social network grew rapidly and sought to attract investment. Zuckerberg was just…
Google’s CEO told employees to expect additional layoffs this year following recent layoffs that affected 1,000 employees. In a memo to staff on Wednesday, Sundar Pichai…
In an attempt to ignite fading consumer interest, Samsung is heavily emphasizing AI technology for its latest premium S24 Android phone. This includes instant phone translation,…
IIt’s hard to believe that The Last of Us Part II was first released almost four years ago, right in the middle of the coronavirus lockdown…
I If you listened to Stephen Fry's recent podcast, you may have been confused. The recording of MS Singh's The Missing Lines was cut off after…
It’s been about two years since Sheryl Sandberg stepped down from the board of Facebook’s parent company, Meta. As Chief Operating Officer of Meta, Mr. Sandberg…
A controversial plan backed by Silicon Valley billionaires aims to construct a new city on farmland in Northern California, with the potential to be put before…
The pursuit of profits from artificial intelligence by big technology companies is reckless. Urgent action is necessary to mitigate the risks from this rapidly growing sector,…
Apple overtook Samsung as the world’s top smartphone seller, ending the South Korean tech company’s 12-year reign as the industry leader. According to statistics from International…
Google made a promise in July 2022 to remove location data of users who visited abortion clinics. However, little progress has been made in fulfilling this…
The Guardian has revealed that social media companies relying on artificial intelligence software to manage their platforms are producing unworkable reports on child sexual abuse cases,…
TikTok’s tarot card reader looks at me through the screen and draws a card. “If you’re watching this, this is made for you,” she said. And…
I He grew up in an era when preadolescent friendships were formed by huddled around a desktop computer and watching YouTube video after YouTube video. unicorn…
BIt's easy to feel a kinship with pop star Selena Gomez, considering her 430 million Instagram followers, reported net worth of $800 million, and close relationship…
PIf you're of a certain age, there's no doubt that you have fond memories of the paper instruction manuals that once came with every video game.…
WWhen the weather is nice, Buxton Boarding School moves lunch outside. Students, faculty, staff, and guests grab food from the kitchen and eat together under a…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated that in order to help Tesla become a leader in artificial intelligence and robotics, he would require at least 25% of…
TThe Post Office Horizon scandal has long been a frustrating one to follow as a technology reporter. Because even though it stems from the failure to…
IIn early November, I was standing in a long line at Van Gogh’s gift shop in Amsterdam to buy a Pokemon ballpoint pen. It was one…
IDuring the blissful summer that Hemesh Chadarabada spent with his grandmother in 2018, they watched endless movies and ate her grandmother's chicken biryani. Late one evening,…
According to the Director-General of the International Monetary Fund, artificial intelligence will impact 40% of jobs around the world, and countries need to build social safety…
Is there a bigger hypocrite in the world when it comes to free speech than Elon Musk? I say this as someone who wishes Elon Musk…
I It's hard to say when it became a daily habit. There were stops and starts. Days when I couldn't think of anything. But little by…