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A UK judge ruled against James Howells, who has been trying to get a hard drive with private keys to a cryptocurrency fortune out of a landfill for over a decade.
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With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘Red Note’
Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘RedNote’
Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
Apple dominates market with ‘total shutout’ of rivals, UK court hears
Class action alleges company is abusing its dominant position in the app market and 30% fee breaches lawsApple has been accused of dominating the tech market with a “total shutout” of competitors as it faces claims it overcharged customers of the UK App Store, a court has heard.The claim alleges that the tech company is abusing its dominant position in the app market and that its 30% commission fee is in breach of...
Will the EU fight for the truth on Facebook and Instagram?
As Meta abandons third-party factchecking in an ostensibly political move, the future of facts elsewhere remains murkyFactcheckers had no doubt about the real audience for the news this week – delivered via Mark Zuckerberg’s medium of choice, the awkward video message – that, starting in the US, Meta would abandon professional, third-party factchecking across its networks in favor of the user-powered “community notes”...
Apple asks investors to block proposal to scrap diversity programmes
Conservative thinktank wants firm to end its DEI efforts because they create ‘litigation, reputational and financial risks’Business live – latest updatesApple has asked shareholders to vote against a proposal to scrap its diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, as tech rivals scale back similar schemes before Donald Trump’s return to the White House.The National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative...
‘I read 35 books this year!’: the Guardian readers who cut their phone use in 2024
It’s been a year since we launched the Reclaim Your Brain newsletter, so we reached out to subscribers to see how they’re doingHaven’t signed up yet? Start your free, five-week plan to reduce your screen time hereIf you’ve ever wanted to waste less time on your phone, you’ll know how hard it can be to break old scrolling habits.Even if you’re able to delete your most time-consuming apps, it’s likely that you’ve ended...
The Download: IVF embryo limbo, and Anthropic on AI agents
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside the strange limbo facing millions of IVF embryos Millions of embryos created through IVF sit frozen in time, stored in cryopreservation tanks around the world. The number is only growing thanks to…
‘Just the start’: X’s new AI software driving online racist abuse, experts warn
Amid reports of creation of fake racist images, Signify warns problem will get ‘so much worse’ over the next yearA rise in online racism driven by fake images is “just the start of a coming problem” after the latest release of X’s AI software, online abuse experts have warned.Concerns were raised after computer-generated images created using Grok, X’s generative artificial intelligence chatbot, flooded the social media...
New US Rule Aims to Block China’s Access to AI Chips and Models by Restricting the World
The US government has announced a radical plan to control exports of cutting-edge AI technology to most nations.
Mapping Elon Musk’s Global Empire
From tunnels to Tesla factories to SpaceX launch facilities, there’s barely a place on Earth that doesn’t feel the gravitational pull of humanity’s wealthiest reply guy.
Rich Men Rule the World
The holders of the vast majority of the world’s wealth? Men. So many men—from Trump and Musk and Putin to every CEO, crypto schmo, and solar bro in between.
AI Financial Advisers Target Young People Living Paycheck to Paycheck
AI finance apps are reaching Gen Z and millennial users with personalized chatbots that offer money advice—and upsell them big time.
Inside the strange limbo facing millions of IVF embryos
Lisa Holligan already had two children when she decided to try for another baby. Her first two pregnancies had come easily. But for some unknown reason, the third didn’t. Holligan and her husband experienced miscarriage after miscarriage after miscarriage. Like many other people struggling to conceive, Holligan turned to in vitro fertilization, or IVF. The…
Stay on top of tech: five ways to take back control, from emails to AI
Is tech calling the shots in your life? From making AI work smarter to tracking stolen phones, our expert explains how to get aheadAsking ChatGPT to write your emails is so two years ago. Generative AI tools are now going beyond the basic text-prompt phase. Take Google’s NotebookLM, an experimental “AI research assistant” that lets you upload not just text but also videos, links and PDFs. It will provide a summary of...
ChatGPT Knows My Life
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HuatuoGPT-o1: Redefining Medical AI with Advanced Reasoning and Real-World Applications
HuatuoGPT-o1 is a specialized LLM designed to enhance the reliability, accuracy, and depth of AI-driven medical consultations. Developed…Continue reading on Medium »
Your Complete Brine Airdrop Guide: Claim Now!
In the realm of cryptocurrency, airdrops are like unexpected gifts of free tokens that harness the universal fascination with obtaining…Continue reading on Medium »
Embrace the Future with SwitchBot: The NFC Smart Lock Revolution
Hello everyone! I’m excited to share my thoughts on an incredible innovation in the Smart Home Industry, specifically focusing on…Continue reading on Medium »
What is a Pyspark Driver? | Pyspark Architecture — 5
In a distributed computing system like Apache Spark, the driver is the heart of the application, responsible for managing the overall flow…Continue reading on Medium »
Don’t Miss Out: Boson Protocol Airdrop Guide Unveiled
Getting Started: Excited to grab your Boson Protocol Airdrop through DappRadar? You’re in the right place. Airdrops are gaining immense…Continue reading on Medium »
Your Shortcut to Tokens: Unochain Airdrop Guide Now Live
Token Drop: Unochain Duration: 3 Minutes Cost: only your time Potential Earnings: $1000+ Step-by-Step Guide to…Continue reading on Medium »
Dappradar Phantom Airdrop — New Updates and Details
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Tecnologia e Inovação: Transformando o Futuro
Introdução A tecnologia e a inovação são os principais motores do progresso humano. Desde a revolução industrial até os dias atuais, a…Continue reading on Medium »
‘Mainlined into UK’s veins’: Labour announces huge public rollout of AI
Plans to make UK world leader in AI sector include opening access to NHS and other public dataWhy Labour is pinning its hopes on AI to drive UK growthArtificial intelligence will be “mainlined into the veins” of the nation, ministers have announced, with a multibillion-pound investment in the UK’s computing capacity despite widespread public fear about the technology’s effects.Keir Starmer will launch a sweeping action...
Tick-tock: the return of the non-smart watch
From Zuckerberg’s handmade $900k timepiece to gen Z’s pursuit of the authentic, smartwatches are being replacedFirst he ditched the grey hoodie. Then he grew out his curls. Now Mark Zuckerberg is shifting the styling focus to his left wrist. Announcing changes on Tuesday to Facebook and Instagram’s factchecking programmes , the Meta boss wore a $900k (740k) watch from the Swiss brand Greubel Forsey. Hand-made using...
The internet wants me to spend £500 on a jumper. How can I say no?
I already have too much stuff – and every time I go online I’m being pushed to buy more. Time to channel my inner deinfluencerI am uneasily aware that around this time last year I wrote that my drive to acquire material things had somewhat subsided: I was older and wiser, had everything I needed, was repelled by the sheer volume of stuff in the world, blah blah blah. Unfortunately, the internet seemingly viewed that as...
Canada’s election is about to have an Elon Musk problem with Trudeau’s exit
The world’s richest man looks to move Canada to the right as the beleaguered prime minister prepares to departThe decision by the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, this week to resign as head of the Liberal party has set in motion a leadership race against the backdrop of a looming general election, which will be held amid political turmoil triggered by Donald Trump’s “America first” economic nationalism. It has...
As tech barons dial up the spreading of lies, why is the BBC dialling down the reporting of truth? | John Harris
A damning report shows how local news cuts stymied coverage of the riots in Plymouth. What fills the vacuum? Misinformation On 4 August 2024, the riots and disturbances that followed the killing of three children in Southport, on Merseyside, spread even further. That day, in the midst of a seething mess of far-right misinformation and rumour-mongering, the violence hit Rotherham – where people tried to set fire to a...
‘Would love to see her faked’: the dark world of sexual deepfakes – and the women fighting back
The government has promised a crackdown on synthetic image abuse – but campaigners warn it doesn’t go far enoughIt began with an anonymous email. “I’m genuinely so, so sorry to reach out to you,” it read. Beneath the words were three links to an internet forum. “Huge trigger warning … They contain lewd photoshopped images of you.”Jodie (not her real name) froze. In the past, the 27-year-old from Cambridgeshire had had...
Elon Musk and the new world order: the hijacking of the global conversation
How can we publicly debate policy in the face of the rising – and polarising – influence of the X owner and others whose only aim is to serve themselvesHow should we as a society interact with one another, debate, come to decisions? What impels politicians to focus and act on one thing and not another?The Athenians had the Agora, where (male, slave-owning) citizens gathered to debate and decide the issues of the day....
From the Beatles to biologics – how Liverpool became a life science hotspot
The city has a long history with tropical medicine and is now home to one of the largest biotech clusters in EuropeTucked away in the village of Leasowe, near Moreton on the Wirral peninsula west of Liverpool, the US pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) is building a new 35m glass-clad laboratory building.It is part of a growing life sciences cluster in and around Liverpool, one of the largest in Europe,...
Note to No 10: one speed doesn’t fit all when it comes to online safety | John Naughton
Legislation to protect children in the digital realm is essential. But if it results in the loss of small cycling and cancer-care forums, something’s gone wrongLondon Fixed Gear and Single-Speed (LFGSS) is an admirable online community of fixed-gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London. Sadly, this columnist does not qualify for membership: he doesn’t reside in (or near) the metropolis, and he requires a...
Unshakable Profits: Discover the Top Businesses Which Can Never Incur Loss
Ever seen a medico company in losses? Or the collapse of a rooted Tech Hub? Wondered why some businesses not only survive but thrive? No…Continue reading on Medium »