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How to Build Your Own Mobile App Without Coding in 2025 Using AI Tools
Building a mobile app used to feel like climbing a mountain with no rope if you remember. You either had to learn programming or hire a…Continue reading on Medium »
Where's the Fun in AI Gambling?
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we break down the role of AI in the online gambling scene.
‘Existential crisis’: how Google’s shift to AI has upended the online news model
Media sites are taking action on several fronts as traffic referrals dry up and AI companies plunder their contentWhen the chief executive of the Financial Times suggested at a media conference this summer that rival publishers might consider a “Nato for news” alliance to strengthen negotiations with artificial intelligence companies there was a ripple of chuckles from attendees.Yet Jon Slade’s revelation that his...
‘It is a war of drones now’: the ever-evolving tech dominating the frontline in Ukraine
Models for reconnaissance, rescue, interception and attack are changing the way both sides operate“It’s more exhausting,” says Afer, a deputy commander of the “Da Vinci Wolves”, describing how one of the best-known battalions in Ukraine has to defend against constant Russian attacks. Where once the invaders might have tried small group assaults with armoured vehicles, now the tactic is to try and sneak through on foot...
8 Python Shortcuts So Good, They Made My Old Code Look Embarrassing
I still remember the first time someone looked at my Python code and politely asked, “Why are you doing it the hard way?”Continue reading on Codrift »
Why Learning Async JS Was Hard Until I Tried This Method
How I finally tamed promises, callbacks, and async/await in real projectsContinue reading on JavaScript in Plain English »
AI startup Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5bn to settle book piracy lawsuit
Settlement could be pivotal after authors claimed company took pirated copies of their work to train chatbotsThe artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5bn to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.The landmark settlement, if approved by a judge as soon as Monday, could mark a turning point in legal battles...
Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement
Anthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools.
EU fines Google nearly €3bn for ‘abusing’ dominant position in ad tech
Regulators ordered the tech giant to end ‘self-preferencing practices’ in advertising services but declined to force saleEuropean Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95bn ($3.5bn) fine for breaching the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, marking the fourth such antitrust penalty for the company as well as a retreat from previous threats to break up the tech giant.The...
The Doomers Who Insist AI Will Kill Us All
Eliezer Yudkowsky, AI’s prince of doom, explains why computers will kill us and provides an unrealistic plan to stop it.
AI firm plans to reconstruct lost footage from Orson Welles’ masterpiece The Magnificent Ambersons
Film-making studio Fable has announced it will attempt to recreate the 43 minutes cut from the auteur’s 1942 film using AIAn AI company is to reconstruct the missing portions of Orson Welles’ legendary mutilated masterwork The Magnificent Ambersons, it has been announced.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Showrunner platform is planning to use its AI tools to assist in a recreation of the lost 43 minutes of...
Tesla offers Elon Musk a trillion-dollar pay package
CEO will have to increase the value of his electric car company from just over $1tn to $8.5tn over 10 yearsBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire if he hits targets set by Tesla, under a scheme disclosed by the electric car company he runs and in which he is the largest shareholder.Tesla outlined the terms of the incentive package, unprecedented in corporate history, in a...
The Download: longevity myths, and sewer-cleaning robots
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. Putin says organ transplants could grant immortality. Not quite. —Jessica Hamzelou Earlier this week, my editor forwarded me a video of the leaders of Russia and China talking about immortality. “These days at…
Meet your descendants – and your future self! A trip to Venice film festival’s extended reality island
A flourishing lineup of immersive storytelling experiments are taking visitors into novels, nightclubs and outer spaceIn the largest cinema at the Venice film festival, guests gather for the premiere of Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro’s lavish account of a man who dared to play God and created a monster. When the young scientist reanimates a dead body for his colleagues, some see it as a trick while others are...
Putin says organ transplants could grant immortality. Not quite.
This week I’m writing from Manchester, where I’ve been attendinga conference on aging. Wednesday was full of talks and presentations by scientists who are trying to understand the nitty-gritty of aging—all the way down to the molecular level. Once we can understand the complex biology of aging, we should be able to slow or prevent…
Hollow Knight: Silksong launch crashes online gaming stores
Steam, the Nintendo eShop and Playstation Store among those that crashed on Friday, unable to cope with demand for the Australian-made gameGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn enigmatic three-member game developing team from Adelaide has created chaos on global online gaming platforms.Steam and other major storefronts including Nintendo’s eShop, PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store crashed on...
Trump hosts US tech leaders at White House dinner – minus Elon Musk
Tesla CEO’s absence is marked departure from his constant presence at the White House in early days of Trump 2.0As Donald Trump hosted leaders from the biggest US tech companies at a lavish White House state dining room dinner on Thursday night, there was one notable absence. Elon Musk, once inseparable from Trump and a constant, contentious presence in the White House, was not in attendance.The dinner, which included...
Understanding Image Format Conversion from JPG to PNG
In the digital world, images play a central role in communication, design, and storage.Continue reading on Medium »
Eyes in the Sky: Israel’s Ofek 19 and the Future of Regional Surveillance
The new radar satellite signals a wider MENA race for advanced reconnaissance.Continue reading on The Geopolitical Economist »
Envisioning Pre-K to Gray: A Forecast for Learning & Earning in 2025–2026
GSV Ventures Partners Jennifer Lee and Claire Zau released a new report that maps the key themes, predictions, and impacts shaping the…Continue reading on Medium »
Can Mobile Scanning Apps Replace Flatbed or ADF Hardware for Business‑Grade Workflows?
In today’s digital-first world, businesses are looking for fast, convenient ways to convert paper documents, photos, and records into…Continue reading on Medium »
How to Use Markdown to Format Text
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Should AI Get Legal Rights?
Model welfare is an emerging field of research that seeks to determine whether AI is conscious and, if so, how humanity should respond.
Neuralink’s Bid to Trademark ‘Telepathy’ and ‘Telekinesis’ Faces Legal Issues
The brain implant company cofounded by Elon Musk filed to trademark the product names Telepathy and Telekinesis. But it turns out that another person had already filed to trademark those names.
Imagining the future of banking with agentic AI
Agentic AI is coming of age. And with it comes new opportunities in the financial services sector. Banks are increasingly employing agentic AI to optimize processes, navigate complex systems, and sift through vast quantities of unstructured data to make decisions and take actions—with or without human involvement. “With the maturing of agentic AI, it is…
Head of UK’s beleaguered Alan Turing Institute resigns
Jean Innes says it is time for ‘new chapter’ at AI research body, after staff revolt and government calls for changeThe chief executive of the UK’s leading artificial intelligence institute is stepping down after a staff revolt and government calls for a strategic overhaul.Jean Innes has led the Alan Turing Institute since 2023, but her position has come under pressure amid widespread discontent within the organisation...
The Unexpected Winners of Trump’s Trade War
Americans are now hit with tariffs when they shop from overseas sellers on eBay and Etsy. Shein and Temu had months to get ahead of the curve.
The Download: unnerving AI avatars, and Trump’s climate gift to China
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. Synthesia’s AI clones are more expressive than ever. Soon they’ll be able to talk back. —Rhiannon Williams Earlier this summer, I visited the AI company Synthesia to give it what it needed to…
Transforming CX with embedded real-time analytics
During Black Friday in 2024, Stripe processed more than $31 billion in transactions, with processing rates peaking at 137,000 transactions per minute, the highest in the company’s history. The financial-services firmhad to analyze every transaction in real time to prevent nearly 21 million fraud attempts that could have siphoned more than $910 million from its…
How TikTok harms boys and girls differently – video
What happens when a teenager signs up to TikTok? Within seconds, studies find, they are shown harmful content about issues from eating disorders to toxic subcultures, which keeps them scrolling and TikTok profiting from the ads.Neelam Tailor puts TikTok’s algorithm to the test. Creating accounts for two fake children, a 14-year-old boy, Rami, and a 13-year-old girl, Angie, she explores the app’s ‘For You’ page to see...
Synthesia’s AI clones are more expressive than ever. Soon they’ll be able to talk back.
Earlier this summer, I walked through the glassy lobby of a fancy office in London, into an elevator, and then along a corridor into a clean, carpeted room. Natural light flooded in through its windows, and a large pair of umbrella-like lighting rigs made the room even brighter. I tried not to squint as I…
How Trump is helping China extend its massive lead in clean energy
On a spring day in 1954, Bell Labs researchers showed off the first practical solar panels at a press conference in Murray Hill, New Jersey, using sunlight to spin a toy Ferris wheel before a stunned crowd. The solar future looked bright. But in the race to commercialize the technology it invented, the US would…
Google Pixel 10 review: the new benchmark for a standard flagship phone
Additional 5x telephoto camera, actually useful AI tools, Qi2 support and slick software make for a quality AndroidGoogle’s new cheapest Pixel 10 has been upgraded with more cameras, a faster chip and some quality software that has brought it out of the shadow of its pricier Pro siblings to set a new standard of what you should expect from a base-model flagship phone.The regular Pixel 10 costs 799 (899/$799/A$1,349) –...
Britain’s illegal e-bike boom: desperation, delivery drivers – and unthinkable danger
E-bikes can legally travel at 15.5mph. But the fastest the police have seized was capable of 70mph. What will stop the rise of these souped-up and potentially fatal vehicles?A busy Wednesday morning on Bishopsgate in London and Sgt Stuart Ford of the City of London police is pointing out possible offenders. “He’s not pedalling,” he says, indicating a man on a bike on the other side of the road. “Still not pedalling,...