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In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we talk about one author's journey to flee the US, social media surveillance, chatbots and the world of AI, and conspiracy theories for an autism cure.
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Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist
The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’Peter Thiel’s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than ArmageddonPeter Thiel, the billionaire political svengali and tech investor, is worried about the antichrist. It could be the US. It could be Greta Thunberg.Over the past month, Thiel has hosted a series of four lectures on the...
It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards? | Marina Hyde
His AI video generator Sora 2 has been reviled for pinching the work of others. One giant leap for Sam: for everyone else, not so muchTake a look at Sam Altman. I mean, actually do it. Go to Google images, where you can find countless photos of the OpenAI boss smiling in a kind of wan genius way, the humble lost puppy of Silicon Valley. But I urge you to simply cover the bottom half of his face in any of these...
Google Search Could Change Forever in the UK
New regulation from the UK’s competition authority means Google may be forced to make major changes in the way that people use its search engine.
The Download: our bodies’ memories, and Traton’s electric trucks
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. How do our bodies remember? “Like riding a bike” is shorthand for the remarkable way that our bodies remember how to move. Most of the time when we talk about muscle memory, we’re…
‘Little lungs are paying’: 1.6m claimants head to high court as carmakers finally face punishment for Dieselgate
Carmakers accused of cheating air pollution rules have faced little punishment in UK but trial brought by 1.6m motorists is about to begin“Little lungs are still paying for Dieselgate every day,” says Jemima Hartshorn, the founder of the Mums for Lungs campaign group. Her own young daughter has suffered serious breathing problems, which at their worst involved the harrowing experience of having to pin her to the floor...
Meet Anamanaguchi, the band behind the last Scott Pilgrim video game’s soundtrack – and the next one
Chiptune alt-rock band Anamanaguchi are having a bumper year, culminating in an opportunity to create the soundtrack they’ve always wanted to make – for a new Scott Pilgrim gameScott Pilgrim, the series of pop culture-saturated graphic novels by Canadian author and comic book artist Bryan Lee O’Malley, has become a timeless epic about teenage insecurity, love and redemption, and the intersection of arrogance and...
Meta Tells Its Metaverse Workers to Use AI to ‘Go 5X Faster’
Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse chief is urging employees to adopt AI across every workflow as part of a broader shift inside the company.
Google given special status by watchdog that could force it to change UK search
CMA puts Google under tighter regulation with ‘strategic market status’ designation and can enforce changesBusiness live – latest updatesGoogle faces enforced changes to its UK search business after the competition watchdog conferred a special status on the company that puts it under tighter regulation.The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) confirmed that Google has “strategic market status” (SMS) in search and...
How do our bodies remember?
MIT Technology ReviewExplains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can readmore from the series here. “Like riding a bike” is shorthand for the remarkable way that our bodies remember how to move. Most of the time when we talk about muscle memory, we’re…
This test could reveal the health of your immune system
Attentive readers might have noticed my absence over the last couple of weeks. I’ve been trying to recover from a bout of illness. It got me thinking about the immune system, and how little I know about my own immune health. The vast array of cells, proteins, and biomolecules that works to defend us from…
The Filter is one! 50 things we loved this year, from a sleep mask to the perfect pan
Twelve months, thousands of tests and a revolutionary potato masher – here are our readers’ and writers’ ultimate buys• Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe Filter is turning one. Since we launched a year ago, we’ve run, hiked, camped and swum; we’ve drunk 455 cups of coffee; washed 34 loads of clothes; slept on mattresses for 2,240 hours, and much more, testing a total of 2,040 products – from...
Explain it to me quickly: why are runners and riders freaking out about a feud between Strava and Garmin?
Strava, the Instagram for exercise, is suing Garmin for allegedly copying its features. Josh Taylor explains it to Miles HerbertGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJosh, there’s a lot of commentary online from runners and cyclists over Strava suing Garmin. I am a runner, but I must confess I run to get away from the world – not participate in more online discourse. What’s it all about?Miles,...
Build or Buy? The Innovation Dilemma
Telcos longstanding fear of becoming a dumb pipe is coming to fruition. This is an innovation problem decades in the making that’s been…Continue reading on Medium »
Building a Self-Updating AI Butler (with Auto-Learning and Plugin Support) -Part 3
How I turned my Python voice assistant into a self-evolving system that installs its own plugins, updates its code, and learns my habits…Continue reading on Technology Core »
How Systems Thinking Can Defend Against Cyber Attacks
When technology connects everything, thinking like a system might be our best defense.Continue reading on Medium »
Google Rolls Out QR Code Verification for Secure Text Messages
In a bid to strengthen messaging security, Google tests QR code verification for text messages, offering users a simpler and safer way to…Continue reading on Medium »
After-Hours Key Pickups and Drop-Offs: A Better Experience for Dealership Customers
In the dealership service world, the first and last moments of a customer’s visit are often the most stressful—the drop-off and pickup…Continue reading on Keycafe »
“Business models create winners — features just fill the board.”
SaaS Is Not a Business Model: Why Clarity Matters More Than CodeContinue reading on Medium »
How I Used Python to Build a Smart Email Sorter That Knows What’s Important
A Deep Dive Into Automating Inbox Management With Machine Learning and Natural Language ProcessingContinue reading on Python in Plain English »
The JavaScript Trick That Made My Website React to User Time Zones Automatically
How I used one clever script to make my site feel personal—no matter where visitors are in the worldContinue reading on Stackademic »
How Python Helped Me Create a Smart Expense Categorizer Without Excel
How I built a fully automated system that tracks, categorizes, and visualizes my spending—without touching a spreadsheetContinue reading on Python in Plain English »
Elon Musk Doesn’t Understand AI — And That’s Exactly Why It’s Dangerous
Even the smartest tech billionaire may be missing the true nature of Artificial Intelligence.Continue reading on Medium »
Agentic Misalignment: AI Disobedience, Entertaining and Terrifying
This past July, American AI start-up Anthropic ran a small experiment that yielded some disturbing findings—the stuff of your sci-fi…Continue reading on Medium »
How China Is Hoping to Attract Tech Talent
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we uncover how America's new $100,000 H-1B golden visa has thrown tech workers and their employers into chaos.
How Hong Kong Gave Rise to Labubu
How Hong Kong gave rise to Labubu and a designer toy movement now shaping global culture.
Hack of age verification firm may have exposed 70,000 Discord users’ ID photos
Names, email addresses and other contact details of users from around the world could also have been takenGovernment ID photos of about 70,000 global users of Discord, a popular messaging and chat platform among video gamers, may have been exposed after hackers compromised a company contracted to carry out age verification checks.Some users’ names, email addresses and other contact details, IP addresses and messages...
The non-profit helping people from all over the world to become successful game developers
The IGDA Foundation broadened its reach by attending the world’s biggest video games event this summer – but faces challenges funding its work helping underrepresented developersGamescom, the annual video game convention held in Cologne, Germany, is a unique event. It not only draws hundreds of thousands of players to pack out vast convention halls each year, but it also hosts professionals, offering them a chance to...
Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says
British Standards Institution study across seven countries found quarter of bosses believe entry-level tasks could be automated to reduce costsYoung people entering the workforce are facing a “job-pocalypse”, as business leaders invest in artificial intelligence (AI) rather than new hires, according to a study of global business leaders.Bosses are prioritising automation through AI to plug skills gaps and allow them to...
Inside Intel's Hail Mary to Reclaim Chip Dominance
The struggling American chipmaker is betting that a new plant and fresh product line will help turn around its fortunes.
The Download: mysteries of the immunome, and how to choose a climate tech pioneer
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. How healthy am I? My immunome knows the score. Made up of 1.8 trillion cells and trillions more proteins, metabolites, mRNA, and other biomolecules, every person’s immunome is different, and it is constantly…
US regulators launch investigation into self-driving Teslas after series of crashes
NHTSA reported Teslas driving through red traffic lights and driving against direction of travel during a lane changeUS automobile safety regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla vehicles equipped with its full self-driving (FSD) technology over traffic-safety violations after a series of crashes.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the electric carmaker’s FSD assistance system,...
How healthy am I? My immunome knows the score.
The story is a collaboration between MIT Technology Review and Aventine, a non-profit research foundation that creates and supports content about how technology and science are changing the way we live. It’s not often you get a text about the robustness of your immune system, but that’s what popped up on my phone last spring.…
3 takeaways about climate tech right now
On Monday, we published our 2025 edition of Climate Tech Companies to Watch. This marks the third time we’ve put the list together, and it’s become one of my favorite projects to work on every year. In the journalism world, it’s easy to get caught up in the latest news, whether it’s a fundraising round,…