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AI-generated overview found to gloss over allegations of sexual harassment and describes hotel being sued over hygiene as ‘spotless’A hotel being sued for mass food poisonings was described as “spotless” and a resort where guests complained of sexual harassment by staff was praised for “friendly” service by an AI intended to summarise millions of Tripadvisor […]
Readers respond to an article about Erin Brockovich’s battle against datacentres and voice their fears for the environment What are the benefits obtained from AI’s massive use of electricity and water (‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres, 29 June)? Analysis shows
We can live without AI, but can we live without clean water? | Letters Read More »
CMA says developers should be able to steer users away from app stores for payments to increase competitionBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s competition watchdog is challenging Apple and Google’s “effective duopoly” over mobile platforms by allowing developers to steer users away from their app stores to make purchases.The Competition and Markets Authority argues that
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Slimmer, longer lasting and much easier to live with, new Oura sets a very high new bar for health-tracking wearablesOura’s new Ring 5 is a massive upgrade for smart rings, dramatically shrinking in size and weight to bring them right into line with standard wedding bands and other jewellery. It is finally a smart ring
Oura Ring 5 review: a stunning generational leap for smart rings Read More »
Starship Technologies six-wheelers could soon become a more familiar sight across the country under new lawsDriving down an endless string of identical roundabouts in the dead heat with hardly a human in sight, you see robots roving around on grassy pavements, whizzing past obstacles to hurriedly reach their final destination. This isn’t a scene from
‘A very good gadget’: taking delivery from the robots of Milton Keynes Read More »
Exclusive: Safety campaigners concerned about plan for widespread deployment on already crowded pavementsLarge numbers of autonomous delivery robots could be coming to towns and cities across England after ministers signalled they were likely to support a change in the law allowing their use, prompting concern from safety campaigners.Low-speed robots, which mainly deliver groceries or takeaway
Ministers likely to support law change to allow delivery robots on England’s paths Read More »
A niche type of fraud is lucrative enough for criminals to set up fake websites with dodgy software to harvest your dataAfter holding them for a few years, you have decided it is time to cash in your cryptocurrency holdings. The problem is, it is so long since you set up the digital wallet which
Lost your crypto access code? Be wary, there‘s a scam for that too Read More »
As tech firms make huge profits and investors fear losing out, both are doing their best to hold off the day of reckoningOpenAI staggers AI model release after White House requestEvery couple of decades, investors will ask themselves how long can the stock market keep climbing. Is it safe to buy more shares? Is their
The AI bubble has further to run despite the looming crash Read More »
Exclusive: Researchers call for urgent investigation of risks to babies of tablets, smartphones and other digital devicesScreen time for babies and toddlers under the age of two has been linked with long-term negative effects on health and quality of life and should be avoided, according to a landmark study.It warns that using screens during that
Screen time can damage under-twos’ development, landmark study suggests Read More »
As a host of countries move to rein in social media use by children, could this be technology’s big tobacco moment? Continue reading…
Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown Read More »
