Category: Technology
Elon Musk’s X circumvents court-ordered block in Brazil
Social media platform Twitter/X became accessible to many users in Brazil on Wednesday as an update to its communications network circumvented a block order by [more…]
Lionsgate partners with AI firm to train generative model on film and TV library
Lionsgate has signed a deal with the artificial intelligence research firm Runway, allowing it access to the company’s large film and TV library to train [more…]
Cyborg: A Documentary review – man who ‘hears’ colours is leading transhuman age
The subject of Carey Born’s film is amusing, engaging and more than a little preposterous. It is about the talented artist and musician Neil Harbisson, [more…]
One in five GPs use AI such as ChatGPT for daily tasks, survey finds
A fifth of GPs are using artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT to help with tasks such as writing letters for their patients after [more…]
Parents ‘don’t use’ parental controls on Facebook and Instagram, says Nick Clegg
Parents do not use parental controls on Facebook and Instagram, according to Meta’s Nick Clegg, with adults failing to embrace the 50 child safety tools [more…]
OnlyFans owner paid £359m dividend as company’s revenues grow 20% in a year
The owner of the subscription platform OnlyFans was paid a $472m (£359m) dividend last year, taking his payouts from the business since 2020 to more [more…]
Elon Musk’s Starlink backtracks to comply with Brazil’s ban on X
Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink backtracked late on Tuesday and said it would accept and enforce a Brazilian supreme court justice’s order to [more…]
‘You’re part of the tornado’: the summer of moviegoing game-changer 4DX
During this long, hot, languishing summer, I have come to believe in one thing and one thing only: seeing Twisters in 4DX. The Oklahoma-set film, [more…]
Brazilian court orders suspension of Elon Musk’s X after it missed deadline
The Brazilian supreme court has ordered that X be suspended in the country after the social media platform failed to meet a deadline to appoint [more…]
AfrAId review – throwaway AI-themed horror devoid of suspense
Given how technology has become the increasingly unstoppable architect of our everyday lives – the world edging closer and closer to a Terminator prequel – [more…]
