Category: Technology
Anger mounts over environmental cost of Google datacentre in Uruguay
Google’s plans to build a datacentre in Uruguay have angered environmentalists, who say the project will release thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide and hazardous waste. Uruguay’s [more…]
Dìdi is a rare thing: a genuinely great film about the internet
Dìdi, the feature debut from writer-director Sean Wang and one of the best new films of the year, risks cliche from the jump by zooming [more…]
Bitcoin hits six-week high after Donald Trump promises to end ‘persecution’ of crypto sector – business live
Filters BETA Bitcoin 2024 convention Nashville, Tennessee, Trump said he would “persecution” of the crypto industry if he wins the US presidential election, and embrace [more…]
CDs sales are growing. How I wish I hadn’t given my beloved collection away
Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture. The Beatles’ Red Album. A flimsy single, Boom! Shake the Room, by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the [more…]
‘Hold on to your seats’: how much will AI affect the art of film-making?
Last year, Rachel Antell, an archival producer for documentary films, started noticing AI-generated images mixed in with authentic photos. There are always holes or limitations [more…]
North Korea-backed cyber espionage campaign targets UK military
North Korean state-backed hackers have mounted a campaign to obtain secrets related to nuclear materials, military drones, submarines and shipbuilding in the UK and US, [more…]
NHS England warns of disruption next week as global IT outage wreaks havoc
The aftershocks of the Microsoft IT outage continued to ripple across the UK on Saturday as holidaymakers and patients suffered the brunt of the computer [more…]
‘Largest IT outage in history’ hits Microsoft Windows and causes global chaos
Airports, healthcare services and businesses could take weeks to fully recover from an IT failure that has wreaked havoc worldwide, experts have warned, after the [more…]
Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI’s Sam Altman would make a good Marvel villain after voice dispute
Scarlett Johansson has spoken out against OpenAI and deepfake technology, saying it was “so disturbing” and she was “so angry” after the company seemingly mimicked [more…]
Uncanny Me review – exploration of cloning tech fraught with moral and ethical questions
Doubles, doppelgangers, clones; twin visions have long fascinated directors and audiences alike. It’s unnerving, however, when technologies that once belonged to the realm of science [more…]
