Category: Technology
Firm disclosed phone data of shot Tanzanian politician, UK tribunal hears
Gunmen tried to assassinate a Tanzanian opposition politician after a telecoms company secretly passed his mobile phone data to the government, according to evidence heard [more…]
Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
Elon Musk fought the law. The law appears to have won. X, Musk’s social media platform, has backed down in its fight with the Brazilian [more…]
Why reaction to Lionsgate’s AI film deal reminds me of the Campaign for Real Ale | Peter Bradshaw
A shiver of unease, combined with a strangely defeated shrug, is how the news that entertainment behemoth Lionsgate has signed a deal with the artificial [more…]
Brazil top judge accuses X of ‘willful’ circumvention of court-ordered block
In the latest round of the dispute between Elon Musk and Brazil’s top court, a senior judge has accused X of a “willful, illegal and [more…]
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…]
