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November 10, 2024

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26by Mack DeGeurin / 4h

Experts say new government could blunt regulation and appoint officials sympathetic to Musk’s brood of companies Donald Trump owes his decisive 2024 presidential victory in no small part to the enthusiastic support of the world’s richest man. In the months leading up to the election, Elon Musk put his full weight behind the Maga movement, advocated for Trump on major podcasts and used his influen

Elwood Edwards, voice of AOL ‘You’ve got mail’ greeting, dies aged 74

Elwood Edwards voice of AOL dies

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100+by Associated Press / 1d

Edwards taped message that became catchphrase and served as title of 1998 film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan Elwood Edwards, who voiced AOL’s “You’ve got mail” greeting, has died, aged 74. Edwards died on Tuesday at his home in New Bern, North Carolina, his daughter Heather said. The cause was complications from a stroke late last year, she added. Continue reading...

The images of Spain’s floods weren’t created by AI. The trouble is, people think they were

91by John Naughton / 14h

The rapid growth of ‘AI slop’ – content created by artificial tools – is starting to warp our perception of what is, or could be, real My eye was caught by a striking photograph in the most recent edition of Charles Arthur’s Substack newsletter Social Warming . It shows a narrow street in the aftermath of the “rain bomb” that devastated the region of Valencia in Spain. A year’s worth of rain fell

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How Elon Musk became Donald Trump’s shadow vice-president

100+by Nick Robins-Early / 1d

The world’s richest man has risen to become the second most powerful man in US politics. None of it was accidental As Donald Trump watched election results roll in from a party at his Mar-a-Lago compound, Elon Musk sat arm’s length away, basking in the impending victory he had helped secure. In less than five months, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO had gone from not endorsing a candidate to becoming a f

Reasons to be hopeful: five ways science is making the world better

68by Guardian Staff / 1d

If Trump’s re-election is getting you down, these innovations in medicine and technology should cheer you up Ian Sample Continue reading...

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As a jaded tech journalist, I’m in a battle to keep ‘smart’ devices out of my home – despite my partner’s efforts | Victoria Turk

34by Victoria Turk / 1d

The good news is, your phone isn’t listening to you. But that’s because your doorbell has already sold all your secrets There’s one battle my husband and I have fought ever since we started cohabiting: whether to allow “smart” appliances in our home. He, an enthusiastic gadget fan, would happily connect all of our household goods to the internet so he could control them from his phone. I, a jaded

Ofcom warns tech firms after chatbots imitate Brianna Ghey and Molly Russell

Ofcom warns platforms on generative AI

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by Dan Milmo Global technology editor / 1d

After ‘distressing incidents’, watchdog says content from user-made bots would be covered by UK Online Safety Act Ofcom has warned tech firms that content from chatbots impersonating real and fictional people could fall foul of the UK’s new digital laws. The communications regulator issued the guidance after it emerged that users on the Character.AI platform had created avatars mimicking the dece

The price of love: how much does dating cost – and who pays the bill?

by Mabel Banfield-Nwachi / 1d

From subscribing to apps to who should foot the cost of nights out, it’s worth getting your finances right Putting yourself out there always comes at a cost: you have to be vulnerable, open yourself up and risk rejection. These days it can also come with a hefty price tag. It’s not just the cost of drinks or dinner to consider. Before you’ve even got to the awkward, age-old dance of who is going

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