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Oasis fans to shell out more than £1bn on reunion tour, study shows

Average spend of £757 includes tickets, accommodation, £75 on food and drink, £60 on merchandise…

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US chip export controls are a ‘failure’ because they spur Chinese development, Nvidia boss says

Comments from Jensen Huang come as Beijing accuses the US of ‘bullying and protectionism’ US…

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Most AI chatbots easily tricked into giving dangerous responses, study finds

Researchers say threat from ‘jailbroken’ chatbots trained to churn out illegal information is ‘tangible and…

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‘Every person that clashed with him has left’: the rise, fall and spectacular comeback of Sam Altman

From Elon Musk to his own board, anyone who has come up against the OpenAI…

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Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study finds

Half of 16- to 21-year-olds support ‘digital curfew’ and nearly 70% feel worse after using…

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Microsoft employee interrupts CEO’s keynote with pro-Palestinian protest

Protester is engineer who worked on Azure software, which enabled Israeli surveillance of Palestinians A…

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How to protect your data after a cyber-attack

What to do you if you’re worried your information may have fallen into the wrong…

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AI can be more persuasive than humans in debates, scientists find

Study author warns of implications for elections and says ‘malicious actors’ are probably using LLM…

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Bankrupt DNA testing firm 23andMe to be purchased for $256m

Drugmaker Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will buy the genetic testing firm through a bankruptcy auction The drugmaker…

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Annual energy bills in Great Britain forecast to fall by £129 in July

Ofgem price cap on gas and electricity likely to drop by 7% to £1,720 a…

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