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AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: Trump is ‘corrupt, senile felon’ who knows nothing about AI

Pioneering computer scientist on why Trump is using ‘superintelligence’ wrong, whether AI could wipe out…

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‘People sell their best stuff on Vinted’ – how charity shops became a dumping ground for unsellable clothes

Swamped with ‘daily avalanches’ of soiled items and poor-quality fast fashion, secondhand stores are in…

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French supermarket director apologises after cyber-attack spoils fresh and frozen food – video

A cyber-attack caused refrigeration temperatures to soar to 50C overnight on Monday across several hundred…

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Is Wikipedia ‘deeply biased’? Sandi Toksvig says it is – so she’s backing a rival

Just 19% of the online encyclopedia’s biographies are of women. Is this because it’s edited…

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Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister

Kanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by artificial…

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UK van drivers face extra £2.5bn in diesel costs this year, figures show

Calls for planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped as analysis finds average fuel bill…

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‘I’ve become significantly more cautious’: six parents on limiting their kids’ social media and AI use

Quite a few parents aren’t convinced social media and AI are safe, and have been…

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AI less regulated than milk, Microsoft president says in warning over safety

Brad Smith adds to calls for tougher rules for AI, including ‘kill switches’ and legal…

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Drivers forced to use parking apps can pay up to 40% more

Council car parks have switched away from ticket machines to cut costs, leading to extra…

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iPhone 18 Pro Max review: Apple’s biggest, heaviest and longest-lasting superphone

A giant screen, big battery, rapid chip and top cameras push the great iPhone 18…

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