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Social media bosses are ‘the largest dictators’, says Nobel peace prize winner

Journalist Maria Ressa named Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk in speech at Hay literary festival…

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Plug-in hybrid cars ‘costing £500 a year more to refuel than lab tests suggest’

Analysis of real-world data suggests annual cost of fuelling PHEVs is nearly double manufacturers’ claims…

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Scarlett Johansson’s OpenAI clash is just the start of legal wrangles over artificial intelligence

Hollywood star’s claim ChatGPT update used an imitation of her voice highlights tensions over rapidly…

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Revealed: how ‘convenient’ recipe boxes really measure up on price

Our survey shows that buying ingredients separately for the meal kits offered by the leading…

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House price growth in rural areas outstrips towns in Great Britain

Countryside semis are strongest-performing property type, with average price up 22% over five years Rural…

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From paint testers to wardrobe hacks: 12 home DIY dos and don’ts

Whether you are taking the DIY route or employing someone more skilled, there are ways…

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Could AI help cure ‘downward spiral’ of human loneliness?

One computer scientist says we should embrace human-machine relationships, but other experts are more cautious…

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Unions help US workers. Could the same model work for tenants?

Collective bargaining has brought benefits to workers – now it’s being used to improve living…

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Jeff Dodds: the Formula E boss planning a move into pole position

Petrolheads are quick to scorn the idea of electric car racing, but the series’ chief…

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If Scarlett Johansson can’t bring the AI firms to heel, what hope for the rest of us? | John Naughton

OpenAI’s unsubtle approximation of the actor’s voice for its new GPT-4o software was a stark…

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