The first 11 days of June registered the highest temperatures on record globally for this time of the year. This is the first time global surface air temperatures have exceeded the pre-industrial level by more than 1.5C during the month of June, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The service monitors […]
The Recording Academy has announced a number of changes to the Grammy Awards, including a rule that “only human creators” can win in a decision aimed at the use of artificial intelligence in popular music. “A work that contains no human authorship is not eligible in any category,” they said, under new Artificial Intelligence (AI) […]
All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBT+ users from hate speech and harassment but Twitter is the worst, the advocacy group GLAAD has said. In its annual Social Media Safety Index, GLAAD gave Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter low or failing scores, saying the platforms do not do enough to keep […]
European Union regulators have ordered technology giant Google to sell off some of its lucrative digital advertising business in order to address competition concerns. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch and top competition enforcer, said its preliminary view after an investigation is that “only the mandatory divestment by Google of part of its services” […]
A US regulator has taken legal action in a bid to block Microsoft from completing its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has asked a San Francisco federal court for a temporary restraining order and injunction to stop Microsoft’s 69 billion dollar (£55bn) purchase of the California company […]
Apple has unveiled an augmented reality headset which it claims to be “the most advanced personal electronic device ever”. Called Vision Pro, it is labelled as “mixed reality” as it combines “virtual reality” – in which the wearer is fully immersed in the digital world – with “augmented reality” – where digital images are overlaid […]
Artificial intelligence could lead to the extinction of humanity and the risks should be treated with the same urgency as nuclear war, dozens of experts have warned – including the pioneers who developed it. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the latest situation. – What is AI? Artificial intelligence (AI) is the […]
Twitter may now be worth one third of what Elon Musk paid for the social media platform just seven months ago, figures show. Financial services company Fidelity has reduced the market value of its equity stake in Twitter for a third time, now putting it at 6.55 billion dollars (£5.28 billion). That is down from […]
