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Should smartphones be banned for under 16s?

[ad_1] BBCSmartphones have worked their way deep into our lives and have become indispensable for work and socialising.Unsurprisingly, many children want them too, but here we are much less sure of the benefits they bring. Many parents worry they are addictive and expose children to inappropriate and harmful content. A growing number think stronger restrictions are needed.Others suggest some of the risks are overblown. They argue phones provide good opportunities
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How songs are chosen for EA FC

[ad_1] EAThis year's game will be the first to feature an in-depth women's career mode, including players like Barcelona star Aitana Bonmatí “Most musicians, one of our dreams, one our goals – it’s not the Grammys, it’s not the Oscars – it’s to get a song on Fifa, man.”That's Femi Koleoso, from Ezra Collective, on why getting on Fifa - now known as EA FC - is such a big
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Microsoft to re-launch ‘privacy nightmare’ AI screenshot tool

[ad_1] Microsoft says it has “listened to feedback” following a privacy row over a new tool which takes regular screenshots of users’ online activity.It was labelled a potential “privacy nightmare” by critics when it was unveiled in May 2024 - prompting the tech giant to postpone its release.It now plans to relaunch the artificial intelligence (AI) powered tool in November on its new CoPilot+ computers.Some of its more controversial features
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Meta fined €91m after password storage investigation

[ad_1] Facebook parent company Meta has been fined €91m (£75m) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) following an investigation into the storage of passwords.An inquiry was launched in April 2019 after Meta notified the DPC that it had inadvertently stored certain passwords of social media users on its internal systems without encryption.The DPC submitted a draft decision to other European data watchdogs in June 2024.No objections were raised by
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Can Joe Tidy’s AI clone fool his colleagues?

[ad_1] Companies are being warned about the increasing use of AI to carry out so-called CEO Fraud. More victims are coming forward with their stories of being targeted using generative AI techniques and one case in Hong Kong reportedly saw an AI clone used during a video meeting to trick staff into losing $25m. But while some fear the rise of AI clones, companies including Zoom say we should be
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They were arrested for posting on social media during the riots – will it change anything?

[ad_1] BBCFor Tyler Kay and Jordan Parlour, justice for what they posted on social media has come fast and heavy.Kay, 26, and Parlour, 28, have been sentenced to 38 months and 20 months in prison respectively for stirring up racial hatred online during the summer riots.Charges in the aftermath of the disorder felt like a significant moment, in which people had to face real-life consequences for what they said and
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows release date delayed to 2025

[ad_1] Ubisoft has announced its highly-anticipated upcoming game Assassin's Creed Shadows has been delayed until next year.Instead of releasing it on 12 November as previously planned, it has been pushed back to 14 February 2025.It follows the disappointing performance of another of the firm's major titles, Star Wars Outlaws, and concerns from some about how Ubisoft is being run. The game's executive producer Marc-Alexis Cote said the developers "need more
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Is Elon Musk’s internet firm Starlink a game changer for Africa?

[ad_1] Elon Musk’s satellite internet company Starlink claims it can bring superfast broadband to ‘almost anywhere on Earth’.It is the largest satellite internet provider around the world, and has already launched in several African countries.But will it be the solution to Africa’s patchy broadband access?Reporter: Debula KemoliEdited by: Ali Abbas Ahmadi [ad_2] Source link
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James McAvoy and Tom Brady fall for ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ hoax

[ad_1] More than 600,000 people, including many celebrities, have fallen for a hoax claiming to deny Facebook and Instagram owner Meta the right to use their images for training artificial intelligence (AI).Film stars James McAvoy and Ashley Tisdale, as well as former NFL player Tom Brady, are among those who re-shared the fake "Goodbye Meta AI" message on Instagram stories.The hoax claims that by sharing the message, Meta would no
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Terminator creator James Cameron joins board of AI company

[ad_1] Filmmaker James Cameron has joined the board of directors of artificial intelligence (AI) firm StabilityAI, 40 years after making a film about its risks.In 1984's The Terminator, which Cameron wrote and directed, a rogue AI called Skynet threatens the existence of mankind.But the creator of the fictional AI has not been hired to help avoid such tech being developed in real life.Instead, his role will centre around how the