As fashion brands create AI twins' with models' permission, some believe this is just another form of exploitationThe impact of AI has been felt across industries from Hollywood to publishing - and now it's come for modelling. H&M announced last week that it would create AI twins" of 30 models with the intention of using them in social media posts and marketing imagery if the model gives her permission.In a statement, Jorgen Andersson, the chief creative officer at H&M, described the idea as something that will enhance our creative process and how we work with marketing but fundamentally not change our human-centric approach in any way". Continue reading...

Guardian readers share the ways and reasons they are preparing their children and students for a future that may necessitate familiarity with generative artificial intelligenceSince the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, generative artificial intelligence has trickled down from adults in their offices to university students in campus libraries to teenagers in high school hallways. Now it's reaching the youngest among us, and parents and teachers are grappling with the most responsible way to introduce their under-13s to a new technology that may fundamentally reshape the future. Though the terms of service for ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and other AI models specify that the tools are only meant for those over 13, parents and teachers are taking the matter of AI education into their own hands.Inspired by a story we published on parents who are teaching their children to use AI to set them up for success in school and at work, we asked Guardian readers how and why - or why not - others are doing the same. Though our original story only concerned parents, we have also included teachers in the responses published below, as preparing children for future studies and jobs is one of educators' responsibilities as well. Continue reading...

Campaign calls for investigation into the use of Oxevison amid concerns over care and its effect on patientsIn July 2022, Morgan-Rose Hart, an aspiring vet with a passion for wildlife, died after she was found unresponsive at a mental health unit in Essex. She had just turned 18. Diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Hart's mental health had been badly affected by bullying, which had forced her to move school several times. She had previously tried to take her own life and was transferred to the unit, in Harlow, three weeks before her death.Hart, from Chelmsford in Essex, died on 12 July 2022 after being found unresponsive on the bathroom floor. A prevention of future deaths report issued after her inquest found that critical checks were missed, observation records were falsified and risk assessments were not completed. Continue reading...

We asked the experts about keeping luggage as light as possible (and still being ready for anything) The best travel-size toiletries for your next tripPacking is a fine art. No one wants to lug heavy bags around transport hubs or arrive at the other end to a chaotically stuffed bag full of creased clothes. But we all have our essentials" to cram in. For some, that'll be a full skincare routine or a semblance of a wardrobe; for others, it'll be sports equipment (though you really should leave the weights at home). So whether you're flying on an airline offering ever-dwindling luggage limits, trying to cram a car for the whole crew, or rushing between trains with a backpack, it really does pay to travel light.But what are the secrets to lightening the load without compromising? To find out, we've asked world travellers for all their best hacks and buys. Whether it's the travel writer who's been solo backpacking for more than 20 years or the hotel designer who has to dress smartly while zipping to locations across Europe, our globe-trotters shared their tips for everything from the ultimate wear-everywhere shoes to the best tech cheats. Continue reading...

Protesters gathered outside Tesla showrooms around the world on Saturday as part of a global day of action against billionaire chief executive Elon Musk. The protest is part of the Tesla Takedown movement - a grassroots campaign that calls for people to boycott Tesla, sell their shares and join local picket lines in a peaceful demonstration against Musk's influence

From Australia to Europe and the US, demonstrators rallied against carmaker's dismantling of US federal governmentThousands of people worldwide on Saturday protested Elon Musk and his efforts with Donald Trump to dismantle the US federal government, with rallies held in front of nearly every Tesla showroom in the US and many around the world - a concerted effort to go after the billionaire's deep pockets as the CEO of the electric vehicle maker.Protest organizers asked people to do three things: don't buy a Tesla, sell off Tesla stock and join the Tesla Takedown" movement. Continue reading...

Elliott Ingram was stunned at how a thief made off with his Ioniq 5 deploying a device to mimic the smart key - and says he should have been warnedThe motor manufacturer Hyundai faces legal action over allegations it failed to warn its customers that one of its most popular models of electric cars could be stolen effortlessly in seconds". Elliott Ingram, an expert in digital security, was stunned when a CCTV camera installed at his home recorded a hooded thief stealing his Hyundai Ioniq 5 car in less than 20seconds.The thief is believed to have used a device, available online, to mimic the car's electronic key. It is the latest in a spate of thefts involving the vehicle, and many owners now resort to a steering lock. Ingram's car was later recovered by police, but he is terminating the lease and seeking compensation from the motor company. He says the South Korean car giant should have alerted customers to the security vulnerabilities. Continue reading...

The author and podcast host on a favourite restaurant, adventures in scholastic research for his PhD and the second series of Squid GameBorn George Mpanga in north-west London in 1991, George the Poet is a spoken-word artist, author and podcast host. He studied politics, psychology and sociology at King's College, Cambridge and is now doing a PhD at UCL about the economic and cultural potential of black music. Aged 22 he signed with Island Records and released an EP before stepping away from the music industry. His award-winning podcast, Have You Heard George's Podcast?, launched in 2018. Last year he published Track Record: Me, Music and the War on Blackness. He will perform in RISE at the Royal Festival Hall on 25 April, as part of the Southbank Centre's new arts festival, Multitudes. Continue reading...

Venture capital-backed, $1bn companies are disrupting the way war will be waged with AI and futuristic weapons. Will they overthrow the traditional big military manufacturers, and what would that mean for the battlefield?Visit tech startup Skydio's headquarters on the San Francisco peninsula in California and you're likely to find flying robots buzzing on the roof overhead. Docking stations with motorised covers open to allow small drones that resemble the TIE fighters from Star Wars films to take off; when each drone lands back again, they close. The drones can fly completely autonomously and without GPS, taking in data from onboard cameras and using AI to execute programmed missions and avoid obstacles.Skydio, with more than $740m in venture capital funding and a valuation of about $2.5bn, makes drones for the military along with civilian organisations such as police forces and utility companies. The company moved away from the consumer market in 2020 and is now the largest US drone maker. Military uses touted on its website include gaining situational awareness on the battlefield and autonomously patrolling bases. Continue reading...

Born of our craving for nuance, these ubiquitous little icons are now causing confusion themselvesEmojis are right now. Netflix's Adolescence hinges on them. The US national security adviser, Mike Waltz, celebrates bombing Yemen with them. Prince William has a fondness for the aubergine.Emoji use may seem childish or trite, but it's not a passing fad. It's increasingly a language in its own right and evolving fast. Not so long ago, few would bother searching for an icon when just typing a word is clearer and - crucially - quicker. That was then. Now, more and more people lean on those ubiquitous little icons. Continue reading...

Join a loyalty scheme and you often get a reward or discount on your special day - but it may have strings attachedCelebrating your birthday isn't just about getting presents and cards from family and friends. Signing up to loyalty schemes and newsletters can give you access to a host of freebies, deals and discounts from retailers to mark the big day.With my birthday on the horizon I decided to look at what was on offer, and see which gifts came with some small print. Continue reading...

Some voice regret over Musk's backing of Trump, but others say CEO's views do not detract from the car's appealTesla showrooms across the world are expected to face anti-Elon Musk protests on Saturday, as Musk's senior role in the Trump administration has contributed to a European consumer backlash by some Tesla owners and prospective buyers.It follows a 44% drop in Tesla sales in Europe on average last month, according to the research platform Jato Dynamics. Tesla's European market share fell to 9.6% last month, the lowest it has registered in February for five years. Continue reading...

Misogynist ideas being normalised as accounts rebrand, with focus on Sub5s' and looksmaxxing', say researchersAdvocates of incel" ideology are rebranding as Sub5s" and adopting the language of self-improvement to push their content on TikTok, according to a study.Hateful material is banned from the social media site but accounts disseminating the beliefs are said to be hiding behind new terms and socially palatable" language. Continue reading...

Specifics of deal remain unclear, including how X's leaders will be integrated into new companyElon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence firm has acquired Musk's X - the social media platform formerly known as Twitter - for $33bn, marking the latest twist in the billionaire's rapid consolidation of power.The all-stock deal announced on Friday combines two of Musk's multiple portfolio companies, which also include automaker Tesla and SpaceX, and potentially eases Musk's ability to train his AI model known as Grok. Continue reading...

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Stick vacuums are a convenient alternative to corded designs, but which model wins for overall cleaning prowess? Our expert reveals all The best robot vacuums to keep your home clean and dust freeChoosing a cordless vacuum isn't a decision that should be taken lightly. You're likely to keep a vacuum cleaner for years, relying heavily on its ability to suck up dust, crumbs, mud, pet hair and any other dry spillages or sheddings that end up on your floor. Choosing the right model can be the difference between an effective cleaner that's a delight to pull out of the cupboard and a dud that you dread having to unblock, detangle and clean after every use.In this review, I took 10 of the leading cordless vacuum cleaners from a range of manufacturers and at various prices and inflicted the same cleaning tests on each one. That takes all the guesswork out of picking your next cleaner: I can tell you exactly which ones picked up the most mess.Best cordless vacuum cleaner overall:

Motormouth v Musk is a hard spectacle to resist and, in the end, it turns out the monsters are realWith all the other conflicts going on in the world right now, Elon Musk v Jeremy Clarkson is one we could probably safely afford to sit out. I am weak-willed, however, and click through to the story in the Times to test the principle of my enemy's enemy is my friend". Musk is a real villain and Clarkson is just a motormouth, but I suspect the latter - for reasons of basic functionality and the sort of flippant humour with which Musk seems ill-equipped to cope - is capable of getting the better of the world's richest man, should these latest remarks of Clarkson's come to his attention. Continue reading...

There's no need to buy a new phone every year: make yours last with these accessories, and tips on maximising the battery and storageModern smartphones have reached a plateau. Each new release makes only small gains, rendering frequent upgrades to new models a waste of time and money.The good news is that smartphones now last a long time: look after yours properly and it could last seven years or more. Here's how to make your phone go the distance. Continue reading...

The developers of Thank Goodness You're Here!, Frog Detective and Consume Me discuss burnout, second-album syndrome', erotic fan art, and the other highs and lows of having a breakout successIt is now more or less impossible to put a precise figure on the number of video games released each year. According to data published by the digital store Steam, almost 19,000 titles were released in 2024 - and that's just on one platform. Hundreds more arrived on consoles and smartphones. In some ways this is the positive sign of a vibrant industry, but how on earth does a new project get noticed? When Triple A titles with multimillion dollar marketing budgets are finding it hard to gain attention (disappointing sales have been reported for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the Final Fantasy VII remakes and EA Sports FC), what chance is there for a small team to break out?And yet it does happen. Last year's surprise hit Balatro has shifted more than 5m copies. Complex medieval strategy title Manor Lords sold 1m copies during its launch weekend. But what awaits a small developer after they achieve success? And what does success even mean in a continuously evolving industry? Continue reading...

US president acknowledges Beijing's role in any sale as app's owner faces 5 April deadline to find non-Chinese buyer or be hit with US banDonald Trump has said he would be willing to reduce tariffs on China to get a deal done with TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the social media app used by 170 million Americans.He acknowledged the role China would play in any agreement. With respect to TikTok, and China is going to have to play a role in that, possibly in the form of an approval, maybe, and I think they'll do that," Trump told reporters on Wednesday. Maybe I'll give them a little reduction in tariffs or something to get it done," he added. Continue reading...

Longlisted for the Women's prize, this powerful dystopian novel imagines people jailed for their potential to commit crimesArriving home at Los Angeles international airport, Sara Hussein is asked by immigration and customs officers to step aside, then taken to an interview room. The fundamentals of this scene are familiar - you've probably watched something like it in a film, or dreamed about it happening to you; perhaps it already has. But Sara lives in a new world, several decades in the future, and she is being arrested because Scout, the state's AI security system, has flagged something irregular inside her mind.Sara seems unexceptional: she's a museum archivist, married and mother to young twins. She once had an argument with her husband Elias after he impulsively part-exchanged the family Toyota for a Volvo. Sara sees herself as a person who couldn't possibly be considered a member of the lawbreaking classes", until the moment at the airport when an officer informs her that her risk score" is too high, and sends her to Madison, a California women's retention centre housed in a former elementary school. At Madison, a record of good behaviour will lower her score; however, this record lies in the hands of her guards. She is not sufficiently subordinate, and can't get her number down. Continue reading...

With reports of people being turned away at airports over messages found on devices, here's what to do to minimize risksWelcome to Opt Out, a semi-regular column in which we help you navigate your online privacy and show you how to say no to surveillance. The last column covered what to do with your 23andMe account after the company filed bankruptcy. If you'd like to skip to a section about a particular tip, click the Jump to" menu at the top of this article.If you're a visa or green card holder with plans to travel to the US, reports of people being turned away at airports over messages found on their devices might be prompting you to second-guess your travel plans. You might be asking whether Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can search your phone, whether you can opt out and what you should do to minimize your risks. Continue reading...

Public accounts committee also flags persistent digital skills shortages' and uncompetitive civil service pay ratesThe government's ambition to boost efficiency by embedding AI in all aspects of its work risks being undermined by out-of-date technology, poor quality data and a lack of skilled staff, an influential Commons committee has warned.The report by the cross-party public accounts committee (PAC) found that more than 20 government IT systems identified as legacy", meaning out of date and unsupported, have yet to be given funding to improve them. Continue reading...

Fintech firm, operating CashApp, Square and Tidal, to close nearly 800 open jobs in second such move in just over a yearBlock, Jack Dorsey's financial technology company, plans to let go almost 1,000 current employees, while making other changes to its operations in its second such move in just over a year.Dorsey, who co-founded and previously ran Twitter before co-founding Block in 2009, informed employees of the impending cuts on Tuesday in an email, viewed by the Guardian, titled smaller block". The layoffs will impact more than 930 employees, with another nearly 200 managers being moved into non-management roles, and another nearly 800 open jobs will be closed, according to the email. Continue reading...

Tech startup says it bought company once linked to music piracy to transform it into a social music platform for artistsA brand that was notoriously connected to music piracy before re-emerging as a subscription music service, has been sold to Infinite Reality for $207m.The tech startup announced on Tuesday it had bought Napster in hopes of transforming the streaming service into a social music platform where artists can connect with fans and better monetize off their work. Continue reading...

Studies show those who engage emotionally with bot rely on it more and have fewer real-life relationshipsHeavy users of ChatGPT tend to be lonelier, more emotionally dependent on the AI tool and have fewer offline social relationships, new research suggests.Only a small number of users engage emotionally with ChatGPT, but those who do are among the heaviest users, according to a pair of studies from OpenAI and the MIT Media Lab. Continue reading...

Head of tech giant's consumer electronics and mobile devices division passed away at a hospital on TuesdaySouth Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that its co-chief executive officer Han Jong-hee has died due to cardiac arrest. Han was 63.Han was in charge of Samsung's consumer electronics and mobile devices division, while co-CEO Jun Young-hyun oversees the chip business of South Korea's biggest company. Continue reading...

Tech CEO accused of aiming to privatize space and satellite operations as federal agencies reportedly seek contractsElon Musk appears to be laying the groundwork to privatize some space and satellite operations now under the authority of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), or steer lucrative contracts toward his SpaceX and Starlink companies, former agency employees say.They're sounding the alarm as at least four other federal agencies have reportedly begun pushing new contracts toward Musk's Starlink satellite internet company. Musk, the world's richest man, has been tasked by Donald Trump with drastically slashing the federal government workforce and costs. Continue reading...

The genetic testing firm filed for bankruptcy after a major data breach. Here's how to protect your DNA privacyWelcome to Opt Out, a semi-regular column in which we help you navigate your online privacy and show you how to say no to surveillance. The last column covered how to stop tech companies spying on your phone as Trump promises mass deportations.The DNA testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy after months of concern over its financial health and its ability to keep users' genetic information secure. In light of the uncertainty looming over the company's future, you should do one thing to protect your privacy today: delete your 23andMe account. Continue reading...

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Prominent campaigner says Elon Musk's platform qualifies for the levy, which is on the block in negotiationsElon Musk's X stands to benefit financially if the government pulls an 800m tax on US tech firms as part of an economic deal with Donald Trump, as a prominent tax campaigner indicated the social media platform qualifies for the levy.Dan Neidle, the head of the non-profit organisation Tax Policy Associates, said the social media platform was eligible for the digital services tax, which is on the block in negotiations between the US and the UK. Continue reading...

US carmaker's European market share falls as Chinese rival BYD overtakes it on global revenue, topping $100bn

Those of us who spend our lives gaming can no longer deny knowledge that our online communities are awash with disturbing hate speech and violent rhetoricThere is a lot of attention on young men and toxic masculinity at the moment. It's about time. The devastating Netflix drama Adolescence, about a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a girl after being radicalised by the online manosphere, has drawn attention to the problem through the sheer force of its brilliant writing and a blistering lead performance from teenager Owen Cooper. Recently, former England football manager Gareth Southgate gave a speech about the state of boyhood in the UK, specifically about how young men, lacking moral mentors, are turning to gambling and video gaming, thereby disconnecting from society and immersing themselves in predominantly male online communities where misogyny and racism are often rife. There has been some kickback in the gaming press to the idea that games have provided a less-than-ideal environment for boys, but even those of us who have played and enjoyed games all our lives need to face up to the fact that gaming forums, message boards, streaming platforms and social media groups are awash with disturbing hate speech and violent rhetoric.Honestly, we have known this for a while. The 2014 harassment campaign GamerGate, which claimed to be about a lack of objectivity in games journalism, but was really a reaction to increasing inclusivity and progressive thinking in game development, was a testing ground for the radicalisation of young white men by alt-right" influencers and news outlets such as Breitbart. Many of the apparatus of online rightwing extremism, including mass harassment and doxing of victims, originated in that rancid cauldron, where female and LGBTQI+ game developers, and game-makers of colour, were made to fear for their lives. Continue reading...

This premium mattress comes with a chunky price tag. Here's what impressed me - and what could be better The best mattresses: sleep better with our six rigorously tested picksI put in months of hard sleep to test Simba's flagship bed-in-a-box" mattress, and for the most part, I found it so comfortable that I told everyone it was the best mattress I'd ever reviewed. It ultimately lost that crown to the Otty Original Hybrid but, goodness me, it gave me some glorious sleep along the way.As with other hybrid mattresses, the Simba Hybrid Pro combines pocket springs with various types of memory foam to offer a balance of support and softness. Its outstanding motion isolation makes it a particularly fine choice for couples who need some peace from each other's nocturnal fidgeting. Continue reading...

On straight line missions, YouTubers jump fences, wade through rivers, and almost die in peat bogs. It's completely pointless - and weirdly beautifulSpending too much time on YouTube can be a dangerous game for men my age. Algorithmic gyres can pull you rightwards - towards misogynistic extremes and away from the parts of the internet that build connections and foster consensus.Thankfully the rabbit hole I fell down led me - in a perfectly straight line - towards a renewed sense of childlike adventure. Continue reading...

New CPS guidance aims to boost use of deletion orders after Observer revealed systemic failingsThe Crown Prosecution Service is to update its guidance on so-called revenge porn" crimes to stop perpetrators being allowed to keep explicit photos of their victims.The Observer revealed last month that magistrates courts were routinely failing to make orders for the deletion of content linked to intimate-image abuse cases - and that prosecutors were failing to request them. Continue reading...

When a Netflix drama highlights how online influencers can turn a teenager into a killer, it's time to rethink social mediaEvery so often, a television drama comes along that has the power to change things. Last year, it was ITV's Mr Bates vs The Post Office, in which the plight of subpostmasters was rendered with such success that it actually hastened in real-world legislation to compensate them.And now we have Netflix's Adolescence, which looks at the online radicalisation of young boys by men's rights activists (MRAs) such as Andrew Tate. Last week, Keir Starmer told the Commons he had been watching the series with his family and that it portrayed an emerging and growing problem" that needed to be tackled. Now MPs are examining ideas to address the issue with greater urgency.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a letter of up to 250 words to be considered for publication, email it to us at observer.letters@observer.co.uk Continue reading...

The co-founder of LinkedIn and Democrat donor remains confident that AI can be good for all of us - if its introduction is handled in the right wayReid Hoffman is a prominent Silicon Valley billionaire entrepreneur and investor known for co-founding the professional social networking site LinkedIn, now owned by Microsoft. He's also staunchly anti-Trump. The longtime Democrat donor threw his support behind Kamala Harris in the race for the White House. Hoffman spoke to the Observer about technology in the new political milieu and his new book about our future with artificial intelligence, Superagency. The book, while not ignoring the problems that AI might cause, argues that the technology is poised to give us cognitive superpowers that will increase our individual and collective human agency, creating a state of widespread empowerment for society.You have a vested interest in being positive about AI, including a company focused on conversational AI for business, Inflection AI. Why should we listen to you?

The company that prides itself on announcing products only when they're ready grossly underestimated the demands of personalising its virtual assistantAfter ChatGPT broke cover in late 2022 and the tech industry embarked on its contemporary rendering of tulip mania, people started to wonder why the biggest tech giant of all - Apple - was keeping its distance from the madness. Eventually, the tech commentariat decided that there could be only two possible interpretations of this corporate standoffishness: either Apple was way behind the game being played by OpenAI et al; or it had cunning plans to unleash upon the world its own world-beating take on the technology.Finally, at its annual World Wide Developers' Conference (WWDC) on 10 June last year Apple came clean. Or appeared to. For Apple, AI" would not mean what those vulgar louts at OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Meta raved about, but something altogether more refined and sophisticated - something called Apple Intelligence". It was not, as the veteran Apple-watcher John Gruber put it, a single thing or product but a marketing term for a collection of features, apps, and services". Putting it all under a single, memorable label made it easier for users to understand that Apple was launching something really novel. And, of course, it also made it easier for Apple to say that users who wanted to have all of these fancy features would have to buy an iPhone 15 Pro, because older devices wouldn't be up to the task. Continue reading...

Amid angst over the technology, a consensus is emerging about its capabilities - but there is an elephant in the roomIn early March, a job advert was doing the rounds among sports journalists. It was for an AI-assisted sports reporter" at USA Today's publisher, Gannett. It was billed as a role at the forefront of a new era in journalism", but came with a caveat: This is not a beat-reporting position and does not require travel or face-to-face interviews." The dark humour was summed up by football commentator, Gary Taphouse: It was fun while it lasted."As the relentless march of artificial intelligence continues, newsrooms are wrestling with the threats and opportunities the technology creates. Just in the past few weeks, one media outlet's AI project was accused of softening the image of the Ku Klux Klan. AI is also playing a part in some British journalists recording more than 100 bylines in a day. Amid the angst over the technology, however, a broad consensus is beginning to emerge about what the technology is currently capable of doing accurately. Continue reading...

Facebook and Instagram owner reaches legal agreement with human rights campaigner in case that could set precedent for millionsThe owner of Facebook and Instagram has agreed to stop targeting a UK citizen with personalised adverts after agreeing a settlement in a landmark privacy case that could set a precedent for millions of social media users.Mark Zuckerberg's Meta also said it was considering charging UK users for an advert-free version of its platforms after the legal agreement that avoided a trial in the high court in London. Continue reading...

Cafes are cracking down on remote workers - but we can save ourselves by following a few simple rulesOnce upon a time, it was socially acceptable to smoke inside, wear those mad, wide ties and pat your secretary on the bottom. Norms change, and that's often for the best. But when it comes to laptops in cafes, falling from favour as owners lose patience with remote workers, I am begging society to reconsider. Don't take my cafe nook - it's the only thing keeping the WFH brigade and lonely freelancers like me sane.My kitchen table, where I do most of my work, is fine. It's got a window next to it. There's a kettle I can use whenever I like. I can play my own music, make loud phone calls and migrate to the sofa when being upright gets a bit much. But variety is the spice of life, and truly I would lose my mind if those were my only options. Yes, I'm aware of co-working spaces, but they are a) full of awful people and b) I can't afford one. Luckily, the buzz of the outside world, the soothing white noise of life beyond my keyboard's tip-tapping, is only as far away as the nearest cafe - for now.Emily Watkins is a freelance writer based in LondonDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

Musk lambastes judges as leftwing activists in more than 20 posts as Trump administration's judiciary clash intensifiesIn the days after a federal judge ruled Elon Musk's dismantling of USAID likely violated the constitution, the world's richest person issued a series of online attacks against the American judiciary, offered money to voters to sign a petition opposing activist judges", and called on Congress to remove his newfound legal opponents from office.This is a judicial coup," Musk wrote on Wednesday, asking lawmakers to impeach the judges". Continue reading...

It is impossible to ignore video game music now,' says Tommy Pearson, founder and artistic director of the inaugural London Soundtrack festivalDid you know that soundtrack concerts are among the most popular for touring orchestras? A full third of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's first-time audience members are coming to the concert hall via their favourite series and movies - and video games. It is a huge cultural growth area, and one that may have gone unrecognised by the general public.It is impossible to ignore video game music now," says Tommy Pearson, founder and artistic director of the inaugural London Soundtrack festival. The sheer creativity and artistry in games is incredible, and it's been fascinating to see so many composers blossom in the genre." Continue reading...

Musk predicts bright' future despite Tesla bearing brunt of backlash against his role in Trump's administration

Arve Hjalmar Holmen, who has never been accused of or convicted of a crime, says chatbot's response to prompt was defamatoryA Norwegian man has filed a complaint against the company behind ChatGPT after the chatbot falsely claimed he had murdered two of his children.Arve Hjalmar Holmen, a self-described regular person" with no public profile in Norway, asked ChatGPT for information about himself and received a reply claiming he had killed his own sons. Continue reading...

Exclusive: TV drama Adolescence adds to pressure from MPs for action to help schools tackle impact of social mediaBridget Phillipson is to begin in-depth scrutiny of smartphone bans in schools in England as pressure grows from MPs to act on the effect of social media on teenagers.The education secretary is to start monitoring a group of schools to understand the effectiveness of the guidance. The education department will also, for the first time, do an in-depth analysis of the national behaviour survey in schools to look at the most successful ways of policing the bans, and the challenges schools are facing. Continue reading...

Elon Musk's company is arguing against the government's expanded powers to allow easier removal of online contentIndia's IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content and empowered countless" government officials to execute such orders, Elon Musk's X has alleged in a new lawsuit against New Delhi.The lawsuit and the allegations mark an escalation in an ongoing legal dispute between X and the government of India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, over how New Delhi orders content to be taken down. It also comes as Musk is getting closer to launching his other key ventures, Starlink and Tesla, in India. Continue reading...

Ellen Hollander calls Trump aide's hunt for supposed fraud a fishing expedition' in temporary restraining orderA federal judge on Thursday blocked Elon Musk's so-called department of government efficiency" (Doge) from accessing social security records as part of its hunt under Donald Trump for fraud and waste, calling the effort a fishing expedition".Judge Ellen Hollander granted a temporary restraining order that prevents Social Security Administration (SSA) workers from allowing Doge to have access to records that contain personally identifiable information. Continue reading...

While it is unknown if any Australians have been targeted, the military-grade program from Paragon Solutions provides full access to encrypted messaging apps