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Cute dates, bisexual chaos and game-changing kisses: video games’ best queer moments18:33 From Fable and Life Is Strange to Last of Us, Thirsty Suitors and Unpacking, five queer game developers and writers pick their sweetest, realest, most meaningful scenes Life Is Strange, as a series, is really characterised by a patented mix of earnestness and cringe for me – but you can’t fault its determination to put queer characters front and centre. It has been variably successful at this – t… Microsoft says AI system better than doctors at diagnosing complex health conditions16:45 Firm says results of research create ‘path to medical superintelligence’ but plays down job implications Microsoft has revealed details of an artificial intelligence system that performs better than human doctors at complex health diagnoses, creating a “path to medical superintelligence”. The company’s AI unit, which is led by the British tech pioneer Mustafa Suleyman , has developed a system tha… More than 25% of UK businesses hit by cyber-attack in last year, report finds8:43 Exclusive: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says lack of action leaves firms at risk of ‘sleepwalking’ into problems More than one in four UK businesses have been the victim of a cyber-attack in the last year and many more risk “sleepwalking” into such disruption unless they take urgent action, according to a report. About 27% of companies said their building had suffered a cyber-attack in the last 12 months, according to a survey of facilities managers, service providers and consultanc… Fake, AI-generated videos about the Diddy trial are raking in millions of views on YouTube29.června Channels serving AI slop feature videos full of false claims about celebs and their involvement with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for quick cash This story was reported by Indicator , a publication that investigates digital deception, and co-published with the Guardian . Dozens of YouTube channels are mixing AI-generated images and videos with false claims about Sean “Diddy” Combs ’s blockbuster trial to p… Dawn of the drone age: how agri-tech is boosting production and morale29.června Instagram-inspired gadgets to spread or spray crops are gaining traction on UK farms but require deep pockets “The idea came from an Instagram video,” says Tom Amery, looking admiringly at one of three huge drones he has bought to help grow watercress on a Hampshire farm. The drone boasts four sets of rotary blades and is able to carry up to 50kg of fertiliser, seed or feed for spreading or spray… ‘Lidar is lame’: why Elon Musk’s vision for a self-driving Tesla taxi faltered29.června The company’s rollout of its new driverless cars has gotten off to a wobbly start – and rival Waymo remains well ahead After years of promising investors that millions of Tesla robotaxis would soon fill the streets, Elon Musk debuted his driverless car service in a limited public rollout in Austin, Texas. It did not go smoothly. The 22 June launch initially appeared successful enough, with a floo… Online hacks to offline heists: crypto leaders on edge amid increasing attacks28.června Industry figures are seeing beyond the ‘illusion of invisibility’ after series of investor kidnappings Cryptocurrency traders such as Mohammed Arsalan are prepared to watch their online assets expand and explode if they miss the right moment, making or breaking their fortunes in just minutes. All in a day’s work on the internet. Offline, though, they have found themselves less equipped for the co… Inside a plan to use AI to amplify doubts about the dangers of pollutants27.června Risk analyst Tony Cox’s work has been backed by the chemical lobby, and some health experts are alarmed An industry-backed researcher who has forged a career sowing doubt about the dangers of pollutants is attempting to use artificial intelligence (AI) to amplify his perspective. Louis Anthony “Tony” Cox Jr, a Denver-based risk analyst and former Trump adviser who once reportedly claimed there is… Trump’s tax bill seeks to prevent AI regulations. Experts fear a heavy toll on the planet27.června Unrestricted AI use could add 1bn tons of planet-heating emissions in the US over the next decade, researchers say US Republicans are pushing to pass a major spending bill that includes provisions to prevent states from enacting regulations on artificial intelligence. Such untamed growth in AI will take a heavy toll upon the world’s dangerously overheating climate, experts have warned. About 1bn … The Alters: unintentionally the realest game about parenting I’ve ever played | Dominik Diamond27.června This imaginative sci-fi survival game is a work of art. But looking after the needy clones of myself I’d made to help run a space base, I was reminded all too clearly of my limitations and failings Other than during that golden period when they were old enough to play games and watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer but hadn’t yet become evil teenagers, I don’t think I’m very good at parenting. When my k… ‘The Mozart of the attention economy’: why MrBeast is the world’s biggest YouTube star – podcast27.června He’s spent 24 hours immersed in slime, two days buried alive – and showered vast amounts of cash on lucky participants. But are MrBeast’s videos simply very savvy clickbait – or acts of avant garde genius? Written and read by Mark O’Connell Continue reading... On r/collapse, people are ‘kept abreast of the latest doom’. Its moderators say it’s not for everyone26.června A subreddit tracking apocalyptic news in a calm, logical way comforts users who believe the end times are now The threat of nuclear war, genocide in Gaza, ChatGPT reducing human cognitive ability, another summer of record heat. Every day brings a torrent of unimaginable horror . It used to be weeks between disasters, now we’re lucky to get hours. For many, the only sane solution is to stop readin… A real issue: video game developers are being accused of using AI – even when they aren’t26.června Generative AI is causing new and unusual problems for developers as players become more sensitive to the use of artificially generated ‘slop’ images In April, game developer Stamina Zero achieved what should have been a marketing slam-dunk: the launch trailer for the studio’s game Little Droid was published on PlayStation’s official YouTube channel . The response was a surprise for the developer.… Dan Rath: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)25.června The comedian wants you to know he does not have social media. So this is a list of things he watches on his TV through YouTube in the middle of the night Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email I buy the Guardian from the newsagent. The digital seeps into the analogue so you can find out about trends through print media; you just get it a bit later. Last week I found out about twerking from r… How Hideo Kojima created yet another weird, wonderful world in Death Stranding 225.června In Kojima’s latest epic, the Australian outback becomes a shifting, spectral landscape that you can get lost in As a teenager in the late 1980s, I became obsessed with Australian new wave cinema, thanks partly to the Mad Max trilogy, and partly to an English teacher at my high school, who rolled out the TV trolley one afternoon and showed us Nicolas Roeg’s masterpiece Walkabout . We were mesmeris… |
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