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Australia social media ban: Why isn’t gaming included?
Katy WatsonAustralia correspondent , PerthGetty ImagesTama Leaver, professor of internet studies at Curtin University and chief investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, also says the ban on social media is too blunt a tool...
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Amazon pulls AI recap from Fallout TV show after it made several mistakes
Amazon has pulled a video recap made with artificial intelligence (AI) from its hit TV show Fallout after users said it got several facts wrong about the series.The firm said in November it was testing the "first-of-its-kind" tool in...
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Google asks UK experts to find uses for its powerful quantum tech
Google has announced plans to team up with the UK to invite researchers to come up with uses for the tech giant's state-of-the-art quantum chip Willow.It is one of several firms competing to develop a powerful quantum computer -...
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McDonald’s pulls AI-generated Christmas advert following backlash
McDonald's has taken down a Christmas advert made with Artificial Intelligence (AI) following online backlash.The 45-second advert was produced with generative AI clips and released publicly on McDonald's Netherlands YouTube channel on 6 December.Viewers on social media denounced the...
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Amazon, Microsoft pledge mega AI investments in India
Tech giants Amazon and Microsoft have announced a combined $52.5bn (£39.4bn) investment plan for India over the coming years.Amazon said on Wednesday it was pumping in $35bn into India by 2030 to advance AI-driven digitisation, export growth and job...
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UK spending half an hour longer online than in pandemic, says Ofcom
Laura CressTechnology reporterGetty ImagesUK adults spent over half an hour longer online every day in 2025 than they did during the pandemic, according to an annual survey of internet habits by the regulator Ofcom.The Online Nation report found on...
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EU investigates Google over AI-generated summaries in search results
Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesThe EU has opened an investigation into Google over its artificial intelligence (AI) summaries which appear above search results.The European Commission said it would examine whether the firm used data from websites to provide this service...
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Internet service in Iran cut off or restricted as deadly protests reach a possible tipping point
Iranian authorities appeared to be cutting off internet access Thursday in the capital and some...