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Alex Hern
Alex Hern is the UK technology editor for the Guardian. Twitter
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May 2023
Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse vision is over. Can Apple save it?
The CEO of the social media giant has spent billions – and still no one understands the idea. But now the world’s richest firm could change the game
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21 May 2023
Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse vision is over. Can Apple save it?
Elections in UK and US at risk from AI-driven disinformation, say experts
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20 May 2023
Elections in UK and US at risk from AI-driven disinformation, say experts
Labour should pledge £11bn to build ‘BritGPT’ AI, thinktank says
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20 May 2023
Labour should pledge £11bn to build ‘BritGPT’ AI, thinktank says
Montana’s TikTok ban: why has it happened and will it work?
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19 May 2023
Montana’s TikTok ban: why has it happened and will it work?
YouTube found to push content about guns to children watching games videos
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18 May 2023
YouTube found to push content about guns to children watching games videos
UK watchdog denies it blocked Microsoft deal on orders of US regulator
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17 May 2023
UK watchdog denies it blocked Microsoft deal on orders of US regulator
TechScape
TechScape: Can Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky really take over from Twitter?
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16 May 2023
TechScape: Can Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky really take over from Twitter?
EU approves Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard
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16 May 2023
EU approves Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard
Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – everything you need to know
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12 May 2023
Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – everything you need to know
Google launches new AI PaLM 2 in attempt to regain leadership of the pack
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11 May 2023
Google launches new AI PaLM 2 in attempt to regain leadership of the pack
AI poses existential threat and risk to health of millions, experts warn
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10 May 2023
AI poses existential threat and risk to health of millions, experts warn
TechScape
TechScape: AI is feared to be apocalyptic or touted as world-changing – maybe it’s neither
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9 May 2023
TechScape: AI is feared to be apocalyptic or touted as world-changing – maybe it’s neither
Today in Focus
Why ‘godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton thinks humanity is at a crossroads
Why ‘godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton thinks humanity is at a crossroads
WhatsApp could disappear from UK over privacy concerns, ministers told
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8 May 2023
WhatsApp could disappear from UK over privacy concerns, ministers told
Man v machine: everything you need to know about AI
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7 May 2023
Man v machine: everything you need to know about AI
Twitter admits to ‘security incident’ involving Circles tweets
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6 May 2023
Twitter admits to ‘security incident’ involving Circles tweets
‘We’ve discovered the secret of immortality. The bad news is it’s not for us’: why the godfather of AI fears for humanity
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6 May 2023
‘We’ve discovered the secret of immortality. The bad news is it’s not for us’: why the godfather of AI fears for humanity
UK and US intervene amid AI industry’s rapid advances
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5 May 2023
UK and US intervene amid AI industry’s rapid advances
EU urged to protect grassroots AI research or risk losing out to US
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4 May 2023
EU urged to protect grassroots AI research or risk losing out to US
Bernie Sanders, Elon Musk and White House seeking my help, says ‘godfather of AI’
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4 May 2023
Bernie Sanders, Elon Musk and White House seeking my help, says ‘godfather of AI’
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