Tech Life – Red lines for AI
Available for over a year More than 200 prominent individuals and 70 organisations want international agreement on ‘do not cross’ red lines for artificial intelligence, to prevent risks to humanity.…
Valve rivals Xbox and PlayStation with new console
Valve, the company behind PC gaming platform Steam, has revealed a new console to rival Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation. The Steam Machine is a home console designed to allow gamers…
UK seeks to curb AI child sex abuse imagery with tougher testing
Liv McMahonTechnology reporter Getty Images The UK government will allow tech firms and child safety charities to proactively test artificial intelligence tools to make sure they cannot create child sexual…
Danish man given suspended sentence for sharing nude film scenes on Reddit
Laura CressTechnology reporter Getty Images A Danish man has been convicted of sharing nude scenes from copyrighted films and TV series on the social media site Reddit. According to a…
£220 ‘for a cut-up sock' – Apple's new iPhone Pocket ridiculed online
Many took aim at the high price online, while others made fun of its striking likeness to a piece of footwear. Source link
Happy birthday to the PlayStation 5
Tom GerkenTechnology reporter Getty Images You used to be able to count the number of years between game consoles on one hand. The original Sony PlayStation came out in the…
Two popular gay dating platforms removed from app stores in China
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter Getty Images Apple has confirmed that it has removed two of China’s most popular gay dating apps – Blued and Finka – from its app store in…
Man dances for 144 hours to break video game marathon record
Guinness World Records A Hungarian man has set a new record for longest video game marathon by playing the rhythm-based music game Dance Dance Revolution for six days. Szabolcs Csépe,…
Battle over Chinese chip maker rocks global car industry
Suranjana TewariAsia Business Correspondent Reuters In late September, the Dutch government invoked a Cold War-era emergency law to take control of a Chinese-owned chip company that has operations in the…