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EU wants to crack down even more on the use of US cloud platforms for sensitive government data

EU tech sovereignty package could push Amazon, Microsoft and Google to withdraw from more public sector contracts New rules would determine which public sector data should be stored on European clouds The Cloud Act of 2018 is also a concern: sovereign cloud does not prevent access by US law enforcement The European Commission is reportedly […]

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Anthropic Thinks Sci-Fi May Have Trained AI to Act Like a Villain

Anthropic is investigating whether decades of dystopian science fiction could influence the behavior of AI models. The debate sparked backlash and jokes online Researchers say the problem highlights how LLMs absorb recurring fears and behavior patterns. For years, science fiction has been warning humanity against the slippage of artificial intelligence. Killer computers, manipulative chatbots, and

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Google is down? Widespread outages reported across APAC, search interrupted for many users

If you’re an APAC resident and have been seeing intermittent issues with Google services all afternoon, it’s not just you: thousands of users flocked to outage tracking sites like Downdetector and IsDown.app to report issues with the search giant, starting around 5:30 a.m. BST / 12:30 a.m. EDT / 2:30 p.m. AEST on May 12.

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Trump Mobile’s terms and conditions have been updated to suggest that the T1 phone may never ship, which surprises almost no one.

Trump Mobile has changed the pre-order deposit terms and conditions for the T1 phone New terms suggest phone may never ship It’s the latest in a long line of embarrassments for a product that increasingly resembles vaporware. The Trump Mobile T1 phone is the gift that keeps on giving – that is, until you pay

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And so it begins: Sony has committed to using AI for PlayStation, saying it will “unleash the creativity of our studios,” and that’s what worries me.

Sony CEO Hideaki Nishino commits to using AI for PlayStation game development Nishino intends to use AI to improve game development and “unleash the creativity of our studios” This comes amid controversy surrounding AI’s impact on the gaming market and its use in Nvidia’s DLSS 5. AI is causing significant problems in the PC and

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When is the release date for episodes 1 and 2 of Dutton Ranch on Paramount+?

Yellow stone fans, look sharp: Dutton Ranchthe highly anticipated spin-off of Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Rip (Cole Hauser), is almost here. With Taylor Sheridan now executive producer rather than showrunner, the series is expected to follow Beth and Rip’s move to Texas. As Paramount puts it: “As Beth and Rip fight to build a future

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Palantir contractors working for the NHS will receive ‘unlimited access’ to patient data

NHS England grants ‘unlimited access’ to external contractors Entrepreneurs previously had to request access to specific data Companies working on the federated data platform, such as Palantir, will have a new “administrator” role created to access patient data. NHS England has allowed external contractors to have “unrestricted access” to identifiable patient data. Access was granted

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This retro-inspired portable CD player is ultra stylish, has audiophile qualities including a headphone amp for spicier cans, lasts for 12 hours and also offers Bluetooth, 3.5mm, 4.4mm and coaxial output.

Shanling launches new retro portable CD player EC Play Lightweight, but with plenty of connection options Sold in May for $199 / £209 (around AU$420) CD players have remained trendy despite the rise (and fall?) of streaming, but now retro audio technology is making a comeback (including cassette players, in one way or another), as

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Will micro-LED really replace OLED? Next-gen TV tech takes a big hit as Samsung’s TV boss abandons investment in its manufacturing – it’s a bad sign, but will TCL and Hisense continue to fly the flag?

Samsung reportedly reduces production of micro-LED TVs High production costs are an ongoing problem Facing the double whammy of stagnant demand and rising costs This time last year, we were told that micro-LED would make OLED and LCD redundant as they became affordable in smaller panels – but it seems Samsung hasn’t gotten the memo.

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