I learned AI can't always beat the best Scrabble players; it restored my faith in humanity
Over the decade after this achievement, we've continually been told AI is the answer to everything, whether it's planning your next vacation, curing disease , or ending civilization as we know it. Sick of hearing AI is…
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Review: Apple's hyper-pricey M5 Ultra Mac Studio made me into a vibe coder
At least not without breaking some of the chips’ key benefits. And as it happens, Apple Silicon’s combination of a fast CPU, solid GPU, and unified memory architecture has made it a good fit for a modern “pro” workload…
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UK firms sharpen AI governance focus
The annual survey of C-suite and senior business leaders shows senior ownership of AI initiatives is growing rapidly. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of firms placed accountability for AI decisions at C-suite level or above.…
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I asked Meta's Muse AI to save me $1,000
Some of the results shared so far make that target seem surprisingly plausible. People have reported finding cheaper insurance, forgotten subscriptions, and even unused gift cards, although many of the early examples…
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Alibaba Cloud eyes European gains in global infrastructure build-out
The Chinese cloud giant is creating its first cloud regions in Türkiye, Finland, and the Netherlands, and is increasing its data center footprint in Malaysia, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, France, and Hong Kong. By…
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Amazon to invest $3bn in Indian quick commerce by 2030, Reuters reports
Quick commerce is the term for app orders that reach shoppers within minutes. Amazon declined to comment on the figures. It did say, however, that its quick-commerce arm had passed $1bn in annualised gross sales in the…
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An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia’s Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later
The Australian government is reviewing whether it should involve the federal police after the agent accessed non-public files from the social and health services agency, Services Australia, in June. Australia only found…
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UK tech salaries are rising, but there’s a growing rift
New data from Michael Page's 2027 Salary Guides shows the AI boom is having a strong effect on pay, with the top salary for an AI or data architect in London up by 20% compared with last year. Head of AI roles are now…
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When and how to see the Harvest Moon in 2026
Known as the Harvest Moon, it will reach its fullest point at 17:49 BST on Saturday 26 September. At that time it will still be below the horizon for much of the UK, but it will rise shortly afterwards and appear almost…
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SeaWorld Wants to Make You Horny
But this Halloween , the theme park franchise wants to make SeaWorld synonymous with something else entirely: BookTok smut . On September 11, SeaWorld Orlando officially opened its annual Howl-O-Scream event , an…
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