32 m. ago Meta argues its AI needs personal information from social media posts to learn ‘Australian concepts’

Tech giant said posts from Australian Facebook and Instagram users were ‘vital learning’ about ‘concepts, realities, and figures’Meta has urged the Australian government not to make privacy law changes that would prevent the company using personal information taken from Facebook and Instagram posts to train its AI, arguing the AI needs to learn “how individuals discuss Australian concepts”.In a submission to the Productivity Commission’s review on harnessing data and digital technology, published this week, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp argued for a “global policy alignment” in the Albanese government’s pursuit of privacy reform in the AI age. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Britain's most lawless fuel stations: Motorists fill up and drive off without paying while one owner says new scam by organised crime gangs has cost him £10,000

Petrol station boss Sutha Selvarajah said his business in Hythe, Kent, is being 'plagued' by drivers 'forgetting' to have cash and leaving ID behind, which turns out to be fake.

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3 h. ago Fire stations, care homes and libraries get share of £10m for clean energy

Publicly-owned Great British Energy has awarded mayors grant funding to roll out projects such as solar panels on community buildings to cut bills.

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5 h. ago Breakfast's Naga Munchetty 'set to quit' BBC for rival station with 'less fluffy nonsense'

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty has sent her agents out to hold talks with rival news stations after she was reportedly hauled in by broadcasting bosses following a bullying row

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5 h. ago Naga Munchetty reportedly leaving BBC Breakfast for rival station amid 'bullying' allegations

Naga Munchetty is said to be in talks with a rival news station after a bullying row at the flagship show.

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5 h. ago Queen Camilla pictured in new photo released to mark 78th birthday

Camilla is celebrating her birthday on Thursday after being gifted a clingfilm dispenser following a visit to a nuclear-powered submarine.

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5 h. ago Naga Munchetty 'looking for new job and set to quit' BBC Breakfast after bullying row

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty is reportedly in talks to join another station amid the programme's bullying row

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6 h. ago Luxury Airbnb set up in abandoned UK railway station and costs £200

Nigel Brooke, 68, spent £27,000 restoring the 1895 Great Western Railway carriage which is now available to rent for £200 a night at Delph railway station in Saddleworth

Economics

6 h. ago Naga Munchetty, 50, 'plans to quit BBC Breakfast as agents approach rival stations' amid bullying row

Naga Munchetty is reportedly planning on quitting BBC Breakfast despite receiving a hefty pay rise, after she was accused of bullying and hauled into a meeting over an alleged sex jibe.

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7 h. ago Footballer killed loving dad with 'one punch' at station after 15

McKenzie Dicicco, 22, has been jailed today after he punched James Hitchcock, 32, in the back of the head at York railway station in a 'senseless, one-punch' attack

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8 h. ago Zuckerberg says Meta will build a data center the size of Manhattan in latest AI push

The CEO said the company plans to spend hundreds of billions on developing artificial intelligence productsMark Zuckerberg proclaimed that Meta would spend hundreds of billions of dollars on developing artificial intelligence products in the near future and, to that end, construct a data center planned to be nearly the size of Manhattan.The parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is among the large tech companies that have struck high-profile deals and doled out multimillion-dollar pay packages to AI researchers in recent months – some as high as $100m – to fast-track work on machines that could outthink humans on many tasks, a concept known as “superintelligence” or “artificial general intelligence”. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Zuckerberg says Meta will build data center the size of Manhattan in latest AI push

CEO says company plans to spend hundreds of billions on developing artificial intelligence productsMark Zuckerberg proclaimed that Meta would spend hundreds of billions of dollars on developing artificial intelligence products in the near future and, to that end, construct a data center planned to be nearly the size of Manhattan.The parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is among the large tech companies that have struck high-profile deals, and doled out multimillion-dollar pay packages to AI researchers in recent months – some as high as $100m – to fast-track work on machines that could outthink humans on many tasks, a concept known as “super-intelligence” or “artificial general intelligence”. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Coats to buy US insole maker for brands including Adidas and Asics for £573m

The company said acquiring OrthoLite means it is bringing together two ‘global leaders’ in the industry.

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10 h. ago NIH executive fired amid allegations of steering $3.3 million contract to company that named his wife as a potential staffer

Army veteran Eric Schnabel was hired to help lead the NIH in April

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10 h. ago Queen Camilla shows her competitive side as she takes to the air hockey table at a children's hospice

The royal, 77, showed off her competitive side after being challenged to an air hockey game during her trip to Little Bridge House in Fremington, Devon.

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10 h. ago Pie Company that appeared on ‘Shark Tank’ files for bankruptcy

The lender is now demanding a minimum of $344,500 be paid back – but Joyebells has one big problem –it’s broke

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10 h. ago Honorary degree for Lindsey Burrow, who supported late husband Rob through MND

The charity campaigner’s story is one of love, bravery and selflessness, Leeds Beckett University’s vice chancellor said.

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10 h. ago My friends made plans without me – is it OK to invite myself?

New research has shed light on the psychology of ‘self-invitation’, and why people hold back from asking to join others’ plansI’m at the pub with my friend, catching up over drinks, when her friend walks in – let’s call her Clara.Clara mentions the party she’s throwing next weekend. Our mutual friend is counting down the days, but it’s news to me.I’m an adult. Why do I regress under my parents’ roof?I like my own company. But do I spend too much time alone?People say you’ll know – but will I regret not having children? Continue reading...

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10 h. ago My friends made plans without me – is it weird to invite myself?

New research has shed light on the psychology of ‘self-invitation’, and why people hold back from asking to join others’ plansI’m at the pub with my friend, catching up over drinks, when her friend walks in – let’s call her Clara.Clara mentions the party she’s throwing next weekend. Our mutual friend is counting down the days, but it’s news to me.I’m an adult. Why do I regress under my parents’ roof?I like my own company. But do I spend too much time alone?People say you’ll know – but will I regret not having children? Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Queen Camilla shakes hand of adorable little boy on board HMS Astute after becoming first UK woman to hold top Naval role

The royal, 77, attended the event in Plymouth, which marked the end of HMS Astute's first commission, which is the longest first commission of any Royal Navy submarine in history, at over 15 years.

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