10 h. ago Claudia Winkleman reveals she has worn the same £1k Saint Laurent boots every time she picks The Traitors as they 'build tension'

We are just days away from The Traitors series 4 launch, which means Claudia Winkelman is back, along with her sensational wardrobe choices.

Economics

14 h. ago Bernie Sanders criticizes AI as ‘the most consequential technology in humanity’

Republican senator Katie Britt also proposes AI companies be criminally liable if they expose minors to harmful ideasUS senator Bernie Sanders amplified his recent criticism of artificial intelligence on Sunday, explicitly linking the financial ambition of “the richest people in the world” to economic insecurity for millions of Americans – and calling for a potential moratorium on new datacenters.Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with the Democratic party, said on CNN’s State of the Union that he was “fearful of a lot” when it came to AI. And the senator called it “the most consequential technology in the history of humanity” that will “transform” the US and the world in ways that had not been fully discussed. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Young people 'having intimate and sexual' chats with AI personas and avatars

Four in five young people in the UK have used an artificial intelligence companion - with almost one in 10 having intimate or sexual interactions with one, a landmark study shows

Politics

8 d. ago ‘The game is gone’: Thomas Frank fumes over VAR decisions in Spurs loss

Manager says the ban Xavi Simons faces is ‘too harsh’Slot says his ‘gut feeling’ on Isak injury is not positiveA frustrated Thomas Frank took aim at two decisions, both involving the use of the video assistant referee system, that helped swing proceedings in Liverpool’s favour during his Tottenham side’s stormy 2-1 defeat on Saturday night.Spurs finished with nine men after Cristian Romero was dismissed while they sought an equaliser in added time. But it was the red card handed to Xavi Simons in the first half, upgraded from a yellow after the VAR had slowed down his late challenge on Virgil van Dijk, that infuriated Frank the most. He cut an animated figure on the touchline as Simons departed, and said later that John Brooks’s original decision should have stood. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua date eyed up by Frank Warren as Gypsy King's feelings clear

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua could finally go toe-to-toe in the squared-circle, with Frank Warren lining up a potential date for the two for a long-awaited mega-fight

Events

2 w. ago TV and film performers to vote on industrial action over AI scanning

Actors union Equity said it was ‘at the forefront of the fight to ensure working people are protected from artificial intelligence misuse’.

Politics

3 w. ago Chatbots can sway political opinions but are ‘substantially’ inaccurate, study finds

‘Information-dense’ AI responses are most persuasive but these tend to be less accurate, says security reportChatbots can sway people’s political opinions but the most persuasive artificial intelligence models deliver “substantial” amounts of inaccurate information in the process, according to the UK government’s AI security body.Researchers said the study was the largest and most systematic investigation of AI persuasiveness to date, involving nearly 80,000 British participants holding conversations with 19 different AI models. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago TV and film performers to vote on strike action over AI scanning

Actors union Equity said it was ‘at the forefront of the fight to ensure working people are protected from artificial intelligence misuse’.

Politics

3 w. ago ‘They’re intelligent people’: Frank feels Spurs owners will give him time to build success

Manager criticised supporters for booing on SaturdaySays Pedro Porro’s posts were ‘fair in every aspect’Thomas Frank believes he will be shown patience by Tottenham’s owners despite the fractious home defeat against Fulham on Saturday which resulted in him criticising ­supporters for booing the goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.After the 2-1 defeat – a third for Spurs in the space of six days – Frank said those who took aim at the ­Italian after his mistake led to a second ­Fulham goal for Harry ­Wilson were “not true fans”. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Terminator director James Cameron says the idea of AI replacing actors is 'terrifying'

The filmmaker admitted that he fears people might think movies like his Avatar franchise used artificial intelligence. He said he's determined not to 'replace actors'

Events

3 w. ago Thomas Frank makes feelings clear after Tottenham players' crisis talks

Thomas Frank was vocal about Tottenham's supporters' actions over the weekend, but the Spurs boss has insisted that his squad need the fan-base on side.

Sport

3 w. ago ‘We were swimming in the mind pool of Tom Stoppard!’ – actors salute the great playwright

Rufus Sewell, Christine Baranski, Susan Wokoma, Toby Jones and Harriet Walter share their unforgettable encounters with a theatrical giantI worked with Tom when I was quite young, on Arcadia in 1993, and again on Rock’n’Roll 13 years later. In the interim it slowly dawned on me that not all jobs were like that. He was one of the most intelligent people you could ever meet but the extraordinary thing was that you’d walk away from conversations with him feeling like you were not unintelligent or unwitty yourself. That’s not always the case with incredibly brilliant writers and funny people. That generosity of spirit marked my time with him. He was incredibly good company, very sweet, and you felt encouraged to put forward your own ideas, make your own jokes. Continue reading...

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