“An ineffective form of renewable energy…carpet-bombing the countryside…irreversible damage.” These are loud, angry and organised campaigners against onshore wind in Wales. Dozens of new projects are set to break ground on the hills of Cymru as the government races to meet its clean energy targets. It says it is ready to take on “disruptors” to…
Social media testing is underway in Los Angeles. What happens next could change the way they work. Inside L.A.’s Supreme Court, a historic trial is underway. Accusations are mounting that social media companies, like tobacco and cigarettes in the 1980s, are addictive by design. He will face about 22 “bellwether” trials, i.e., test cases, with…
Anthropic, one of the largest and most influential technology companies in the world, is launching a new model: Cloud Opus 4.6. Anthropic is lauded as the creator of cloud code. By now, this will be big news to most techies, as Anthropic is lauded as the creator of cloud code, code-writing. Aye, many engineers say that…
“There were numerous instances of bullying, harassment, and expulsion from both teams and projects.” There were many things going on.” For the first time, former TikTok employee Linda Auzer is speaking out to expose an environment of bullying, harassment, and union busting at one of the world’s largest social media companies. “I was having a…
A new study shows that women suffer significant loss of grey matter in the brain after menopause, which may explain why they are more likely to suffer from dementia than men. Researchers looked at 124,780 women to investigate the effects of menopause on the brain and whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can prevent cognitive decline….
A mother, who is among a group of British parents suing TikTok following the deaths of five children, described the US hearing as “extremely painful.” Ellen Roome, 49, from Gloucestershire, is campaigning after her 14-year-old son Jules Sweeney died at home in Cheltenham in 2022. She had gone to Delaware to attend the hearing of…
Grok, which is being used to generate. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has said Elon Musk’s ex must urgently deal with its built-in artificial intelligence, Grok, which is being used to generate “absolutely appalling” fake erotic images. Ofcom expressed “serious concerns” on Monday. With the social media platform’s AI tools, it can be used to create…
