US reporter Carl Bernstein has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) is a “huge force” which poses challenges for the future of journalism. Bernstein and his colleague Bob Woodward were the reporters at the heart of the Watergate scandal and the fall of President Nixon in 1972. AI’s rapid take-up has […]
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England’s water and sewage companies have apologised for not “acting quickly enough” to tackle sewage spills. They have faced mounting public anger over continued spilling of raw sewage into rivers and seas. In 2022, raw sewage was dumped into rivers and seas for 1.75 million hours – or 825 times […]
Coffee may make you less drowsy, but it doesn’t really “energize” the body. Many of us want (or should I say need?) our morning coffee to give us our “get up and go.” Altogether, the people of the world drink more than two billion cups of coffee each day(opens in […]
Astronomers recently detected a massive explosion on the far side of the sun, which likely spat out one of the most powerful flares the sun can produce. A massive explosion on the far side of the sun recently spat out an X-class flare — one of the most powerful solar […]
WASHINGTON: Twitter’s owner Elon Musk has pledged the platform will not become a “hellscape,” but experts fear a staff exodus following mass layoffs may have devastated its ability to combat misinformation, impersonation and data theft. Twitter devolved into what campaigners described as a cesspit of falsehoods and hate speech after […]
BEIJING: China today rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of NASA that China might “take over” the moon as part of a military programme, saying it has always called for the building of a community of nations in outer space. China has stepped up the pace […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Long-time Windows users will know that, if you begin seeing ads while using your computer, this typically means that you’ve accidentally downloaded some form of malware. However, some Windows 11 users have begun reporting that they’re seeing ads within the File Explorer programme itself on Windows 11. According […]
ANKARA, TURKEY – MAY 11: In this illustration photo logo of TikTok is displayed on a smartphone and a pc screen in Ankara, Turkey on May 11, 2021. “In light of Russia’s new ‘fake news’ law, we have no choice but to suspend livestreaming and new content to our […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Back during this year’s CES, Sony announced that they will be launching the PlayStation VR2 headset, but didn’t reveal much else about it. Sony has now revealed the new PS VR2 headset’s design, as well as tease some of the upcoming new features that will come with their […]
Facebook’s owner Meta Platforms saw its stock market value slump by more than $230bn (£169bn) on Thursday, in a record daily loss for a US firm. Its shares fell 26.4% after quarterly figures disappointed investors. Meta also said that Facebook’s daily active users (DAUs) had dropped for the first time […]