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How a fiery attack on Sam Altman’s home unfolded
Molotov cocktail attack on OpenAI CEO’s home comes amid growing discontent against artificial intelligence In the early hours of 10 April, a man approached the gate of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s house in San Francisco and hurled a molotov cocktail at the building before fleeing. The suspect, 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama, was arrested less than two…
Sonos Play review: a great jack-of-all-trades portable speaker for home or away
Quality wifi bookshelf speaker can go mobile with Bluetooth, long battery life and water resistance, in return to form The Play is a new portable wifi and Bluetooth home speaker that packs the best of Sonos into a jack of all trades that is intended to be a reset point in the company’s recovery from…
Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI – podcast
I was a newcomer, negotiating all of the usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack By Peter C Baker. Read by Adam Sims Continue reading…
Finance leaders warn over Mythos as UK banks prepare to use powerful Anthropic AI tool
Release of new Claude model, so far limited to US firms, will expand to British institutions in coming days British banks will be given access in the next week to a powerful AI tool that was deemed too dangerous to be released to the public, as a series of senior finance figures warned over its…
Liz Kendall urges UK public to embrace AI as government makes first £500m fund investment
Technology secretary plays down fears over jobs and cyber security as stake taken in British startup The UK technology secretary has urged the country to “make AI work for Britain”, brushing off fears about its impact on jobs and cybersecurity as the government announced its first investment under a £500m sovereign AI fund. Liz Kendall…
UK’s OnlyFans tops $3bn valuation amid talks to sell stake to US investor
Adult video platform to sell minority stake to increase stability after death of its founder Leonid Radvinsky Business live – latest updates OnlyFans, the UK adult video platform, is in talks to sell a minority stake to a US investor that will value the business at more than $3bn (£2.2bn). The London-based company is in…
Newly unsealed records reveal Amazon’s price-fixing tactics, California attorney general claims
Exclusive: A trove of previously redacted documents was filed as part of the tech giant’s anti-trust battle with the state of California. Amazon denies it engages in price-fixing Hundreds of previously redacted records reveal how Amazon has put pressure on independent sellers using its platform into raising their prices on the sites of competitors such…