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‘It’s prime time for rapture talk’: TikTok gets its first ‘world is ending’ moment
Evangelical Christians on #RaptureTok are warning others of doom on 23 or 24 September – and sharing how they’re prepping If you believe a vocal cohort of evangelical Christians on social media, consider Tuesday 23 September – or maybe Wednesday 24 September – a wrap on this whole society thing. For the first time, the…
Pixel 10 Pro XL review: Google’s superphone gets AI and magnetic upgrades
Top camera, great software, solid battery life and huge screen bolstered by helpful Gemini and Qi2 support Google’s Pixel superphone is back, packed with a bigger battery, faster charging, magnetic accessories and even more cutting-edge AI tools to try to usurp Apple and Samsung as the monarchs of really big phones. The Pixel 10 Pro…
AI ‘carries risks’ but will help tackle global heating, says UN’s climate chief
Simon Stiell insists it is vital governments regulate the technology to blunt its dangerous edges Harnessing artificial intelligence will help the world to tackle the climate crisis, but governments must step in to regulate the technology, the UN’s climate chief has said. AI is being used to make energy systems more efficient, and to develop…
Murdoch, Ellison and China: what we know about the US’s TikTok deal
TikTok’s future in the US has been in limbo for over year, but the Trump administration has signaled a deal is coming For a week, the White House has signaled that a deal to transfer ownership of TikTok to a US company is forthcoming. Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order this week…
Too tricky to cancel: Amazon faces US trial over alleged Prime subscription deceptions
E-commerce giant accused of using tricks to enroll millions into membership and making it nearly impossible to cancel Amazon went to trial on Monday in a US government lawsuit that accuses the e-commerce giant of using tricks to enroll millions of customers in its Prime subscription service and then making it nearly impossible to cancel.…
Google experiences deja vu as second monopoly trial begins in US
Firm faces another dismantling attempt over allegations of illegal monopoly over digital ads brought by DoJ After deflecting the US Department of Justice’s attack on its illegal monopoly in online search, Google is facing another attempt to dismantle its internet empire in a trial focused on abusive tactics in digital advertising. The trial that opened…
More Britons view AI as economic risk than opportunity, Tony Blair thinktank finds
TBI says poll data threatens Keir Starmer’s ambition for UK to become artificial intelligence ‘superpower’ Nearly twice as many Britons view artificial intelligence as a risk to the economy than regard it as an opportunity, according to Tony Blair’s thinktank. The Tony Blair Institute warned that the poll findings threatened Keir Starmer’s ambition for the…
Trump says Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch likely part of US TikTok deal
US president tells Fox News ‘a man named Lachlan is involved … that’s a very unusual name, Lachlan Murdoch’ Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan Murdoch will probably be involved in the effort to buy TikTok in the US, Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday. The president was asked about the status of…