Computers running software will still work but steadily become more vulnerable to viruses and malware From Tuesday Microsoft will no longer offer free support as standard for Windows 10, an operating system that is used by millions of computer and laptop owners around the world. Figures for September suggest four in 10 of those using … Read more
New version will allow users to customize AI assistant’s personality in what firm calls ‘treat adults users like adults’ policy OpenAI announced plans on Tuesday to relax restrictions on its ChatGPT chatbot, including allowing erotic content for verified adult users as part of what the company calls a “treat adult users like adults” principle. OpenAI’s … Read more
One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers Pupils fear that using artificial intelligence is eroding their ability to study, with many complaining it makes schoolwork “too easy” and others saying it limits their creativity and stops them learning new skills, according to new research. The report on … Read more
SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight Monday, successfully making it halfway around the world while releasing mock satellites like last time. Starship — the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built — thundered into the evening sky from the southern tip of Texas. The booster peeled away and made … Read more
If you graph the history of economic growth, it looks a lot like a hockey stick laid on the ground with its blade sticking up. That is, economic growth was pretty flat for millennia, and then, around 1800, it points upward toward the sky. It’s no secret that this inflection point — where the stick’s … Read more
It’s the latest state to mandate such warnings, advocated by the former U.S. surgeon general. SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law mandating health warning labels for social media, making California the latest U.S. state to wield a rule originally designed to curb tobacco addiction as a digital safety feature. The … Read more
Google, Meta and OpenAI supported the bill, while film studios and streaming platforms lobbied hard against it. SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law requiring device-makers like Apple and Google to check users’ ages online, marking a win for tech companies that had rallied behind it in the face of opposition … Read more