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    ‘It’s very easy to steal someone’s voice’
    How AI is affecting video game actors

    The increased use of AI to replicate the voice and movements of actors has benefits but some are concerned over how and when it might be used and who might be left short-changed
  • court sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried

    ‘He knew it was wrong’
    Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison over FTX fraud

  • An email inbox on a laptop computer screen

    Analysis
    Western governments struggle to coordinate response to Chinese hacking

  • Members of feminist organizations demonstrate in favour of the decriminalization of abortion on International Safe Abortion Day, in Mexico City on September 28, 2023.

    Global development
    Meta and Google accused of restricting reproductive health information

  • Screens display trading information about shares of Truth Social and Trump Media &amp; Technology Group, outside the Nasdaq Market site in New York City<br>A woman uses her phone in front of screens displaying trading information about shares of Truth Social and Trump Media &amp; Technology Group, outside the Nasdaq Market site in New York City, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

    Analysis
    How can Donald Trump’s loss-making Truth Social be worth $9bn?

  • The US government argues that Apple has a monopoly power in the smartphone market.

    TechScape
    Is the US calling time on Apple’s smartphone domination?

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News

  • A customer outside a Huawei store in Beijing.

    Huawei shrugs off US sanctions with fastest growth in four years

  • Photo illustration of the X App and Elon Musk's account.

    Victorian government department quits Elon Musk’s X, saying it’s no longer safe or productive

  • FILE PHOTO: Illustration shows Anthropic logo<br>FILE PHOTO: Anthropic logo is seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

    Amazon pours additional $2.75bn into AI startup Anthropic

  • Customer support workers in open plan office.

    AI ‘apocalypse’ could take away almost 8m jobs in UK, says report

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  • Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi greets New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon in Wellington on 18 March 18. New Zealand has opted against applying sanctions over China’s alleged hacking operations.

    Why didn’t New Zealand impose sanctions on China?

  • A hand types in the dark on a keyboard illuminated red and magenta

    Hackers obtain patient data from NHS Dumfries and Galloway

    • Foreign Office summons senior Chinese diplomat over ‘malicious cyber activity’

    • Tuesday briefing: Why the US and UK are going public with warnings about Chinese hacking

    • Does China spy on Britain? Of course. But we have more important things to discuss with them

      Simon Jenkins
    • China cyber-attacks explained: who is behind the hacking operation against the US and UK?

    • New Zealand parliament targeted in China-backed hack in 2021, spy agency says

    • Tory MPs urge tougher action on China after cyber-attacks

Spotlight

  • an air taxi on display on a street with tall buildings

    Rust to riches? Ohio city’s fortunes set to rise with flying taxi startup

  • Man wearing suit and tie looks directly at camera

    ‘Old-fashioned embezzlement’: where did all of FTX’s money go?

  • An American flag flying at Guantanamo Bay.

    Best podcasts of the week: Guantánamo gets the Serial treatment

  • A shelf of DVDs for sale

    ‘This current phase sucks’: readers on fight to preserve DVDs and Blu-rays

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Opinion & analysis

  • Eva Wiseman

    Banning phones in schools is just another ploy to distract us

    Eva Wiseman
  • A person holding a phone screen which has the word 'Fortnite' displayed on it

    The curious case of Epic Games: how the developer beat Google but not Apple

  • Adrian Chiles

    I know just what I want for Christmas – but I’m not sure it’s legal

    Adrian Chiles
  • Low-slung building with large letters spelling 'Tesla' with rugged hills beyond and trees in the foreground.

    UAW wants to unionize Tesla. It faces a tough and high-profile battle with Musk

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  • Nothing but trouble? … Zelda in prayer in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

    If life is one giant computer simulation, God is a rubbish player

    Dominik Diamond
    While religion doesn’t feature much in video games, I find the theory that we are all characters in a huge sim ever more believable – and appealing, writes Dominik Diamond
  • room of people playing video games on screens

    ‘It’s very easy to steal someone’s voice’: how AI is affecting video game actors

  • One of Super Mario Maker's most fiendish levels, Trails of Death by ChainChompBraden.

    ‘I wasn’t sure it was even possible’: the race to finish 80,000 levels of Super Mario Maker

  • Dragon’s Dogma 2.

    Pushing Buttons: What makes Dragon’s Dogma 2 a fiery breath of fresh air

  • Luscious beige, orange and brown … the Atari 400 Mini.

    Atari 400 Mini review – a fascinating adventure in the land of 8-bit

  • Fantasy war … South Park: Snow Day!

    South Park: Snow Day! review – a crude, enjoyable playground tussle

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  • Derek Shaw

    Derek Shaw obituary

  • American tech journalist and author Kara Swisher, known for her newly released "Burn Book," poses for a portrait in Washington, DC, on Thursday, February 29, 2024.

    ‘Musk needs to be adored … Zuckerberg is out of his depth’: Kara Swisher on the toxic giants of Big Tech

  • woman speaking at a lectern

    Crypto Super Pac spends $10m on Katie Porter attack ads in California race

  • man in a suit giving speech on a stage

    Apple reportedly scraps multibillion-dollar plan to build electric car

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Reviews

  • Author Wycliffe Hill and his ‘plot genie’ device for coming up with storylines.

    Literary Theory for Robots by Dennis Yi Tenen review – the deep roots of AI

  • Simon Merrells in A Million Days.

    A Million Days review – low-budget sci-fi thriller asks if we should trust AI with our survival

    • The Lie Detectives: Trump, US politics and the disinformation damage done

    • Nothing Phone 2a review: a standout budget Android

    • Forerunner 165 review: Garmin’s budget OLED running watch

    • The week in audio: Three Million; Who Trolled Amber?; Who We Are Now; A Muslim & a Jew Go There – review

    • Feel Me review – innovative show puts audience empathy to the test

    • Framework Laptop 16 review: the ultimate in modular PCs

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Devices

  • Garmin Forerunner 165 review showing the watch face on a wrist in sunlight.

    Wearables
    Forerunner 165 review: Garmin’s budget OLED running watch

  • A customer outside a Huawei store in Beijing.

    Smartphones
    Huawei shrugs off US sanctions with fastest growth in four years

  • The inside tablet screen of the Honor Magic V2.

    Tablets
    Honor Magic V2 review: exquisite hardware let down by software

  • Emma Beddington

    Internet of things
    I am being terrorised by my robot vacuum cleaner

    Emma Beddington

In depth

  • App icon of Grindr displayed in the App Store on a phone backdropped by cropped waving flag of the LGBT

    ‘There’s a gay bar in my pocket!’: how 15 years of Grindr has affected gay communities and dating culture

    • Black Box podcast illustration

      Episode 6 – Shut it down?

    • Taylor Swift was the subject of deepfake images in January.

      TechScape: Could a Labour ‘nudification’ manifesto bring more safety to AI?

    • In its 2024 case, Epic argues that it should be able to offer its own store in competition to Apple’s App Store and offer alternative payment options within their app in its Games Store.

      Epic Games takes on Apple and Google in Australia over alleged misuse of market power

    • A person carries a Trader Joe's tote in New York City.

      Labor rights? Whatever. TikTok frenzy over Trader Joe’s mini tote bags

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