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Huge former Twitch streamer Dr DisRespect admits to ‘inappropriate’ messages to minor in lengthy statement | Science & Tech News
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One of Twitch’s former biggest streamers has admitted to sending “inappropriate” messages to a minor but says he’s “no f***ing predator or paedophile”. Dr DisRespect, real name Herschel “Guy” Beahm, had more than four million followers on Twitch before his channel was abruptly removed in 2020. He was only halfway through a two-year exclusivity deal…
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WhatsApp will now let users keep disappearing messages – but the sender will know and can say no | Science & Tech News
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WhatsApp will now let people hang on to temporary messages – but it will alert the sender and give them the power to make a decision on the fate of the message. The disappearing messages function means messages automatically delete after 24 hours, seven days, or 90 days. But a new function called “keep in…
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Matt Hancock’s explosive WhatsApp messages lay bare the political handling of the pandemic | Science & Tech News
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To anyone interested in the political handling of the pandemic, Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages are explosive. So far, much of our understanding of decision-making and handling of scientific advice to government has been based on official minutes, committee evidence or rumour. But are they damning evidence of a minister failing to act on scientific advice?…
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‘Extra safeguards’ coming after AI generator used to make celebrity voices read offensive messages | Science & Tech News
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A voice technology company which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate realistic speech says it will introduce extra safeguards after its free tool was used to generate celebrity voices reading highly inappropriate statements. ElevenLabs released a so-called voice cloning suite earlier this month. It allows users to upload clips of someone speaking, which are used…
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Facebook defends itself after handing over chat messages to US police investigating abortion | Science & Tech News
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Facebook has defended itself after court documents emerged showing that it provided chat messages to police which are being used to prosecute a mother and daughter over an abortion. The messages are part of a case in Nebraska alleging that the pair performed an abortion at 28 weeks without a license and then attempted to…