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Lara Croft, star of Tomb Raider series, beats Mario and Sonic to be named most iconic video games character | Science & Tech News
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Lara Croft has beaten the likes of Mario and Sonic to be named the most iconic video games character ever. The star of the Tomb Raider series came out on top in a Bafta poll of more than 4,000 gamers from around the world. Croft beat Nintendo’s legendary Mario into second, with Agent 47 from…
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AI cannot be named as the inventor, Supreme Court rules in patent dispute | UK News
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Artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be legally considered an inventor to secure patent rights, the Supreme Court has ruled. In Wednesday’s judgment, the UK’s highest court said “an inventor must be a person” in order to apply for patents under the current law. In a lengthy patent dispute, an American technologist has created an artificial intelligence system which…
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Amazon to launch AI business chatbot named Q | Science & Tech News
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Amazon says it will launch a business chatbot named Q powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI). The announcement, made in Las Vegas at an annual conference the company hosts for its AWS cloud computing service, represents Amazon’s response to rivals who have rolled out chatbots that have captured the public’s attention. San Francisco start-up OpenAI’s…
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‘Why’d it have to be snakes?’ – New species of serpent named after Harrison Ford | Ents & Arts News
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A new species of snake has been named after Harrison Ford. The reptile, known scientifically as Tachymenoides harrisonfordi, was found in Peru. It has been named after Ford to honour the veteran actor’s environmental work. Ford, who is vice chair of non-profit group Conservation International, said it was “humbling”. “The snake’s got eyes you can…
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Alibaba enters AI arms race with ChatGPT-like model named Tongyi Qianwen | Science & Tech News
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Alibaba has become the latest Chinese technology giant to unveil its own ChatGPT-like AI model. Tongyi Qianwen, which translates to “truth from a thousand questions”, will be added to the firm’s existing apps, including workplace messaging and a voice assistant. Like OpenAI’s GPT tech, which has been added to websites from Microsoft’s Bing to travel…
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Shaquille O’Neal says ‘I don’t understand crypto’ after being named in lawsuit over FTX collapse | Science & Tech News
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The American basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal has defended his appearance in ads for the collapsed cryptocurrency firm FTX, arguing he was “just a paid spokesperson”. The NBA star turned television analyst was named in a class-action lawsuit against the exchange last month, which alleged stars who promoted the platform brought it credibility. It argues that…
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Tom Brady and Larry David among celebrities named in lawsuit against failed crypto exchange FTX | Science & Tech News
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Celebrities including NFL star Tom Brady and comedian Larry David have been named in a class-action lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange FTX, accusing them of being culpable for promoting the failed firm. FTX, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, went bankrupt last week – a staggering reversal of fortune for a firm once valued at…
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Ewe-ston we have a problem: Shaun the Sheep named as astronaut aboard NASA lunar mission | Science & Tech News
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Ewe-ston we have a problem? The European Space Agency (ESA) has named its first astronaut to fly on its NASA’s Artemis I lunar mission: Shaun the Sheep. No stranger to outer space following his exploits aboard a UFO in his big screen caper Farmageddon, the space-sheep will be going further than any farmyard friend (or…
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Fossil of ‘first animal predator’ named after Sir David Attenborough | Science & Tech News
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A fossil of the earliest known animal predator has been named after Sir David Attenborough by the geologists who discovered it. The 560-million-year-old creature is the first of its kind to have ever been identified and is believed to be the earliest known creature with a skeleton. It was found in Charnwood Forest near Leicester…