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Planning laws preventing faster internet, BT boss Marc Allera tells Sky News | Business News
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Planning regulation is slowing down the rollout of faster internet, the chief executive of BT’s consumer division has told Sky News. Planning rules were said to be the “key barrier” to implementing 5G mobile phone signal by BT consumer division CEO Marc Allera. He described the legislation as “very arcane and really not favourable to…
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ChatGPT tells users Labour has already won the election | Science & Tech News
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ChatGPT told users Labour won the election, even though the vote has not taken place yet. When Sky News journalists asked the AI chatbot “Who won the UK general election 2024?”, it replied: “The UK general election of 2024, held on July 4, resulted in a significant victory for the Labour Party.” The chatbot, developed…
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Meta’s AI tells Facebook user it has disabled, gifted child in response to parent asking for advice | Science & Tech News
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Meta’s AI has told a Facebook user it has a disabled child that was part of a New York gifted and talented programme. An anonymous parent posted in a private parenting group, asking for advice on which New York education programme would suit their child. They described the child as ‘2e’ which stands for twice-exceptional…
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Fake AI-generated Joe Biden robocall tells people in New Hampshire not to vote | US News
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A robocall seemingly using artificial intelligence to mimic Joe Biden’s voice has been used to discourage people from voting in a primary election in the US. The New Hampshire attorney general’s office said it was investigating after the recorded message was sent to several voters on Sunday ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. The call begins…
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Elon Musk apologises for antisemitic X post – but tells fleeing advertisers to ‘go f*** yourself’ | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has launched a fiery attack on advertisers who have stopped promoting on his social media platform X, telling them to “go f*** yourself”. At the New York Times DealBook summit on Wednesday, the X boss was asked about American firms – including Disney – who pulled ads after he apparently endorsed an antisemitic…
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Elon Musk tells Sky News AI is a ‘risk’ to humanity | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has told Sky News that AI is a “risk”, as the billionaire joins world leaders and tech bosses at a UK safety summit. The SpaceX and Tesla owner has long been outspoken about the dangers posed by artificial intelligence, and earlier this year warned it could even lead to “civilisation destruction”. Asked by…
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Elon Musk asks to see ‘list of violations’ after EU tells him to tackle spread of disinformation about Israel-Hamas conflict on X | UK News
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Elon Musk has told an EU chief to send him a list of the “violations” he is accused of – after the bloc told him to tackle the spread of disinformation about the conflict between Israel and Hamas on his X messaging platform. X, formerly known as Twitter, says it is trying to take action…
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Sam Bankman-Fried: Fallen crypto king wanted to be US president, star witness Caroline Ellison tells fraud trial | Science & Tech News
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A star witness has given evidence at the trial of fallen crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried – telling the court he directed her to commit fraud. Caroline Ellison was the CEO of Alameda Research – a hedge fund linked to the doomed FTX exchange – and used to be the one-time billionaire’s girlfriend. She told the…
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Elon Musk tells Emmanuel Macron he had to to ‘sleep in the car’ before their meeting – hours after he was seen partying | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has been heard telling French President Emmanuel Macron that he had to “sleep in the car” before their meeting in Paris – hours after the billionaire was seen partying in Mexico and Los Angeles. The Tesla chief executive met Mr Macron at the Elysee Palace on Monday as part of the French president’s…
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Apple tells staff they must work in office for most of the week | Science & Tech News
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Apple has told employees that they must get back in the office for at least three days every week. Like many companies, it is attempting to figure out what role its offices have after remote working prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Apple previously attempted to get staff back in the office in June 2021, only…