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DPD customer service chatbot swears and calls company ‘worst delivery firm’ | Science & Tech News
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DPD has disabled its artificial intelligence (AI) online chatbot after a customer was able to make the bot swear and write a poem criticising the parcel delivery company. Ashley Beauchamp, 30, was trying to track down a missing parcel when he said he was going “round and round in circles” trying to get any sort…
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UK’s worst areas for broadband outages revealed – and what to do if yours goes down | Science & Tech News
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More than 21 million people have suffered broadband outages of three hours or more over the last year, according to new research. The number has almost doubled compared to what was reported in Uswitch’s previous annual study into Britain’s internet services, with people said to be becoming increasingly aggrieved by disconnections. With more employees relying…
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Boss of AI firm’s ‘worst fears’ are more worrying than creepy Senate party trick | US News
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Normally when representatives of tech companies appear before the US Senate, they tend to rail against the prospect of regulation, and resist the suggestion that their technology is doing harm. And that’s what made this committee hearing on AI a rare thing. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI – the company that created ChatGPT and GPT4,…
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UK’s ‘worst’ broadband provider uncovered in Which? survey – is yours on the list? | UK News
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The biggest broadband firms are providing a service that is “mediocre at best” according to a new survey. The study by consumer watchdog Which? found that most of the biggest firms offer little more than unreliable connections, poor customer service and issues with technical support – despite announcing large monthly bill increases from next month.…
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Deliveroo to cut hundreds of jobs globally – and UK to be worst hit | Business News
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Takeaway delivery platform Deliveroo has announced it is to cut roughly 350 jobs, equivalent to about 9% of the company workforce. Roles across the global Deliveroo business will be impacted, founder and chief executive Will Shu told staff, but it is understood that UK employees will be worst hit by the losses. The majority of…
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NASA Columbia disaster: The investigation into one of history’s worst space tragedies – and its lasting legacy | Science & Tech News
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Scott Hubbard remembers exactly where he was on the day of one of the deadliest tragedies in the history of space travel. Before he stepped out of bed on the morning of 1 February 2003, a radio broadcast brought news that NASA’s Columbia space shuttle was “overdue” on its return to Earth. “I had a…
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet set Nintendo sales record – despite worst fan reception | Science & Tech News
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The latest Pokemon games have had the most significant worldwide launch sales in Nintendo’s history, despite players complaining of bugs and poor graphics performance. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, released last week on the Switch, have the lowest user scores in series history on the Metacritic reviews aggregator website. Previously the lowest-scoring game was Pokemon Unite…
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Why Australia’s worst flu season in five years could be a warning of what’s to come in UK | UK News
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The UK could be in store for a severe flu season after Australia – which typically serves as a predictor for the northern hemisphere – suffered its worst in five years. The figures already show there are 10 times more people in hospital with flu than this time last year. NHS leaders have warned the…