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Technology

Musk’s startup Neuralink streams paralysed man playing online chess

Video introduces 29-year-old quadriplegic as first patient to use start-up’s brain-chip technology.
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Technology

Google pauses Gemini’s image tool for people after anti-‘woke’ backlash

Tech giant says model is ‘missing the mark’ after controversy over failure to depict white people.
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Technology

ChatGPT can talk and analyse images now. How do people feel about that?

ChatGPT’s introduction of voice and image features has earned mixed reactions online.
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Technology

Google developing AI tools to help journalists report the news

Tech giant says AI-powered tool is not intended to replace ‘essential’ role journalists play in covering the news.
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Technology

Alphabet shares fall on report Samsung may switch search to Bing

Bing, a minor player, has risen to prominence with AI tech behind ChatGPT, posing a real challenge to Google.
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Technology

Google shares tank 8% as AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad

Shares of Google’s parent company lost more than $100bn after its Bard chatbot ad showed inaccurate information.
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Climate Change Global Warming.

ExxonMobil predicted climate change while downplaying risk: Study

Texas, US-based company’s own scientists accurately predicted global warming as far back as the 1970s, study says.
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Environment

Brazilian Amazon deforestation up 150% in Bolsonaro’s last month

Satellite monitoring detected 218.4 square km of forest cover destroyed in Brazil’s share of the Amazon.
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Climate Change Global Warming.

Two-thirds of glaciers projected to disappear by 2100: Study

Eighty-three percent of the world’s glaciers might disappear within eight decades, new research shows.
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Global Warming. Renewable Energy.

Photos: How 2022 became a ‘pivot year’ for clean energy

The global energy crisis triggered by the Ukraine war and increasing climate threats have fuelled the transition.