The AI companions you can have conversations with Liverpool Hope University Technology reporter Stephanie Power likes to think she is comfortable with artificial intelligence, but the new breed of talking AI companions unnerve her, as she reports. My husband is a huge Liverpool FC fan who gets into a state of anxiety almost every time… Continue reading The AI companions you can have conversations with
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Rishi Sunak faces calls to apologise over trans jibe to Starmer at PMQs
Rishi Sunak faces calls to apologise over trans jibe to Starmer at PMQs This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sam Francis & Henry Zeffman BBC Politics Rishi Sunak is facing calls to apologise for a jibe about Sir Keir Starmer’s position on… Continue reading Rishi Sunak faces calls to apologise over trans jibe to Starmer at PMQs
Promise to increase funds to adapt disabled people’s homes shelved
Promise to increase funds to adapt disabled people’s homes shelved Alexa Woodcock By Helen Catt & Adam Smith BBC Politics The government has quietly dropped a commitment to increase the amount of money that disabled people in England can claim to adapt their homes. The Disabled Facilities Grant is used to fund alterations aimed at… Continue reading Promise to increase funds to adapt disabled people’s homes shelved
Facebook and Instagram to label all fake AI images
Facebook and Instagram to label all fake AI images Getty Images By Imran Rahman-Jones & Tom Gerken Technology reporters Meta says it will introduce technology that can detect and label images generated by other companies’ artificial intelligence (AI) tools. It will be deployed on its platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Meta already labels AI images… Continue reading Facebook and Instagram to label all fake AI images
Rishi Sunak says he was taken by surprise on £1,000 Rwanda bet
Rishi Sunak says he was taken by surprise on £1,000 Rwanda bet PA Media By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News The prime minister said he was “taken by surprise” when he agreed to make a £1,000 bet over his Rwanda policy. Rishi Sunak said he was “not a betting person”, but denied it was… Continue reading Rishi Sunak says he was taken by surprise on £1,000 Rwanda bet
Opposition parties attack Rishi Sunak over £1,000 Rwanda bet
Opposition parties attack Rishi Sunak over £1,000 Rwanda bet PA Media By Becky Morton Political reporter Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been criticised by opposition parties for a bet over his Rwanda policy. Asked by TalkTV’s Piers Morgan if he would bet £1,000 for a refugee charity that deportation flights would take off before the… Continue reading Opposition parties attack Rishi Sunak over £1,000 Rwanda bet
Snap to lay off ‘approximately’ 10% of its staff
Snap to lay off ‘approximately’ 10% of its staff Getty Images By Tom Gerken Technology reporter Social media giant Snap, which operates Snapchat, has announced plans to cut “approximately” 10% of its staff. The firm said in November 2023 it had 5,000 employees, suggesting around 500 people are facing redundancy. It is the second wave… Continue reading Snap to lay off ‘approximately’ 10% of its staff
Chris Mason: NI power-sharing affords Rishi Sunak chance for a victory lap
Chris Mason: NI power-sharing affords Rishi Sunak chance for a victory lap Getty Images By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News Like the two sets of parents at a wedding, the British and Irish prime ministers are in Belfast today. The analogy works, just about, I think, because London and Dublin are co-guarantors of the… Continue reading Chris Mason: NI power-sharing affords Rishi Sunak chance for a victory lap
Rishi Sunak hails ‘special opportunity’ as he starts Northern Ireland visit
Rishi Sunak hails ‘special opportunity’ as he starts Northern Ireland visit By Jake Wood BBC News NI The prime minister has hailed a “special opportunity” for Northern Ireland as he began a visit marking the return of power-sharing government. Rishi Sunak said Northern Ireland politicians can now “focus on delivery for families and businesses”. Devolved… Continue reading Rishi Sunak hails ‘special opportunity’ as he starts Northern Ireland visit
Grant Shapps says UK and US strikes on Yemen Houthis ‘not an escalation’
Grant Shapps says UK and US strikes on Yemen Houthis ‘not an escalation’ UK Ministry of Defence By Alex Smith BBC News The latest round of strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen are “not an escalation” of the conflict, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that three sites were hit… Continue reading Grant Shapps says UK and US strikes on Yemen Houthis ‘not an escalation’