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UK children just as likely to have suffered harm on social media despite crackdown
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UK children just as likely to have suffered harm on social media despite crackdown

Campaigners call lack of progress ‘staggering’, as Ofcom also admits little change in severity of harm to children encountering unsafe content Landmark online safety measures have failed to limit the proportion of children suffering harm from social media, the UK’s online regulator has admitted, in an assessment branded “staggering” by campaigners. The proportion of children being fed unsafe content that often left them frightened, confused and upset, was almost unchanged, according to an Ofcom review of the first nine months of supposedly strict requirements on social media platforms such as

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Opposition deepfake video sparks outrage in Spain ahead of election
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Opposition deepfake video sparks outrage in Spain ahead of election

Video shows AI likenesses of people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party appearing to admit to wrongdoing A political ad from Spain’s main opposition party that used a deepfake video of the prime minister’s wife has sparked outrage and set off a wider debate on AI, as the deeply polarised country gears up for general elections next month. Launched this week across the social media channels of the conservative People’s party (PP), the video used artificial intelligence to manipulate the likenesses of various people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party and appeared to show them admitti

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GIZ seeks private-sector partners for AI training programme targeting 120 graduates
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GIZ seeks private-sector partners for AI training programme targeting 120 graduates

The German International Cooperation (GIZ) is seeking private-sector partnerships for a new artificial intelligence (AI) training programme aimed at equipping 120 tertiary graduates with practical skills to improve their employment prospects and help businesses increase productivity. The AI for Professionals programme will provide three months of hands-on training in four areas: AI for Creatives, AI for Business Intelligence and Data Analytics, AI for Software Development, and AI for E-commerce and Digital Marketing.

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Eastleigh Collapse: Kalonzo Urges Probe Into Building Safety Failures
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Eastleigh Collapse: Kalonzo Urges Probe Into Building Safety Failures

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 23 – Wiper Patriotic Front leader Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka has called for accountability over the collapse of an incomplete multi-storey building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, saying those responsible must be identified and held liable regardless of their positions or connections. Kalonzo commended the Kenya Red Cross, the Kenya Defence Forces Disaster Response Battalion, the National Disaster Management Unit, Nairobi County emergency teams and members of the public who joined the rescue efforts.

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We are reclaiming real life after getting rid of Instagram
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We are reclaiming real life after getting rid of Instagram

Readers on taking back their lives – and brains – from social media algorithms I couldn’t agree more with Georgina McNamara (The one change that worked: I deleted Instagram – and embraced the joys of a truly private life, 19 October). Reading about the sheer relief of stepping away from Instagram resonates deeply with my own feelings over the last few years.

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The Narco Hack review – an epic tale of how detectives’ tech wizardry smashed a billion-euro drugs ring
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The Narco Hack review – an epic tale of how detectives’ tech wizardry smashed a billion-euro drugs ring

This killing (of a mechanic called Houcine Hakkar) was planned and discussed in detail on an app called Sky ECC. This three-part documentary explores an extraordinary investigation by French, Belgian and Dutch police, during which they undermined several massive criminal organisations via methods at once impressively logical and completely mind-boggling by compromising Sky ECC’s encryption software.

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I once wanted to be a DJ – UK’s Prince William
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I once wanted to be a DJ – UK’s Prince William

Prince William has made a rare royal appearance on a BBC chat show, with the heir to the throne confessing he would have liked to join the police or be a DJ. The prince has kept tight-lipped about the return to Britain of his estranged brother Prince Harry, who said in an interview this week with GQ magazine that he wanted things to “work out” with his father, King Charles III, and William, his elder brother.

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UK, Nigeria deepen collaboration on AI governance, digital transformation
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UK, Nigeria deepen collaboration on AI governance, digital transformation

By Juliet Umeh The United Kingdom and Nigeria have strengthened their collaboration on artificial intelligence governance and digital transformation, following a series of engagements involving the British Standards Institution, BSI, and Nigerian government agencies. Bell said the UK was proud to support Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda, adding that its work with BSI, the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, and the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy reflected a shared commitment to…

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Apple Watch Ultra 4 review: longer battery life but still awaiting new features
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Apple Watch Ultra 4 review: longer battery life but still awaiting new features

Biggest Apple smartwatch gets better health tracking and new readiness tools with a battery and chip boost in preparation for controversial audio AI As the Ultra enters its fourth year as Apple’s biggest and beefiest smartwatch it gets the best kind of spec upgrade – longer battery life – while waiting for something potentially more transformative. That leaves the £749 (€899/$799/A$1,349) Apple Watch Ultra 4 the top dog, but basically the same as last year’s model.

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Understanding the Gen Z approach to life
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Understanding the Gen Z approach to life

Generational ‘Wars’ Are Normal, But… Abidemi and the 15 nursing students were displaying behaviours characteristic of a generation known as Gen Z. “What sets Gen Z apart,” says Olatoun Lufadeju, a Lagos-based sociologist, “is that they seem to be the only living generation that does not defer to age.

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Gasps as Prince William makes surprise appearance on Graham Norton Show
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Gasps as Prince William makes surprise appearance on Graham Norton Show

The Prince of Wales made a surprise appearance on the Graham Norton Show as part of a special edition marking the Earthshot Prize. William set up the Earthshot Prize in 2020, inspired by US President John F Kennedy’s Moonshot project, which challenged scientists to send astronauts to the Moon and back safely.

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AI, digital literacy critical to technical and vocational education – NDPC
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AI, digital literacy critical to technical and vocational education – NDPC

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has urged technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and digital literacy into their programmes to prepare young people for the changing world of work. Dr Amoah said Ghana needed a system that enabled young people not only to acquire education and skills but also to apply them, continue learning and contribute to a more productive and inclusive economy.

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Microsoft develops AI tool that can diagnose ‘sequentially’ like a doctor
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Microsoft develops AI tool that can diagnose ‘sequentially’ like a doctor

“AI has become very good at getting a 100% ​pass rate on those,” ​said Dr. Dominic King, ⁠the corporate vice president of the health unit at Microsoft AI, whose team is developing the new technology. We’re also measuring how judiciously and carefully it goes through a ⁠diagnostic ​work-up,” said Harsha Nori, head of AI at Microsoft AI ​Health.

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