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Iâm at CES 2026 â these are the coolest (and weirdest) things Iâve seen so far
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (305+ words) From a household robot that can do your chores for you to a stair-climbing robo vac, these products caught my eye Tens of thousands of people have descended on Las Vegas for the world's biggest tech convention. The Consumer Electronics…...
Sainsburyâs launches new graduate programme with AI focus
6+ hour, 25+ min ago (408+ words) Sainsbury's has announced it is launching a new graduate programme focused on developing skills in artificial intelligence. The FutureMaker programme, which will take on nearly 50 graduates in the firm's store support centre, will last for two years and aims to…...
âI feel violated and dehumanised after Xâs Grok AI stripped me nakedâ
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (579+ words) Women say "objectifying" pictures are being created of them without their consent "and accuse tech companies like Elon Musk"s as well as the government of not doing enough to protect them Women say they have been left feeling "violated…...
Musk's AI chatbot faces global backlash over sexualized images of women and children
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (1099+ words) Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is facing a backlash from governments around the world after a recent surge in sexualized images of women and children generated without consent by the artificial intelligence-powered tool. On Tuesday, Britain's top technology official demanded…...
Wegmans adds facial recognition cameras that collect biometric data at stores
8+ hour, 35+ min ago (110+ words) Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article US grocery store chain quietly adds new security measure - Supermarket chain Wegmans has quietly added facial recognition software in certain…...
Photos of the latest tech at the CES trade show in Las Vegas
9+ hour, 6+ min ago (62+ words) The annual CES trade show displays the latest from tech companies at a multiday event in Las Vegas. The show highlights consumer products in robotics, health care, vehicles, wearables and gaming. The annual CES trade show displays the latest from…...
AI âcould be last technology humanity ever buildsâ, expert warns in âdoom timelineâ
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (777+ words) A model predicting the point at which AI could develop a "superintelligence" and develop autonomously has been delayed An expert has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could be the "last technology humanity ever builds" as a so-called "doom timeline" predicting…...
Fake sexualised images created through X âvery seriousâ â Irish media watchdog
10+ hour, 4+ min ago (726+ words) Reports that social media site X is using AI to create fake sexualised images of people could see parts of the service withdrawn, Ireland's media watchdog has said. Coimisiun na Mean said it is taking the issue very seriously and…...
âAbusiveâ AI undressing trend is taking over X thanks to Elon Muskâs Grok, analysis reveals
12+ hour, 53+ min ago (376+ words) Elon Musk's Grok is undressing children as regulators scramble to crackdown on platform More than half of all AI-generated images on Elon Musk's X are of adults and children with their clothes digitally removed, according to new research. Analysis from…...
Expert issues dire AI warning and âdoom timelineâ
13+ hour, 52+ min ago (123+ words) Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Expert issues dire AI warning and "doom timeline" - A research project, AI 2027, initially predicted that artificial intelligence could develop "superintelligence…...