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Meanwhile, California Attorney General Rob Bonta – who represented one of the leading states in the Meta lawsuit – said he was “looking to ensure” TikTok adopted similar measures to Meta.In agreeing on Wednesday to make various changes to end the states’ lawsuit, Meta said they would only be truly effective “if all our peers join us.”Bonta told US News outlet CNBC he was “interested” in speaking to TikTok and YouTube, and that TikTok was “interested in speaking with us”.Neither company has responded to requests for comment since then.Bonta added that he had communicated with Snap, another popular social media…

A wood recycling group’s move to bigger premises means “bigger ambitions” and helping more people volunteer and learn new skills, its founders said. Wolverhampton Wood Recycling (WWR) turns waste wood into a range of items for sale and offers a bespoke service, thanks to its team of volunteers from its new home on Webner Industrial Estate in Wolverhampton.The larger space will lead to more community activities and new projects designed to bring people together, including plans for a Repair café and a Men’s Shed, Jim Brennan from the social enterprise said.”We want this to be a place where people can…

The BBC’s Laura Cress gets a first look at the biggest games in Cologne from Witcher 3 to Alien: Isolation 2.

Luke Grindlay, 23, was diagnosed with HSD in primary school when teachers noticed he struggled to use pens and cutlery.He hasn’t sought treatment, which he says is probably down to “imposter syndrome”, fuelled by a lack of information on HSD.”If you go online to research this, there’s nothing there… I’m going through a lot of pain, but because I can’t find anything about it, it’s almost like I’m making too much of it.”The unpredictable nature of how HSD can impact me means I relate to this idea of imposter syndrome. Sometimes I can run long distances without too much pain,…

A group of 100 firms, including Google, Microsoft, Anthropic and OpenAI, have signed an open letter calling on countries and organisations around the world to beef up their cyber defences before AI grows powerful enough to override them.The letter warns, external cyber-attacks which use AI will become both more widespread and more sophisticated in a matter of months as the technology rapidly improves.The group says current “status quo” security measures “won’t be enough” and criticises the “historic under-resourcing” of security around critical infrastructure.”We have a limited window to improve cyber defences,” the letter begins.Other firms to have signed the letter…

The disorder may affect hundreds of thousands of people in the UK, but many face significant delays in getting a diagnosis.

More than 80 performers have signed the letter, with Derry Girls actor Siobhán McSweeney saying she was “deeply worried” that the government was lagging behind.”There is a way to work alongside AI and to use it as a tool that benefits us rather than rendering us obsolete,” she said.”Our audiences want that human connection. Not AI.”As well as actors, other signatories include those working in other performing industries.That includes Scottish singer Sandi Thom, known for her 2006 hit I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair).She said she was signing the letter because her voice was…

It said a particular problem was the huge variation in what was being charged by non-NHS providers.Unlike for routine operations, like hip and knee replacements, where there is a set tariff for different treatments regardless of whether the NHS or private sector carry them out, for autism and ADHD there are only guide prices that do not have to be kept to.Local health bosses have also reported a rapid increase in providers. One board reported working with 48 providers – four times more than in two years previously.This expansion was causing problems with the ability of boards to check the…

When more than 1,200 artificial intelligence (AI) agents within OpenAI started unexpectedly communicating, it led to a large group banding together in order to hack into Hugging Face.”We consider this incident a ‘warning shot’ for us and for the world”, OpenAI, which owns ChatGPT, wrote in its report.In July, OpenAI’s models went rogue during a test, escaped the test limits which humans had put on it, and hacked the start-up, among other unforeseen actions.The scale of the communication and planning between AI agents, or AI chatbots designed to operate more autonomously, was detailed in reports from OpenAI and independent AI…

How to get the look: Fairycore-inspired make-up is in, which means sparkles, face gems and glitter.Don’t go for subtle, says Skinner. “The ‘no make-up look’ is gone. Clean girl is out!”There’s a child-like quality to festival make-up, he says, so embrace it – think playful colour and crystals.To stand out, he suggests using glitter in hair partings or your shoulders. “Personally, I say use gems as they’re bigger and more impactful, plus you can peel them off at the end of night and reuse them in the morning.”What to be aware of: Skip near the eyes to avoid nasty scratches…