Linda Geddes: 'Someone is potentially making money by passing themselves off as me.' Linda Geddes: 'Someone is potentially making money by passing themselves off as me.' I t started with an entirely ordinary interaction on LinkedIn. Someone had tagged me in a post, saying how much they'd enjoyed contributing to a New York Post article I'd written about "chronoworking". As the author of a book about circadian rhythms, it was exactly the sort of subject I might write about. Except I'd never heard of this person, let alone interviewed them.

Wayve robotaxis leave the depot on the day the company launched autonomous passenger rides in London via Uber last month. Wayve robotaxis leave the depot on the day the company launched autonomous passenger rides in London via Uber last month. 'We should all be worried': calls grow to limit London rollout of robotaxis Protest planned at Wayve HQ as Uber drivers fear for their future and city's politicians demand TfL should have power over licences For passengers in Britain who want to try the latest ride, robotaxis are eagerly awaited: more than 100,000 are on Uber's waitlist in London after the first UK services started in September. Others view them with trepidation. "I think we should all be worried," said Florentina Ghiuzan, an Uber driver from Essex.

'We're creating alien beings and the reality is we only have a couple of years to adapt to that' computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton in Toronto, Ontario. AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: Trump is'corrupt, senile felon' who knows nothing about AI'We're creating alien beings and the reality is we only have a couple of years to adapt to that' computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton in Toronto, Ontario. Pioneering computer scientist on why Trump is using'superintelligence' wrong, whether AI could wipe out humanity - and how our biggest challenge will be accepting we're not the only intelligent beings Donald Trump is a "corrupt, senile felon" whose fixation on the term superintelligence proves he knows nothing about AI, said Geoffrey Hinton, "godfather" of the technology, in a wide-ranging interview where he doubled down on recent warnings that AI models pose an existential threat to humanity and scoffed at claims the industry could regulate itself. The pioneering computer scientist, whose work helped lay the foundations of modern AI, has since become one of the technology's most vocal critics. His latest remarks come after a tumultuous month during which a growing list of senior AI scientists and researchers have joined Hinton in ringing the alarm about how the technology he helped create could ultimately escape human control, sparking an industry crisis, the hasty assembly of congressional meetings and a rare global consensus that something must be done.

He used the Sony Walkman as a case study of how social, cultural and economic life can be expressed through a single technology. He used the Sony Walkman as a case study of how social, cultural and economic life can be expressed through a single technology. Thatcherism via the Walkman: Stuart Hall's British cultural studies preserved online Project lead says it celebrates'incredible contributions' Jamaica-born sociologist made to Britain's culture Whether it was Thatcherism, populism or the story of the Sony Walkman, Stuart Hall was a public intellectual famed for defining the times. Now a major digital archive of his previously unpublished papers, notebooks, recordings and videos has been launched. When the Jamaica-born sociologist and seminal figure in postwar Black British history died in 2014 aged 82, his obituary in the Guardian said he had been "among the first to identify key questions of the age".

Denver Kanowski believes the datacentre to be built to power Anthropic's Claude will go beyond harming the environment by disconnecting people from the things that really matter. Denver Kanowski believes the datacentre to be built to power Anthropic's Claude will go beyond harming the environment by disconnecting people from the things that really matter. Rural Queenslanders have seen gas projects come and go - but a 725-hectare datacentre poses a whole new level of'stupidity' Residents of Dalby may soon live beside a $31bn datacentre. The premier sees'opportunity' for the state - but others fear AI's global creep From the veranda on his bush block, Denver Kanowski has watched resources companies come and go from rural Queensland for 70 years. The home cost him $800, and lets him live how he likes, in nature.

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg reveals the Muse'charm' device during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, this week. Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg reveals the Muse'charm' device during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, this week. We earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. The tech giant has launched a cute'little guy' that can answer emails, book travel or do your weekly food shop After the recent backlash against Meta's so-called "pervert" smart glasses, this week Mark Zuckerberg launched a much cuter alternative: the Muse "charm" device. With a screen that shows a cutesy little avatar, it has drawn comparisons with Tamagotchis.

Climate protesters say tech companies, not AI, are the real'danger to humankind' - and the planet O n Monday evening, protesters gathered outside the unmarked Manhattan offices of OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, holding signs calling to "Eat the rich, save the planet". Over the next two days, groups also picketed outside the offices of fellow tech giants Google and Amazon; other protesters, including clergy, were arrested while disrupting a closed-door AI health summit in the city. Tonight, protesters will target a Brooklyn gas power plant that was set to close - until it was purchased to power AI datacenters. The protests come on the heels of an Anthropic employee quitting his job with a warning that intensified an already-growing AI panic: "The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade." Though it was far from the first time an AI expert had issued a doomsday message about the threat the tech poses, this time it dominated public attention, arriving as trust in big tech has hit an all-time low and communities across the country are trying to stop the building of datacenters.

'This gap opens up of doubt and scepticism about everything': Jess and Morgs confront the politics of deepfakes I t appears the interviewer has got him on the ropes. "For the record, I did not take part in a pagan ceremony with minor members of the royal family in which we daubed ourselves in paint," states the beleaguered politician, caught outside Buckingham Palace with his flies undone and forced to defend himself. This is a fabrication, of course - I'm watching the scene play out in an east London dance studio - but it doesn't feel miles away from something that could be true. And how do we know what's the truth anyway? The pair tell modern stories with ambitious tech - film and live camera work - and often techy themes, too.

Lane-keeping assist technology and autonomous emergency braking will be mandated on all passenger vehicles imported into Australia from March 2029. But research has also identified problems with existing driver-assistance technology. Lane-keeping assist technology and autonomous emergency braking will be mandated on all passenger vehicles imported into Australia from March 2029. But research has also identified problems with existing driver-assistance technology. 'In this new car, I feel patronised': which driver assistance systems actually improve safety?

Delivery riders (from left) Graeme Frances, Bijyan, Xabier Villares and Michael Angus in central Edinburgh. Delivery riders (from left) Graeme Frances, Bijyan, Xabier Villares and Michael Angus in central Edinburgh. Food delivery riders call on platforms to open up AI'black box' they say has cut pay G ig economy workers are urging delivery platforms to open up the "black box" of computer-driven algorithms that determine the jobs they are offered and how much they are paid, blaming increased use of AI for lowering wages. A group of food delivery riders in Edinburgh say their rates of pay have fallen and their working conditions have deteriorated at the same time as Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat, the three dominant gig economy platforms in the UK and Ireland, have increased their use of automation. "I am making half the money I was making four years ago, for the same amount of hours. It makes no sense," said David, a food delivery rider in Edinburgh for the past seven years who did not want to share his surname.