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Google Calendar removes key cultural events including Pride

Google Calendar removes key cultural events including Pride

As part of its ongoing roll back of diversity initiatives, Google has removed several inclusive holidays from its Calendar service. It says their inclusion was ‘not sustainable’ for its future. Google Calendar has removed several key cultural holidays from it services on both desktop and mobile. These include references to Black History Month, Women’s History Month and LGBTQ+ holidays, among others. The company has previously marked the occasion for all...

By Bristol, UK
UK and US fail to sign international AI declaration

UK and US fail to sign international AI declaration

Both the UK and US have refused to sign an international agreement on AI at a global summit in Paris. The documents called for ‘open,’ ‘inclusive’ and ‘ethical’ practices within this new, emerging industry. The UK and US have not signed an international agreement on AI at a global summit in Paris. Having been signed by dozens of countries including France, China and India, the statement called for ‘open,’ ‘inclusive’...

By Bristol, UK
Oxford scientists achieve teleportation with quantum supercomputer

Oxford scientists achieve teleportation with quantum supercomputer

A team of Oxford scientists has just potentially paved the way for the large-scale, practical use of quantum supercomputers. Humanity has finally solved the puzzle of teleportation – in the world of quantum supercomputers, that is. A group of Oxford scientists believe their breakthrough will be huge in bringing quantum supercomputers to scale, ultimately ushering in a new era of efficiency and discovery across all modern industries. To the uninitiated (which...

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Mysterious PlayStation outage sparks security fears over weekend

Mysterious PlayStation outage sparks security fears over weekend

Sony’s PlayStation network went down for over a full day with no formal explanation, leaving customers worried over their personal information.   If you were hoping to stay in over the weekend and wind down with some online gaming, you may have been disappointed. Sony’s PlayStation network went down for 24 hours with no tangible explanation on Saturday, rendering all PS4 and PS5 online features inaccessible. Predictably, many gamers took to...

By Bristol, UK