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Are ‚tech dense‘ farms the future of farming?

[ad_1] David SilverbergTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesThe US has fewer but more "tech dense" farms according to a government reportJake Leguee is a third-generation farmer in Saskatchewan, Canada.Since his grandfather bought the 17,000 acres in 1956, the Leguee family has grown canola, wheat, flax and green lentils.As a child, he watched his father and grandfather spending hours riding their tractor to sow seeds and spray crops. Sweat would coat their shirts after
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How crypto criminals stole $713 million

[ad_1] Joe TidyWorld Service Cyber CorrespondentBBCThere's something uniquely agonising about having your cryptocurrency stolen. All transactions are recorded on a digital ledger, known as a blockchain, so even if someone takes your money and puts it in their own crypto wallet, it is still visible online."You can see your money there on the public blockchain, but there's nothing you can do to get it back," says Helen, who lost around
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Google appeals landmark antitrust verdict over search monopoly

[ad_1] Google has appealed a US district judge's landmark antitrust ruling that found the company illegally held a monopoly in online search."As we have long said, the Court's August 2024 ruling ignored the reality that people use Google because they want to, not because they're forced to," Google's vice president for regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland said.In its announcement on Friday, Google said the ruling by Judge Amit Mehta didn't account
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ChatGPT to carry adverts for some users

[ad_1] Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorGetty ImagesAdverts will soon appear at the top of the AI tool ChatGPT for some users, the company OpenAI has announced.The trial will initially take place in the US, and will affect some ChatGPT users on the free service and a new subscription tier, called ChatGPT Go.This cheaper option will be available for all users worldwide, and will cost $8 a month, or the equivalent pricing in
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Ashley St Clair, mother of Elon Musk’s child, sues xAI over Grok deepfakes

[ad_1] Ashley St Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, has sued his company xAI over sexualised deepfakes of her created on social media platform X.The lawsuit filed in New York on Thursday alleges the Grok AI tool created sexually explicit pictures of St Clair.The parent company of X and Grok, xAI, has counter-sued St Clair for violating its terms of service.X did not respond directly to BBC
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Ant and Dec launch their first podcast, Hanging Out, as part of new Belta Box platform

[ad_1] Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterSimon Jones PRHanging Out with Ant & Dec will be hosted on the pair's new digital entertainment channelAnt and Dec are to host their first podcast, as part of a new digital entertainment channel set up by the TV presenters.The podcast, titled Hanging Out with Ant & Dec, will launch later this month and see the duo catch up about their lives and take questions and comments
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Is small the new big?

[ad_1] Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorAFP via Getty ImagesLarge numbers of vast data centres continue to be build around the worldOne day the mighty data centre could be toppled into obsolescence by the humble smartphone, said Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas on a recent podcast.Speaking to host Prakhar Gupta, the AI chief argued that people will eventually use powerful, personalised AI tools that will be able to run on the hardware already inside
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Apple turns to Google to power AI upgrade for Siri

[ad_1] Improvements to a number of Apple services - including a more personalised version of its virtual assistant, Siri - are to be powered with AI provided by Google.The tech giants have announced a "multi-year collaboration" which will see the iPhone-maker base some of its key tech on Google's Gemini AI models.In a joint statement, the two firms said the partnership would unlock "innovative new experiences" for Apple users.However, experts
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Why more CEOs are sharing the top job

[ad_1] MaryLou CostaTechnology ReporterBoard IntelligenceCo-chief executives Jennifer Sundberg (left) and Pippa BeggFor almost 16 years, Pippa Begg ran Board Intelligence as co-chief executive with Jennifer Sundberg.Together they grew the business, which provides analysis and services for company boards, and today it employs 200 staff and has big big name clients, including Nationwide, Rolls-Royce and Reckitt."We are quite different people - very much yin and yang - but I think decisions