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EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said she met with the chief executives of Apple, Alphabet and Qualcomm to discuss regulation and competition policy compliance, in posts on social media platform X on Friday.Last week, Vestager's communications adviser said she would speak to chief executives of Apple, Alphabet, Broadcom and Nvidia in the United States, focusing on European digital regulation including the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and competition policy. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTwo Star Wars actors “finally” met at the Golden Globes – despite playing mother and son in the franchise.On Sunday (7 January), many Hollywood actors descended upon the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles for the annual ceremony honouring the best in film and television. Two such stars in attendance were Natalie Portman, nominated for her role in May December, and Mark Hamill, who…

Jerry Seinfeld is showing support for the families of Israeli hostages after arriving in the country earlier this week. According to multiple local news sources, the comedian and Seinfeld star landed sometime Monday and has since visited the headquarters of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum in Tel Aviv. The actor, who has been recorded traveling around the country by multiple news outlets and by people who have posted sightings to social media, reportedly had an “emotional” meeting with a group…

Today, December 14, there were some interesting reports coming from the artificial intelligence (AI) space. Ahead of the 57th anniversary of World Day of Peace, Pope Francis urged world leaders to ensure that progress made in developing AI tools “will ultimately serve the cause of human fraternity and peace”. In other news, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared briefly lost for words when he met with an AI-generated version of himself. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.Pope warns of AI…

The original Doom recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, making me feel quite old. As well as being an early blueprint for the FPS genre, id Software’s iconic shooter is also a popular modding playground. Sometimes, these mods harken back to even older gaming days. Modders Gokuma and Kontra Kommando have crafted a love letter to an absolute classic ’80s slasher film. Specifically, they’ve turned Doom into Friday the 13th. More specifically still, they’ve based it on the NES adaptation, turning the 1989 side-scrolling…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have taken over the world in recent years, becoming crucial components of practically any industry, from retail and entertainment to healthcare and banking. These technologies have the power to radically transform enterprises by automating operations, reducing costs, and boosting decision-making by analyzing huge volumes of data. The number of AI and ML projects has risen dramatically recently, creating the difficulty of effective ML project management. That is how…

Anna Smaill’s second novel is an ornate exploration of grief, friendship and brilliance, which centres on four characters, two of whom are cast as ordinary and two as extraordinary. After the suicide of her twin brother, Michael, Dinah moves from New Zealand to Japan to teach English. Michael was a musical prodigy; aged 10, he played piano better than his teacher. By 13, he was also eloquent beyond his years: The Magic Flute, he explains to his sister, is “the best” because “there is nothing tragic in it. The tragedy has…

iQoo 12 was launched by the company in India today and is the company's latest flagship phone to debut in the country. The Chinese smartphone maker beat Xiaomi, OnePlus, and other OEMs to launch the first smartphone with Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in India — it is also paired with the company's in-house Q1 coprocessor. This smartphone will compete with upcoming flagship phones such as the OnePlus 12 and Xiaomi 14 that are both expected to launch in India in the coming weeks.The company has launched its latest…

Apple's cybersecurity team met with officials of CERT-In to address concerns related to warning notifications received by opposition leaders. CERT-In will now compile a comprehensive report based on their findings from the meeting…

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