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Rejecting the new town in Enfield isn’t nimbyism | Letter

The risks of building on the green belt include increased flooding, loss of access to nature and high car-dependency, writes Kathrin SpinnlerPolly Toynbee’s article about the proposed new town in Enfield mischaracterises local opposition and overlooks more practical options (Nimbys can’t stand in the way of Labour’s legacy: a 21st-century new town boom, 1 September). Objecting to the town is a rejection of poor planning, not nimbyism. There is no evidence the new town would alleviate...

Tech giants creating 'digital twins' of users to 'exploit them', MP warns

Tech giants creating 'digital twins' of users to 'exploit them', MP warns EXCLUSIVE: Dame Chi Onwurah, chair of the Commons’ tech committee, said online companies are creating a 'digital twin' of users to persuade people 'to watch a particular video or believe some dodgy news report' A senior Labour MP and tech expert has issued an urgent warning over tech giants creating digital replicas of Brits that are used to exploit, groom, target and mis-sell things to them. Dame Chi Onwurah, chair of...

Sanders pushes 'death penalty' for crucial US industry that could give advantage to foreign adversaries

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, introduced legislation Thursday seeking to hit American artificial intelligence developers with a "corporate death penalty" and up to 20 years in prison— a move critics warn will hand a crucial edge in the global AI arms race to Beijing and Moscow. The Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act would temporarily halt advanced AI development and establish a Cabinet-level federal agency authorized to oversee the physical destruction of...

Sanders pushes 'death penalty' for crucial US industry that could give advantage to foreign adversaries