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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold review: a glimpse at the future of folding PCs
Tablet PC screen that folds like book or as dual-screen laptop is incredible piece of …
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Nintendo marks Pokémon's 25th anniversary with two nostalgic new games
Pokémon Legends Arceus and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl announced on th…
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Taking on the tech giants: the lawyer fighting the power of algorithmic systems
Whether it’s the CIA or Facebook, lawyer and activist Cori Crider is never one to shy …
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How to avoid 'Zoom fatigue' during the Covid pandemic
Constantly being confronted with an image of yourself while video conferencing can be …
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‘Record companies have me on a dartboard’: the man making millions buying classic hits
Hit songs can be a better investment than gold – and by snapping up the rights, Merck …
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What Facebook's Australia news ban could mean for its future in the US
The company’s clash with Australia’s government has left clues as to how US legislatio…
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Electricity needed to mine bitcoin is more than used by 'entire countries'
Bitcoin mining – the process in which a bitcoin is awarded to a computer that solves a…
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Google to change research process after uproar over scientists' firing
Exits of Timnit Gebru and Margaret Mitchell sparked backlash from inside and outside t…
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The Inbetweeners' James Buckley becomes the unlikely king of Cameo
Comedian’s work ethic on celebrity shout-out app takes him to 10,000 videos and £300,0…
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Twitter to launch paid 'super follow' function that lets users charge for content
Social media network also announces ‘Spaces’, a Clubhouse competitor that lets users p…
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AI could have profound effect on way GCHQ works, says director
Jeremy Fleming’s comments come as agency endeavours to placate critics of bulk surveil…
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Smart motorways face further scrutiny as MPs launch inquiry
Select committee to investigate rise in annual deaths, claiming public confidence is f…
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Art, amulets and cryptokitties: the new frontier of crytocurrencies
‘Non-fungible tokens’ are unique images, clips or poems traded online for increasingly…
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The dark side of the Chippendales – podcasts of the week
Welcome to Your Fantasy unearths the intrigue and murder lurking within the world of t…
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Panto hits Las Vegas! How livestreaming is transforming the stage
It was meant to provide theatres with a lifeline during Covid. But livestreaming is no…
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Nuts: a Surveillance Mystery review – squirrel snapper's delight takes a dark turn
Noodlecake Games, iOS (version tested)/PC/Nintendo Switch Springwatch fans who crave …
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Our 11-year-old daughter ran up a £2,400 gaming bill
My wife was in hospital and couldn’t monitor her spending on Roblox in-app purchases …
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Facebook over-enforced Australia news ban, admits Nick Clegg
Communications chief defends reversed ban, saying it is unfair to force tech firms to …
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SolarWinds hack was work of 'at least 1,000 engineers', tech executives tell Senate
True scope of the breach, which affected 100 companies and several federal agencies, i…
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Competition watchdog expects Google and Facebook to strike deal with small publishers
News media bargaining code passes Senate after government reaches 11th-hour agreement …
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Medal of dishonour: why do so many people cheat in online video games?
Online cheating has become an infestation – but the idea of bending the rules has been…
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Digital fashion designers sought for UK’s first degree in virtual couture
Environmental concerns and tech boom have conjured ‘perfect storm’ for master’s course…
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Sony announces new virtual reality headset for PlayStation 5
The video game giant renews its commitment to VR and says launch date will be some tim…
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Elon Musk no longer world’s richest person as Tesla shares fall
Electric carmaker’s CEO falls behind Amazon founder Jeff Bezos after tweet saying bitc…
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Clubhouse chatroom app closes down site rebroadcasting content
Incident prompts fears for latest Silicon Valley craze’s ability to guarantee users’ s…
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'We deserve more': an Amazon warehouse’s high-stakes union drive
Workers in Bessemer, Alabama, are pushing for a union – and experts say if they triump…
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Video game giant Blizzard celebrates 30 years with Diablo II Resurrected
The developer’s BlizzCon virtual convention announced the return of classic games incl…
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What Lockdown 3 has taught me? The internet really needs to up its game | Joel Golby
We should be living in a Tron-like mega-world by now, but all we do is send each other…
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Ending the horror of seeing your face on Zoom | Brief letters
Describing cancer | Fatberg weight | Word wheel | Lockdown sceptics | Zoom With many …
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How a game about making zines helped me recapture my creativity in lockdown
A tongue-in-cheek game called Electric Zine Maker saved me from pandemic burnout – and…
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Google fires Margaret Mitchell, another top researcher on its AI ethics team
The dismissal comes after prominent Black researcher Timnit Gebru was fired in Decembe…
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Bitcoin's market value exceeds $1tn after price soars
Cryptocurrency heading for a weekly gain of 14% and up by 60% in February Bitcoin hi…
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Nvidia's new gaming software puts brakes on mining cryptocurrency
Artificial constraint highlights struggle to keep up with demand from cryptocurrency m…
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'It cuts out the faff': young people turn to TikTok for cooking tips
Viral video app has been a popular source of quick, no-nonsense recipes for teenagers …
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Maths app targeting UK schools is criticised over premium model
Complaint in US says children being manipulated into paying $100 a year for Prodigy me…
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Listen to the world: Radio Garden app brings stations to millions in lockdown
Free app allowing access to 30,000 stations proves hit for audiences stuck at home Ev…
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Hybrid houses: could the UK parliament remain partly virtual?
House Lords has embraced Covid-safe representation more than Commons, but many MPs sup…
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The social app Clubhouse is an invitation to trouble | John Naughton
The startup’s invitation-only model gives it a sheen of exclusivity, but privacy horro…
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Drug companies look to AI to end 'hit and miss' research
Technology that speeded the development of Covid vaccines has potential to transform t…
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No more fomo: top firms turn to VR to liven up meetings
Companies splash out on new tech and office design to cut commuting and usher in the n…
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‘My soupmaker is so quick!’ 15 lockdown buys that helped Guardian readers
From a treadmill and a puppy to 19th-century curtains, here are the purchases that hav…
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Misinformation runs rampant as Facebook says it may take a week before it unblocks some pages
News remains blocked as satirical websites are reinstated and Qanon and anti-vaxxers c…
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Uber drivers are workers, UK supreme court rules
Decision means drivers will be entitled to basic rights such as paid holidays, say law…
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Facebook under fire over move to 'bully democracy' in Australia
Politicians and news providers in UK and US condemn site after blocking access to medi…
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The Legend of Zelda games – ranked!
As Nintendo’s classic video game series comes up on its 35th anniversary, it’s time to…
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Why do video games matter? 20 books every player should read
Why do we play? How do games work? From games philosophy to sci-fi, here are 20 deligh…
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‘You can smell the sweat and hair gel’: the best nightclub scenes from culture
Writers and artists including Róisín Murphy, Tiffany Calver and Sigala on the art that…
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Sacha Baron Cohen: 'If you’re protesting against racism, you’re going to upset some racists'
Stopping Trump, reforming Facebook and risking his life to make a Borat sequel. In an …
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A shocking look at racial health inequality – podcasts of the week
The Bias Diagnosis examines the disparity in outcomes between white and minority ethic…
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Facebook announces UK trial to tackle climate misinformation
Labels to be attached to posts directing users to Facebook’s Climate Science Informati…
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Sound baths, self-help and teeth-grinding optimism: my strange, disorienting week on Clubhouse | Brigid Delaney
‘I am manifesting abundance on all platforms,’ I find scrawled in my notebook when my …
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'I can't keep doing this': gig workers say pay has fallen after California's Prop 22
Drivers say working conditions remain poor after voters approved measure exempting Ube…
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Little Nightmares 2 review – puzzler's quest in a fever-dream fairytale
Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox, PC, Android; Tarsier Studios/Bandai Namco Navigate Mo…
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Facebook's botched Australia news ban hits health departments, charities and its own pages
Social media company’s ban on sharing news has also affected dozens of government, not…
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News Corp agrees deal with Google over payments for journalism
News Corp will receive ‘significant payments’ to feature news outlets in Google’s News…
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How governments were left playing catch-up on misinformation
The growth and spread of misinformation poses a fundamental threat to Australian socie…
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Naomi Higgins and Humyara Mahbub: the 10 funniest things we have ever seen (on the internet)
Two of the three creators of Why Are You Like This chose these funny items for this co…
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Syringes and a flaming heart: iPhone reveals more than 200 new emojis
Options for couples with different skin tones and a bearded man or woman also part of …
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New York sues Amazon over claims it failed to protect workers from pandemic
Lawsuit claims ‘disregard for health and safety requirements’ and retaliation against …
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Humour over rumour? The world can learn a lot from Taiwan’s approach to fake news | Arwa Mahdawi
Matt Hancock should spend less time watching Hollywood films and more time studying th…
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Tights! Spatulas! Action! The madcap world of chain reaction videos
Need your hair cut? Cake served? No problem! Lockdown has led millions to discover the…
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Bitcoin surges through key $50,000 level in European trading
Cryptocurrency value up 75% since start of year spurred by prominent business people …
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eBay's $9.2bn Gumtree deal raises competition concerns, says CMA
Purchase by Shpock owner Adevinta could lead to less choice for consumers, says watchd…
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Thousands of UK Amazon workers given false Covid test results
Exclusive: officials say the employees tested negatively but were sent notifications t…
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Parler: rightwing social network back online after US Capitol riot controversy
App was cut off by major service providers amid accusations that it failed to police v…
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Debate rages as Facebook prepares to say whether Trump can return
Controversy over former president’s ban has prompted letters from activists and record…
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How to have better arguments online
The troubled times we live in, and the rise of social media, have created an age of en…
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Google and Facebook: the landmark Australian law that will make them pay for news content
Despite protestations from both companies, the Australian parliament is set to pass le…
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JLR to make Jaguar brand electric-only by 2025
Carmaker also says it will abandon petrol vehicles entirely by middle of next decade …
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Clubhouse app: what is it and how do you get an invite to the audio app Elon Musk uses?
The exclusive invitation-only social networking app is a hybrid of conference calls, t…
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How the nitty gritty of video game funding shapes what you play
From old-school publishing models to a collective of indie game makers, funding has ne…
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Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro review: cut-price noise-cancelling earbuds
Anker’s true wireless earbuds sound good and fit well for about half the price of AirP…
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Bill Gates: ‘Carbon neutrality in a decade is a fairytale. Why peddle fantasies?’
After putting $100m into Covid research, the billionaire is taking on the climate cris…
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How far right uses video games and tech to lure and radicalise teenage recruits
After a 13-year-old was sentenced last week, a young victim of radicalisation talks ab…
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Universities need to wise up – or risk being consigned to history | John Naughton
The pandemic has shown that other ways of teaching and learning are possible The thin…
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The people using Instagram to find a life-saving kidney donor
Bo Harris says he was not only looking for an organ donation, he wanted to put a face …
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Facebook moderators 'told not to discuss working conditions'
Workers in Dublin office claim US company used NDAs to try to stop them talking to Leo…
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Google apps feel strain as firm's privacy standoff with Apple drags on
Google failure to update more than 80 apps to comply with Apple’s ‘nutrition label’ re…
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Jools and Jim get in the driving seat – podcasts of the week
Jim Moir and Jools Holland talk memorable trips with celebrity guests on their Joyride…
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Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal to star in The Last of Us TV series
The Game of Throne actors will take on the roles of Ellie and Joel in HBO’s adaptation…
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Clubhouse app: what is it and how do you get an invite to the audio app Elon Musk uses?
The exclusive invitation-only social networking app is a hybrid of conference calls, t…
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Instagram removes anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr for false Covid-19 claims
Moves comes as platforms attempt to crack down on misinformation and conspiracy theori…
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'I am a people person. I want my family to visit': stories of older Australian migrants during Covid | Ruth De Souza and Safdar Ahmed
We say ‘it takes a village to raise a child’, but the same principal of care applies t…
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TikTok sale to Oracle and Walmart shelved as Biden reviews security, say reports
Deal would have shifted video app’s US assets into new entity to prevent total ban on …
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The model who made Instagram apologise: Alexandra Cameron's best photograph
‘My first picture of Nyome Nicholas-Williams was removed by Instagram. This one was ta…
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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury review – a never-ending fountain of fun
Nintendo Switch; Nintendo One of the brightest and cutest Mario games with a novel adv…
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10 short video games to play with your partner (or housemate)
From detective missions to prison breakouts, playful puzzles to cosy diversions, here …
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Could the pandemic make the video games industry even more white and middle-class?
Games provide a window into other worlds, but for many BAME and working-class students…
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Pay station: are video games too expensive?
Gamers are furious with the rise in price of new releases – but the (virtual) reality …
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 review: four months with the folding tablet-phone
After 4,500 folds the screen is pristine, the device is useful and the wow factor hasn…
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Cryptocurrencies rise in popularity in world's conflict zones
Libya, Palestine and Syria near top in online searches for bitcoin and other digital f…
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'I get better sleep': the people who quit social media
Soo Youn is considering giving up the apps. She speaks to those who have already take…
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Snapchat Spotlight: feature gives rival TikTok a run for its money
Since Spotlight’s launch, the app has been giving ordinary users a share of $1m daily …
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