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Best podcasts of the week: 544 days in an Iranian jail
Journalist Jason Rezaian tells the story of his shock imprisonment in a new podcast. P…
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‘It took a year to get help’: generation Z on mental health decline
Technology and Covid lockdowns blamed for rise in eating disorders and insomnia among …
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UK product safety laws won’t prevent another Grenfell tragedy, report warns
Regulators lack the resources to certify the safety of goods sold online by third part…
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Death Stranding Director’s Cut review – Tarkovsky-vision update for Hideo Kojima epic
PlayStation 5; Kojima Productions/Sony The superstar developer’s latest is still a pos…
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‘Call It’: app takes aim at sexual harassment in the film industry
Exclusive: UK producer Kate Wilson hopes it will force film executives ‘to take their …
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Play it faster, play it weirder: how speedrunning pushes video games beyond their limits
For a niche but passionate corner of the internet, video games are not simply things t…
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Do I need a brolly? Google uses AI to try to improve two-hour rain forecasts
‘Precipitation nowcasting’ is attempt to predict weather more accurately in short term…
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Elon Musk v Jeff Bezos: the ridiculous rivalry of the world’s richest men
The wealth of the Tesla boss and would-be space coloniser has overtaken that of his Am…
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From Babylon to Google: a history of weather forecasting
AI has taken the place of astrology as humans have worked through the millennia for kn…
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YouTube to remove misinformation videos about all vaccines
Streaming site cracks down on harmful content about all approved Covid jabs YouTube i…
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TechScape: Elizabeth Holmes poetry steals the show at Theranos trial
Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: ‘Silicon Valley’s biggest fraud’ … …
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YouTube deletes RT’s German channels over Covid misinformation
Russian state-backed broadcaster was found to have breached YouTube’s rules on coronav…
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Amazon launches home robot Astro and giant Alexa display
Robot that can check on loved ones and pets is one of plethora of devices announced at…
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New UK broadband rules will make it easier to switch supplier
Ofcom hopes One Touch Switch process will encourage people to seek out better deals T…
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‘False choice’: is deep-sea mining required for an electric vehicle revolution?
Deep sea mining firms claim their rare metals are necessary to power clean tech – but …
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Facebook pauses work on Instagram Kids after teen mental health concerns
Move follows WSJ revelations that Facebook-commissioned research showed Instagram coul…
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Screen time: are Harry and Meghan right to limit it to just 20 minutes?
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are advising visitors to their Archewell website to tak…
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Is Facebook leading us on a journey to the metaverse?
Nick Clegg will on Monday set out the tech giant’s vision of a virtual world where you…
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Canada, China and US were all doomed to lose in Meng Wanzhou’s case
Analysis: After the Huawei chief’s detention, the saga rapidly turned from a narrow le…
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Facebook ‘overpaid in data settlement to avoid naming Zuckerberg’
Lawsuit alleges settlement in Cambridge Analytica case driven by desire to protect fou…
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A happy baby on a train: Dina Alfasi’s best phone picture
‘That the young girl in the foreground was a soldier with a gun on her knee is an inte…
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British Museum enters world of NFTs with digital Hokusai postcards
Partnership with new platform LaCollection aims to inspire next generation of art coll…
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China declares transactions involving cryptocurrencies illegal
Country steps up its campaign to block use of unofficial digital money China’s centra…
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How long can James Bond resist the call of a TV spin-off?
Experts say it would make sense to expand 007’s appeal into fresh media but Barbara Br…
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Experience: our house was moved to a different town
We lived in our dream home. Then suddenly a huge chasm split our town. Rather than buy…
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It’s-a me, Chris Pratt: Super Mario Bros cast announcement sparks ridicule
The escapades of the famously Italian brothers will be portrayed by a non-Italian voic…
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Spyware ‘found on phones of five French cabinet members’
Mediapart claims indicate that devices were targeted by NSO’s Pegasus spyware Traces …
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El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin as legal tender is pure folly
Cryptocurrencies are a baffling entity but adopting it as legal tender is the stranges…
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Undisclosed private companies analysing facial data from NHS app
Fresh privacy concerns raised after NHS refuses to reveal firms used for ID verificati…
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Facebook and Twitter ‘should use volunteer moderators’ says Wikipedia founder
Jimmy Wales says social media companies should follow the digital encyclopedia’s appro…
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Uber to pay pensions to all its UK drivers, backdated to 2017
Ride hailing company calls on rival operators to create a cross-industry pension schem…
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Apple iPad 2021 review: still the best tablet for most people
Faster chip, more storage and huge video call camera upgrade keep Apple’s cheapest tab…
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Best podcasts of the week: paranoia and espionage in the tobacco industry
There’s double-crossing intrigue in Smoke Screen. Plus: the return of Sorted with the …
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‘Privacy is at stake’: what would you do if you controlled your own data?
In an ambitious new installation, artist Refik Anadol used a 17,000 square-foot galler…
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Apple opposes EU plans to make common charger port for all devices
Proposals to make USB-C port mandatory could reduce electronic waste and save EU consu…
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Experts say China’s low-level cyberwar is becoming severe threat
Activity more overt and reckless despite US, British and other political efforts to br…
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Guardians of the Galaxy: where video games and Marvel truly align
Square Enix’s take on the squabbling, Avengers-adjacent crew is a winning mix of actio…
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Family Zoom calls: you may not like extroverts, but you need us | Natalie Reilly
I craved connection, which may be a polite way of saying I needed other people to list…
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The smart toilet era is here! Are you ready to share your analprint with big tech?
Loo design has barely changed in 150 years – until now. Will people trade their privac…
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Henry Stone: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
We asked comedians to point us to the best online laughs. Henry Stone has served up th…
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Microsoft launches Surface Pro 8, Laptop Studio and Duo 2 phone
Windows 11 maker unveils hybrid PC products and accessibility kit for people with disa…
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TechScape: Why we should switch off from GB News and watch more YouTube
Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: How traditional media are copying t…
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Apple iPad mini 2021 review: the best small tablet gets stunning revamp
Compact in size but not in price, speed and iPadOS 15 puts mini in class of its own A…
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Activision Blizzard confirms SEC investigation into sexual misconduct allegations
World’s most high-profile video game companies says it is complying with subpoena sent…
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Internet freedom on the decline in US and globally, study finds
The study cited a lack of regulation in the domestic tech industry, and the rise of au…
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Facebook oversight board to review system that exempts elite users
The XCheck program allows some users to be ‘whitelisted’ or allowed to post material t…
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Electronic Arts completes $1.4bn deal to buy UK video games maker Playdemic
British company known for its Golf Clash franchise is latest to be snapped up by the C…
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Living-space invaders: Ikea launches gaming furniture range
The interiors giant promises more than 30 new products including gaming desks, chairs …
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Deathloop review – chaos on repeat
PC, PlayStation 5; Arkane/Bethesda This time-loop shooter interrogates the inherent re…
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The Lovers’ Guide at 30: did the bestselling video make Britain better in bed?
It featured an erect penis, and could be bought on the high street. The groundbreaking…
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Big tech’s pro-climate rhetoric is not matched by policy action, report finds
Tech companies poured $65m into lobbying in 2020 – but only 6% of their lobbying activ…
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iOS 15 release: everything you need to know about Apple’s big update
Free software upgrades for iPhone, iPad and Watch improve notifications, Safari, FaceT…
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A billionaire wants to build a utopia in the US desert. Seems like this could go wrong | Jessa Crispin
The architects of the proposed 150,000-acre project are scouting the American south-we…
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Florida Tesla crash which killed two will be investigated by federal board
The Model 3 left the road near a residential intersection, collided with a tree and bu…
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Want to save the Earth? Then don’t buy that shiny new iPhone | John Naughton
Apple has just unveiled the latest all-singing, all-dancing iteration of its handset, …
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Ring Video Doorbell 4 review: pre-roll is a battery bell gamechanger
Simple to install and use, Amazon’s smart doorbell now has a much better view of event…
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Beeban Kidron v Silicon Valley: one woman’s fight to protect children online
The film-maker and life peer has been warning of the digital dangers facing young peop…
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Deep impact: the underwater photographers bringing the ocean’s silent struggle to life
Kerim Sabuncuoğlu – just one winner in this year’s Ocean photography awards – tells th…
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Leaks just exposed how toxic Facebook and Instagram are to teen girls and, well, everyone
The company’s own research reveals that Instagram harms teens, that it can’t control a…
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Teenage girls, body image and Instagram’s ‘perfect storm’
The suffering of the photo-sharing app’s users came into focus this week with the leak…
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Child abuse: Apple urged to roll out image-scanning tool swiftly
Exclusive: privacy concerns ‘must not delay use of neuralMatch algorithm to protect vi…
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Apple and Google accused of ‘political censorship’ over Alexei Navalny app
Navalny’s supporters say companies deleted tactical voting app from stores after press…
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Clive Sinclair and the offbeat brilliance of the ZX Spectrum
The affordability of Sinclair’s revolutionary 1982 home computer let a generation of y…
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Waste from one bitcoin transaction ‘like binning two iPhones’
Study highlights vast churn in computer hardware that the cryptocurrency incentivises …
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Home computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81
Creator of the landmark ZX Spectrum and the less commercially successful C5 died after…
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GSK teams with King’s College to use AI to fight cancer
Artificial intelligence will be used to develop personalised treatments while investig…
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Facebook steps up fight against climate misinformation – but critics say effort falls short
New efforts will let vast amounts of false material slip through the cracks, according…
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Triumphing over trauma with Munroe Bergdorf – podcasts of the week
The writer and activist’s new show focuses on stories of personal growth, from the lik…
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NFT trader OpenSea bans insider trading after employee rakes in profit
Executive was found to be buying artworks shortly before they were promoted on site’s …
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The new warrant: how US police mine Google for your location and search history
Geofence location and keyword warrants are new law enforcement tools that have privacy…
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Employers are spying on us at home with ‘tattleware’. It’s time to track them instead | Jessa Crispin
Delivery drivers and warehouse workers are already monitored relentlessly. Now white-c…
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Neurocracy: futuristic murder-mystery fiction as told through Wikipedia
This experimental game is a network of near-future science-fiction stories, connected …
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MP calls for Facebook to be punished if it holds back evidence of harm to users
Social media giant is under pressure over revelations it knew Instagram was harming gi…
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The problem with OnlyFans’ mainstream dream
When the ‘subscription social network’ OnlyFans announced it would be banning the sexu…
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Google workers demand back pay for temps company underpaid for years
More than 140 workers sign petition decrying ‘massive moral failing’ following Guardia…
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TechScape: How smart are Facebook’s Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses?
Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: Facebook Reality Labs’ bid to fulfi…
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Facebook and Google condemned over ads for ‘abortion pill reversal’
Adverts promoting ‘dangerous, unproven and unethical’ procedure shown millions of time…
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‘Kids raised in the digital era are yearning for this’: the people making new games for old consoles
Decades-old video game consoles such as Atari 2600, Mega Drive and NES are seeing a wa…
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Exponential by Azeem Azhar review – bridging the technology gap
A bullish survey of AI, biotech, renewables and more explains how change is leaving us…
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Facebook aware of Instagram’s harmful effect on teenage girls, leak reveals
Social media firm reportedly kept own research secret that suggests app worsens body i…
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Apple’s iPhone 13 to hit shelves later this month
The devices feature upgraded cameras and the company’s latest A15 chip, which it says …
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Galaxy Z Fold 3 review: Samsung’s cutting-edge water resistant phone-tablet hybrid
Smoother, more durable and with better cameras, this foldable is the height of technol…
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Amazon offers $3,000 sign-on bonuses to US delivery and warehouse workers
Online retailer will also raise its average starting wage to $18 an hour to help recru…
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Israeli spyware firm targeted Apple devices via iMessage, researchers say
Discovery was shared with Apple, which on Monday released a patch to fix the vulnerabi…
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Facebook: some high-profile users ‘allowed to break platform’s rules’
XCheck system ‘whitelists’ well-known users who are given special treatment, says Wall…
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Drugs allegedly offered to managers of NBN delivery partners as kickbacks for work, inquiry told
Communications union national secretary Shane Murphy tells of grave concerns about the…
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Next stop, Zen: my strange life playing Bus Simulator 21
This peculiar game offers a peaceful escape to a gentle life as a bus driver – if you …
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My Virgin.net email account has frozen me out
I can’t send, receive, or check emails and customer service has proved useless During…
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Scientists identify key conditions to set up a creative ‘hot streak’
Researchers use AI to reveal runs of artistic success are commonly preceded by an expe…
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Alibaba shares plunge as Beijing ‘seeks to break up Ant’s Alipay’
China’s regulators targeting payments app as part of tech crackdown, say reports Shar…
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Nothing Ear 1 review: funky, semi-transparent earbuds worth a listen
New rivals to AirPods Pro sound good, are comfortable with noise cancelling and look a…
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Streaming demand for UK shows will create 30,000 film and TV jobs
Amid a shortage of crew, UK producers are investing billions in training and bringing …
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Audi sold me a £29,000 duff car that it can’t fix
The SOS system fails, which takes out the information system, and the car has also sta…
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Jagmeet Singh: the ex-lawyer and TikTok star who could topple Trudeau
The New Democratic party’s leader is riding high in the polls – and could be the kingm…
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Facebook office cleaner who led protests at London site fears for his job
Suspended union rep calls on social media giant to intervene after exhausted workers c…
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