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Tamagotchi kids: could the future of parenthood be having virtual children in the metaverse?
According to an expert on artificial intelligence, would-be parents will soon be able …
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Sonos Ray soundbar review: the cheaper compact TV audio upgrade
Smaller all-in-one wifi speaker packs the best of Sonos for powerful movies, music and…
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Guardian launches Tor onion service
Readers of the Guardian can now access our journalism entirely within the Tor network…
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‘Complex and volatile’: cryptocurrencies should be regulated by financial watchdogs, say consumer advocates
Treasury inquiry told ‘crypto is high-risk and unsophisticated investors are at high r…
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‘Pissing while walking is tricky’: inside an Amazon warehouse, a cartoonist starts a union
In this extract from his new book, Sam Wallman recalls working as an Amazon picker – w…
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‘Don’ of a new era: the rise of Peter Thiel as a US rightwing power player
The Paypal Mafia’s lynchpin is putting his vast tech fortune to work for candidates al…
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The technical tunes getting elderly Nigerians up and digitally dancing
People living in a Lagos care home are enjoying a break in routine with a virtual mix …
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Sony LinkBuds review: novel earbuds that let the outside world in
Compact earphones have a central hole so you can hear what is going on around you whil…
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Inventor of brain injury app wins second Young Innovators prize
Ellis Parry created the Alfred app to help the rehabilitation process after his twin b…
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It’s about time facial recognition tech firms took a look in the mirror | John Naughton
Clearview AI was fined for using internet-sourced images of UK residents in its databa…
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SEC publishes letter asking Elon Musk to explain late Twitter filing
US financial watchdog asked Musk 10 days before he announced his takeover bid why he h…
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Will this fruit-picking robot transform agriculture?
Creating a machine that can perform the delicate work of picking an apple is tricky – …
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Alexa, why have you charged me £2 to say the Hail Mary?
Patricia Collinson, 87, unwittingly ordered an Amazon subscription for app to say a pr…
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Elon Musk sued by Twitter investors for delaying disclosure of stake
Investors say Musk saved himself $156m by failing to disclose that he had purchased mo…
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Chinese technology shares jump as Alibaba sales exceed forecasts
E-commerce company’s revenues rise 9% to 204bn yuan despite weakening economy Chinese…
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From the invasion of Ukraine to weapons procurement: the war games seeking solutions to real-life conflicts
At King’s College London, students are designing games that explore diplomacy, drones …
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Evil Dead: The Game review – gratifying guts and grue
PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, PC; Saber Interactive Gory asymmetrical horror is a demonicall…
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong review – a thriller to get your teeth into
PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One/Series X/S, PlayStation 4/5; Big Bad Wolf Solve a string…
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Amazon shareholders reject 15 motions on worker rights and environment
Meta shareholders also reject proposals seeking more oversight and less power for Zuck…
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Collapsed ‘stablecoin’ terra to be rebooted in attempt to recover losses
Collapse this month prompted widespread crash of cryptocurrency sector Terra, the “al…
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Twitter to pay $150m to settle claims it wrongly shared users’ phone numbers
US regulators allege the company gave advertisers user contact information collected i…
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Snapchat developer’s profit warning sends social media stocks tumbling
Snap Inc’s shares fall nearly 40% in early trading as fears grow over global downturn …
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Dyson reveals its big bet … robots
UK manufacturer aims to roll out machines capable of performing household chores such …
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Pushing Buttons: Why linking real-world violence to video games is a dangerous distraction
In this week’s newsletter: Tragic shootings in the US have resurrected the disproven t…
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UK watchdog fines facial recognition firm £7.5m over image collection
Clearview AI hit with penalty for collecting images of people from social media and we…
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Zuckerberg sued by DC attorney general over Cambridge Analytica data scandal
Karl Racine accuses Facebook co-founder of direct knowledge of policies that allowed f…
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Dutch police create deepfake video of murdered boy, 13, in hope of new leads
Video shows simulation of Sedar Soares, who was shot dead in 2003, asking public to he…
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Activision Blizzard’s Raven Software workers vote to form industry’s first union
The vote marks a victory for labor advocates in an industry mired with allegations of …
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Airbnb to close in China amid repeated Covid lockdowns
With pandemic restrictions showing no sign of ending, home rental service says it will…
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Tether pays out $10bn in withdrawals since start of crypto crash
Pace of withdrawals in May means ‘stablecoin’ company effectively dealing with slow-mo…
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Ukrainian man loses life savings in ‘stablecoin’ crypto slump
Yuri Popovich invested in the supposedly safe cryptocurrency to protect against risks …
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‘Phones are like a scab we know we shouldn’t pick’: the truth about social media and anxiety
Although connecting with friends online has positive benefits for mental health, overd…
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YouTube removes more than 9,000 channels relating to Ukraine war
Exclusive: Platform takes ‘unprecedented action’ to address content guideline violatio…
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Can Abba really recreate the feel of a live concert using holograms 41 years after their last set?
This week the supergroup begin seven months of gigs in a purpose-built London arena… w…
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Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have an unhealthy Twitter habit | John Naughton
They are two of the world’s richest people, and both are obsessed with space travel, b…
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Crypto is starting to lose its cool – just look at El Salvador | Rowan Moore
Fantasies of a Bitcoin City have been undermined by the country’s huge losses in crypt…
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TikTok and tiaras: the youngsters leading a new generation of royalists
A 70-year reign is being hailed in 60-second video clips to mark the Queen’s platinum …
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Elon Musk denies he sexually harassed attendant on private jet in 2016
Billionaire says report is ‘utterly untrue’ after allegation he paid $250k in 2018 to …
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‘A catastrophic failure’: computer scientist Hany Farid on why violent videos circulate on the internet
‘Hashing’ would allow copies of videos to be removed from social media – but tech comp…
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Gibbon: Beyond the Trees review – short, simple and lovely to play
PC, Nintendo Switch (version tested), iPhone/iPad; Broken Rules A noble environmental…
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Best podcasts of the week: Penn Badgley goes back to school for tales of teenage cringe
In this week’s newsletter: The Gossip Girl and You heartthrob explores adolescent angs…
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Elon Musk plans to ‘vote Republican’ and warns of political attacks on him
The Tesla CEO expressed discontent with Democrats amid speculation he is seeking to ba…
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Geraldine Quinn: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
This Golden Gibbo nominee was on the internet before Google – here are her favourite o…
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Crypto crash unlikely to reduce its climate impact, expert says
Enormous energy consumption has barely reduced despite $1tn being wiped off the sector…
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TechScape: How Musk and crypto bros get away with it
In this week’s newsletter: Just like Donald Trump’s political rise, Tesla’s CEO and fi…
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Older people using TikTok to defy ageist stereotypes, research finds
There are an increasing number of accounts belonging to users aged 60 and older with m…
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Facebook fails to stop Spanish language anti-abortion disinformation, study says
A group examined nine profiles reaching more than 2.79 million people peddling inaccur…
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Fish out your glasses! 3D movies are about to make a comeback
The much-hyped and much-delayed sequel to Avatar is set to bring about a return to 3D …
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Pushing Buttons: What the EA-Fifa split means for fans
In this week’s newsletter: Predictably, this breakup of a thirty-year deal isn’t about…
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Elon Musk: Twitter deal cannot progress without proof on bot numbers
Tesla CEO and world’s richest person expressed concerns about presence of fake account…
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Don’t accidentally hire a North Korean hacker, FBI warns
Employing remote IT workers who are secretly working for Kim Jong-un’s regime poses ri…
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‘Think Before You Link’: app launched to help social media users detect fake profiles
Ken McCallum, the director general of M15, said malicious profiles were being used on …
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Q&A: the collapse of terra and what it could mean beyond crypto
After the crash of the ‘stablecoin’ sparked panic, could the fall of the wider crypto …
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Hot spots: how thermal imaging can help find where your home is leaking cash
Some camera loan schemes in Britain cost nothing, while other projects offer free or p…
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$7.6bn of ‘stablecoin’ tether redeemed since start of crypto crisis
Figures suggest company has paid out more than total cash on hand, as terra backers pr…
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Brace for a shock: cost-of-living crisis drives up price of electric car charging
Recharging at home is 43% more expensive than a year ago – but EVs are still much chea…
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Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3 review: great noise-cancelling earbuds
Top sound in a new, more comfortable design, with good battery life, controls and wing…
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‘Unstoppable until they aren’t’: are tech market losses signs of a bust?
Apple is no longer the most valuable company, Meta took a $230bn hit, Amazon reported …
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Can we create a moral metaverse?
In the increasingly lifelike worlds of VR, users are experiencing hate speech and sexu…
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Data the dog: Twitter turns its privacy policy into an old-school video game
In Twitter Data Dash, players take control of a blue puppy who eats bones that inform …
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Taking his advice was like ‘chewing broken glass’: the short life of dating guru Kevin Samuels
The self-styled expert was quick to criticize Black women in the relationship sphere –…
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Planned EU rules to protect children online are attack on privacy, warn critics
Encrypted messaging apps could be threatened by requirement for platforms to search fo…
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Twitter announces hiring freeze as two top executives leave
News comes as Elon Musk, world’s richest man, is working to close a $44bn deal to acqu…
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Turmoil and panic in crypto market as ‘stablecoin’ slump prompts wider collapse
The near-total crash of terra has fuelled real panic that the crypto sector may face e…
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Elon Musk praises Chinese workers for ‘burning the 3am oil’ – here’s what that really looks like
Tesla’s massive Shanghai ‘Giga-factory’ pushes its workers to the limit to meet produc…
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Fifa believes it can make great sims without EA – but it should heed the fate of Championship Manager
The story of Eidos’s cult football management sim shows the limits of brand recognitio…
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Sonos launches cheaper Ray soundbar and new voice control system
Own-brand voice recognition update can replace Google or Alexa for faster, more privat…
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Google IO: Pixel 6a, Pixel Watch and Android 13 unveiled
New Pro earbuds and upcoming Pixel 7 phones, tablet and software shown off during virt…
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Could Terra fall prove to be Lehman Brothers moment for crytocurrencies?
Explainer: Questions asked about whether other ‘stablecoins’ may follow suit – and if…
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Reversing Trump Twitter ban will provoke user backlash, Elon Musk warned
Rights groups fear Twitter buyer could open door to conspiracy theorists and contraven…
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Trek to Yomi review – a tropey but reverent tribute to Japanese cinema
Xbox Series S/X, PlayStation 4/5, PC; Flying Wild Hog/ Devolver Digital This grainy, g…
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TechScape: Apple, Google and Microsoft are about to make passwords a thing of the past
In this week’s newsletter: safer than two-factor authentication and easier than rememb…
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‘The spirit lives on’: Apple to discontinue the iPod after 21 years
Apple is discontinuing its MP3 player, bringing an end to device that transformed how …
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Elon Musk pledges to overturn Twitter’s ban on Donald Trump
Tesla boss says decision in January last year was ‘morally bad and foolish in the extr…
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Electronic Arts ditches Fifa for future football games
The publisher has revealed EA Sports FC as the new brand for its bestselling series an…
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What we know about Spain’s cyber espionage spyware scandals
Spain’s Pegasus spyware revelations have come to a head with the sacking of the countr…
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Exhausted workers, polluting journeys: how unethical is next-day delivery?
Quick delivery became a pandemic lifeline for many – but is the endless cycle of cardb…
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Pushing Buttons: No matter how hard developers try to avoid it, games are – and should be – political
In this week’s newsletter: When the New York Times removed the word ‘fetus’ from the g…
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Ex-Facebook moderator in Kenya sues over working conditions
Petition alleges local workers subjected to irregular pay and inadequate mental health…
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Elon Musk may try to reprice $44bn Twitter bid, says US short-seller
‘Significant chance’ of lowered offer owing to slump in tech stocks and social media f…
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Trolley Problem, Inc review – a thrill ride into the world of ethical dilemmas
Read Graves; Yogscast Games; Windows Presenting a series of impossible choices, this d…
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‘A revolution that never happened’: The Gunpowder Plot at the Tower of London
Virtual reality and live performance combine in a show that asks audiences to consider…
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‘Crypto muggings’: thieves in London target digital investors by taking phones
Exclusive: Thousands of pounds stolen in cases seen by the Guardian in reports from Ci…
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I’ve decided to become an #influencer. How hard can it be? | Sofie Hagen
I know it’s the height of toxic capitalism, but you get free stuff and money – so what…
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Corporate America buckles down for culture war on Roe v Wade
Republicans are mulling retaliation against firms providing benefits such as travel as…
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‘They will do nothing to fix it’: why the NBN still matters to many voters
Unlike in 2010 and 2013 when the NBN rollout was a hot topic, it is yet to hit the hea…
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Elon Musk’s takeover financing deal could clip Twitter’s wings
The Tesla tycoon’s complex bid for the social media platform will load the tech firm w…
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Amazon reportedly fires at least six New York managers involved in labor union
According to the New York Times, the dismissals are regarded as the company’s response…
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The secret world beneath our feet is mind-blowing – and the key to our planet’s future
Don’t dismiss soil: its unknowable wonders could ensure the survival of our species B…
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The Guide #33: From Elden Ring to Tunic, 2022’s best games so far
In this week’s newsletter: Guardian video games editor and writer of Pushing Buttons K…
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