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How 2023 became the year Congress forgot to ban TikTok
Momentum seemed to be on their side of US lawmakers this year to stop 150 million Amer…
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Could exercise pills help create a healthier society?
Finding drugs that mimic the benefits of a workout has long been a goal of science. As…
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For all the hype in 2023, we still don’t know what AI’s long-term impact will be | John Naughton
As with the printing press and the dotcom boom, initial frenzy and speculation obscure…
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What’s in store for 2024? Read our experts’ predictions, from Trump 2.0 to a super el Niño
Will KJ-T strike Olympic gold? Will Sunak go for an early election? How much will Tayl…
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‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit
A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, a…
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Don’t flake, don’t dump right wing friends, don’t wash clothes: what should you put on your ‘to-don’t’ list this year?
Guardian writers including Marina Hyde, John Crace (and a few other successful types) …
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Best podcasts of the week: Kick off 2024 with a self-help show free from ‘delusional positivity’
In this week’s newsletter: Artist and activist Scottee cues you up for a healthier yea…
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TikTok’s data collection being scrutinised by Australia’s privacy watchdog
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner launches inquiry into platform’s use…
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Amazon Prime Video streaming content to include ‘limited advertisements’
Customers will be given option to pay more for ad-free service in UK, Germany and US f…
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Landfills and liquidation sales: what happens to the purchases you return?
This year, US consumers returned 20% of the items they ordered online, and the waste a…
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Hackers steal customer data from Europe’s largest parking app operator
Owner of RingGo and ParkMobile says data including parts of credit card numbers taken …
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‘Drama magnet’: Elon Musk’s biggest headlines of 2023
From cage fighting to rebranding Twitter: it was another controversial year for the mu…
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The best of the long read in 2023
Our 20 favourite pieces of the year When a US businessman took over a beloved garden …
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The biggest tech stories of 2023 – from cyber warfare to AI’s ‘existential risk’
Crypto’s crown slipped, an AI godfather spoke out and Apple entered the stuttering VR …
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The video games you may have missed in 2023
From rural bathhouse sims to early-00s internet nostalgia and environmentalist fables …
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The real Santa’s face: ID software sorts Father Christmas from his stand-ins
The man in red’s distinct visage emerges by algorithm, proving not any old bearded man…
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James Dyson criticises Tories for not ‘going for growth’ after fall in GDP
Inventor defends economic policies of Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss that sent economy c…
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A world suffused with AI probably wouldn’t be good for us – or the planet | John Naughton
Amid all the hysteria about ChatGPT and co, one thing is being missed: how energy-inte…
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The 10 biggest science stories of 2023 – chosen by scientists
From insight into our human ancestry and breakthroughs on the moon to a flourishing of…
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A fridge but in reverse? The fascinating science of heat pumps – visualised
Despite being more like a refrigerator than a gas boiler, this home heating technology…
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If you were given a Google Street View image of anywhere on Earth, could you identify the location?
The competitors at the GeoGuessr World Cup can do just that. The clues are in brick ho…
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‘It feels very fun and freeing’: US sees ebike boom after years of false starts
Sales surge as cities and states look to cut pollution from cars and improve options f…
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Meta censors pro-Palestinian views on a global scale, report claims
Rights group says Facebook and Instagram routinely engage in ‘six key patterns of undu…
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British teenager behind GTA 6 hack receives indefinite hospital order
Arion Kurtaj, who has acute autism, hacked Rockstar Games using just an Amazon Firesti…
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Diary of a TikTok moderator: ‘We are the people who sweep up the mess’
From ‘dense’ training and tests to going live, answering for ‘idles’ – and some of the…
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Best podcasts of the week: What really happens at celebrity trials (yes, Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski crash included)
In this week’s newsletter: Voice actors and expert analysis bring juicy celebrity lega…
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AI image generators trained on pictures of child sexual abuse, study finds
Images might have helped AI systems produce realistic sexual imagery of fake children;…
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Video games and musical theatre: 2023’s most unlikely crossover?
There has been a remarkable intersection between video games and musical performance t…
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AI cannot be named as patent ‘inventor’, UK supreme court rules
US technologist loses dispute with Intellectual Property Office over ideas generated b…
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TikTok moderators struggling to assess Israel-Gaza content, Guardian told
Button letting moderators flag video content in language they do not understand has be…
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Meta wrong to remove graphic Israel-Gaza videos, oversight board says
Board describes the two videos, which were reinstated, as valuable for ‘informing the …
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Adobe drops $20bn takeover of Figma after EU and UK regulator concerns
UK’s CMA said deal would threaten competition in the product design, image editing and…
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TikTok users including Russell Brand given special status, messages show
Exclusive: Moderators in Europe encouraged to be more lenient with accounts of some hi…
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The 20 best video games of 2023
From skateboard romances and a horror fishing simulator to the return of beloved class…
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Amazon flyer says hardest-up workers might get gift from Peccy the mascot
Workers making $17 an hour not impressed by holiday offer from company that just tripl…
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Let’s hope Epic's antitrust win over Google is the first of many tech giant losses | John Naughton
The jury in the video game developer’s antitrust case over Google’s app store monopoly…
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South-east Asia’s quirky, sweary shopping stars cashing in on livestream selling
Presenters walk the aisles of supermarkets and small shops offering what they can find…
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Physicist Bob Coecke: ‘It’s easier to convince kids than adults about quantum mechanics’
The Belgian physicist and industrial musician on replacing maths with pictures, why he…
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‘It makes me feel nostalgic’: Lisa Carney’s best phone picture
The photographer enjoys the sadness in this shot of her son lost in thought against th…
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Rishi Sunak considers curbing social media use for under-16s
Reports suggest a ban is among potential options to protect young people from online h…
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Christmas tech: small gifts that can be a big festive hit
From mobile phone cases to grips to refurbished headphones, there are plenty of option…
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Frutiger Aero: the Windows screen saver design trend taking TikTok by storm
The ‘retro-futuristic’ mid-2000s look harks back to a time of technological optimism …
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The twisting tale of Dawn Hacheney, and the house fire that killed her
A tale of lust, deception and religion, Mortal Sin investigates the death of a pastor’…
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OnePlus Open review: the most phone-like folding tablet yet
New folder is thinner, lighter and cheaper, with almost invisible crease, challenging …
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Looking for an online bargain? Beware of exploding batteries, dangerous toys, even socks that can burn you …
Many items sold through online marketplaces don’t meet safety regulations. Then there …
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No more drunk driving? US to force carmakers to adopt life-saving tech by 2024
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has begun process to force adop…
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Doorman’s holiday: a security guard’s take on stealth games
As a bouncer, you might not think that trying to outwit guards would be relaxing for m…
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Arena Group fires CEO in wake of Sports Illustrated AI articles scandal
Ross Levinsohn sacking was to ‘improve the operational efficiency and revenue of the c…
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UAW wants to unionize Tesla. It faces a tough and high-profile battle with Musk
Pro-union workers are hopeful but realistic, but they fear Musk’s previous ruthlessnes…
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Apple MacBook Pro M3 review: beloved laptop is back in black
Laptop upgrade adds M3 chips, more power, longer battery life, brighter screen, lower …
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Is TikTok brainwashing the kids about Gaza? No, this is just an old moral panic in a new form | Nesrine Malik
Young people trust social media above politicians when it comes to the Israel-Hamas wa…
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Scrawled bits of paper and an A-Z: How I went cold turkey on Google Maps | Ned Vessey
The more I navigated using my phone, the more unsettled I felt. Was it robbing somethi…
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Readers reply: why do photographs of beautiful scenery never do it justice?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects r…
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Ex-commissioner for facial recognition tech joins Facewatch firm he approved
Critics say Fraser Samson hiring is ‘outrageous conflict of interest’ as monitoring te…
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ChatGPT exploded into public life a year ago. Now we know what went on behind the scenes | John Naughton
The fallout from AI’s ‘Pearl Harbor moment’ has been dramatic. In tech, 12 months can …
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Child safety groups and prosecutors criticize encryption of Facebook and Messenger
Meta submitted nearly 95% of 29m reports of child sexual abuse material in 2022 and en…
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UK competition watchdog to review Microsoft and OpenAI partnership
Action on possible ‘acquisition of control’ follows leadership turmoil at ChatGPT deve…
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Building blocks of a new metaverse: Lego Fortnite is a delight to play
This open-world survival sim might be Minecraft lite, but it’s luscious and relaxing, …
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Doom at 30: what it means, by the people who made it
In 1993, a team of five coders released what would become one of the most influential …
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UK accuses Meta of empowering child sexual abusers with encryption rollout
Tech firm says it has developed ‘robust’ safety measures after home secretary and camp…
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Best podcasts of the week: Jonathan Aitken’s fall from Downing Street hopeful to convicted liar
In this week’s newsletter: Rob Delaney and Alice Levine investigate the end of the cab…
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Steve Jobs’ $4 check written in 1976 auctioned off for more than $36,000
Check written to Radio Shack joins a hot market for Jobs’ signature and memorabilia A…
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Driverless cars were the future but now the truth is out: they’re on the road to nowhere | Christian Wolmar
For all the billions spent, the dream of these vehicles ruling the roads remains just …
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AI firms ‘should include members of public on boards to protect society’
Expert Yoshua Bengio says independent oversight needed as advances in technology accel…
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Elon Musk’s AI startup seeks to raise $1bn in equity
Billionaire wants xAI to keep pace with rivals including OpenAI, Microsoft and Google …
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Darn it! Five writers try to banish their fast fashion guilt
Can small changes make our wardrobes more sustainable? Our writers spend a month selli…
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A Highland Song review – a moving, magical-realist journey through Scottish scenery and mythology
Nintendo Switch, PC; inkle This trek across forbidding crags and through crumbling ca…
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Is Meta’s ad-free service just another way to make people pay for privacy?
The owner of Instagram and Facebook thought an ad-free subscription service would sati…
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GTA 6 trailer: fast cars, flamingos and a female lead revealed in first look
Rockstar Games finally gives players their first glimpse at Grand Theft Auto VI, set i…
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EDF can’t move me on to its super-cheap EV charging deal
Its GoElectric Overnight tariff promised drivers big savings – only problem, it couldn…
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Persona 5 Tactica review – Famous Five-style Jungian urban warfare anyone?
Atlus, P Studio; Sega; PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch This stylish if undeman…
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Researchers create AI tool with a nose for fraudulent wine
Machine learning used to analyse compounds in a bottle of wine and trace them back to …
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Do you really need shiny new tech for Christmas? The answer is ‘no’
If you are tempted to ask Santa for the latest smartwatch or phone, think again This …
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Why do photographs of beautiful scenery never do it justice?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects r…
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Europe’s AI crackdown looks doomed to be felled by Silicon Valley lobbying power | John Naughton
The EU’s artificial intelligence safety bill enters its final stages this week, but se…
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The 12 best apps for Christmas – from what to cook to tracking Santa
Let technology lend a hand this year, whether it’s sourcing presents, balancing the bo…
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The doctor will call you now: are remote GP appointments safe?
As phone and video consultations increase, study examines safety incidents and offers …
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James Dyson loses libel claim against Daily Mirror publisher
Inventor alleged article criticising his championing of Brexit and move to Singapore w…
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‘The Gospel’: how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza
Concerns over data-driven ‘factory’ that significantly increases the number of targets…
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