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‘Cloud-milking’: the zero-energy technique keeping young trees alive
The project that began in the Canary Islands mimics the way leaves capture water dropl…
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Life Is Strange: Double Exposure review – supernatural drama gets caught up in its tangled timelines
PC, PS5, Xbox; Deck Nine/Square Enix There’s much to enjoy in this sequel to the trai…
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How a spooky suburban manor became a genuine house of horrors
A fascinating fortnightly show explores the darker side of the scare industry. Plus: f…
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Is your smartphone being tracked? Here’s how to tell
An expert in digital forensics and family violence says surveillance by spyware is rar…
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EU events on curbing big tech ‘distorted’ by attenders with industry links
Campaigners say 21% of people at workshops did not disclose on their applications rela…
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‘Our ghost meter went crazy’ : we played horror games all night in a haunted prison
Halloween is coming, and our minds are turning to scary games. But which titles are ge…
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TechScape: Tech CEOs hedge their bets and dial up Trump
The tech titans have picked up the phone and called the ex-president. Plus: AI chatbot…
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‘The most important DJ in the UK’? Live streamer takes music to streets
DJ AG has built a huge audience by inviting performers such as Skepta to join him in L…
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 review – annual military shooter fixture hasn’t felt this fresh in years
PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox; Treyarch/Raven/Activision If you think you know what to exp…
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Indonesia blocks Apple iPhone 16 sales over lack of investment
Marketing and sale of model prohibited after tech giant fails to meet rule 40% of phon…
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Our perverse respect for immense wealth allows Musk and Zuckerberg to run riot | John Naughton
The megalomaniacs who control X and Facebook are only able to pollute the public spher…
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A predator used her 12-year-old face to make porn. She helped pass a law to make that a crime
Child actor Kaylin Hayman fought back after she learned that a man had used AI to make…
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Talk to your plants? Now the first AI-powered garden will allow them to talk back
Collaboration between leading garden designer and Microsoft to go on display at Chelse…
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If Civilization is falling apart, I might as well control it myself | Dominik Diamond
The invitation to EXplore, EXpand, EXploit and EXterminate that comes with the game’s …
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Tesla adds close to $150bn in market value on best day in over a decade
Car company sees biggest single-day stock gain since 2013 as CEO Elon Musk forecasts u…
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Tesla shares jump in third-quarter earnings even as expected revenue is lower
After two slow quarters, Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle maker reports higher-than-expect…
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Norway to increase minimum age limit on social media to 15 to protect children
Prime minister wants young people to be shielded from ‘power of the algorithm’ Norway…
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Fear the Spotlight review – engrossing, eerie and unexpectedly thought-provoking horror
PC, PS4/5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox; Cozy Game Pals/Blumhouse Games Its expertly retro, l…
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Elon Musk’s pro-Trump Pac pouring millions into Facebook ads instead of X
America Pac is targeting users interested in the Boy Scouts of America, Kelsey Grammer…
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Apple iPad mini A17 Pro review: the best small tablet gets faster
Chip upgrade breathes new life into compact slate ready for AI and better accessories …
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‘I am valued here’: the extraordinary film that recreates a disabled boy’s rich digital life
Mats Steen had muscular dystrophy and died very young. But a touching new documentary …
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‘I wanted both sides of the business to be as intimate as being in bed’: tech entrepreneur William Reeve
The co-founder of Secret Escapes and LoveFilm is now offering tech solutions to help o…
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Microsoft introduces ‘AI employees’ that can handle client queries
US company gives customers the ability to build own virtual agents as well as releasin…
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iPhone 16 Plus review: Apple’s battery beast
Enlarged iPhone gains two new buttons, faster chip and better camera, while lasting a …
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TikTok owner sacks intern for allegedly sabotaging AI project
ByteDance dismissed person in August it says ‘maliciously interfered’ with training of…
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As Silicon Valley eyes US election, beware Elon Musk and the tech bros with political nous | John Naughton
The owner of X is just one of many who may prefer Donald Trump to greater regulation u…
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On my radar: Yael van der Wouden’s cultural highlights
The Dutch-Israeli author on a demonic club hit, her fish fixation, and her love of fur…
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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin review – moving tale of disabled gamer’s digital double life
Using World of Warcraft-style animation, this documentary tells the story of Mats Stee…
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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder: The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum review – glory and geekery
Home computing and the gaming industry have their origins in the iconic early 80s hard…
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Neva review – sublime portrait of a warrior and her wolf in a dying world
PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox; Nomada Studio/Devolver Digital Rarely do g…
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Watchdog opens investigation into anti-immigrant posts on Facebook
Oversight Board says parent company Meta has ‘serious questions’ to answer over two po…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX accuses California of political bias over launch limits
Company sues after coastal commission cited CEO’s spread of misinformation on X in rej…
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iPhone 16 review: more buttons and speed for Apple’s standard phone
Smallest and cheapest new model plays catchup to Pro iPhones with strong battery life …
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Amazon.com joins push for nuclear power to meet data center demand
Company says it signed three agreements on developing small modular reactor nuclear po…
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Pushing Buttons: With the safety of Roblox under scrutiny, how worried should parents be?
Millions of children play on this platform accused of having reams of troubling conten…
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I AI-generated some podcasts – and the results are uncanny
Google’s new tool NotebookLM lets you create podcasts at the click of the button. They…
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‘I’m empowering my song to go and make love with different people’: Imogen Heap on how her AI twin will rewrite pop
Known for her wild ‘Imogenation’, Heap has always reworked pop with tech, but her new …
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Westminster’s reliance on Elon Musk’s X is ‘totally wrong’, says Labour MP
Exclusive: Josh Simons, close ally of Starmer, suggests Musk manipulates platform’s al…
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Sleep perfectionists: the exhausting rise of orthosomnia
The UK sleep-tracker industry is estimated to be worth £270m a year – and forecast to …
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‘I felt I had no choice’: why Deborah did her schoolwork using the shopping centre wifi
One in four Australians don’t have access to essential technology. The Smith Family sa…
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Three-armed robot conductor makes debut in Dresden
German city’s Sinfoniker says aim is not to replace humans but to play music human con…
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Nobel winner Geoffrey Hinton is the ‘godfather of AI’. Here’s an offer he shouldn’t refuse… | John Naughton
The computer scientist’s dogged belief in the potential of neural networks helped unlo…
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‘You can try weirder and weirder things’: once-mocked synthesisers enjoy new golden era
Formerly reviled music technology is more popular than ever as designers experiment fo…
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The anonymous, anything-goes forum at the heart of the Pelicot rape case
Before it was shut down this year, the illicit and unmoderated chat site Coco had been…
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Tesla’s value drops $60bn after investors fail to hail self-driving ‘Cybercab’
Analysts criticise lack of detail about the ‘robotaxi’ showcased by CEO Elon Musk El…
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Australia’s spy chief warns AI will accelerate online radicalisation
Asio boss Mike Burgess says social media impact is a ‘step-change’ in the threat posed…
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‘They don’t just fall out of trees’: Nobel awards highlight Britain’s AI pedigree
Recognition for Demis Hassabis and Geoffrey Hinton marks moment when important ingredi…
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Elon Musk unveils Tesla Cybercab self-driving robotaxi
Billionaire says autonomous car expected ‘before 2027’ will have a pricetag of less th…
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Disco Elysium ‘spiritual successor’ in development at new video game studio
A sequel to the Bafta-winning 2019 RPG was recently cancelled by developer ZU/AM. Now,…
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Opt out: how to protect your baby’s photos on the internet
Tech companies aren’t transparent about what they do with our photos – we asked expert…
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Goodbye cartoon breasts, hello sweat stains: the feminist reinvention of Tomb Raider
Finally, Lara Croft no longer looks like a strong wind would knock her over. Netflix’s…
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Silent Hill 2 review – psychological horror remake leaves you lost in the fog
PlayStation 5, PC; Bloober Team/Konami This remake of the 2001 hit is frustratingly sl…
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Sex secrets, tummy tips and more terrible advice from women’s mags
Two journalists leaf through vintage magazines and reflect on their legacy in Mag Hags…
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Google DeepMind scientists win Nobel chemistry prize
British founder of DeepMind Demis Hassabis, John Jumper and David Baker share prize fo…
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A brief history of procrastination – and how you can overcome it
Egyptologists have deciphered hieroglyphics that tell people off for dawdling. Is ther…
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Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court demands
Social platform was blocked after tech billionaire failed to name local representative…
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Satisfactory, the factory-building game so compelling it has invaded my dreams
An addictive example of a burgeoning genre, its elaborate widgets and logistics demand…
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Tesla Cybertruck ‘too big and sharp’ for European roads, say campaigners
Questions raised about registration in Czech Republic of one of first models to reach …
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iPhone 16 Pro review: Apple levels up its smaller ‘pro’ phone
Bigger screen, new camera control button, 5x optical zoom and faster chips squeeze fla…
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How Gears of War’s Mad World trailer changed video game marketing forever
The series’ return was heralded by a Tears for Fears song – an unexpected tone for its…
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‘Parents know they are not alone’: UK pact to withhold smartphones until 14 gathers pace
Signatories to online pledge say it offers support in family reckonings over phone usa…
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The push for emojis in Black women’s styles: ‘We need to normalise that our hair is acceptable’
Hackney group Rise.365 is trying to tackle poor representation and spark discussions a…
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The blogosphere is in full bloom. The rest of the internet has wilted
As blogging pioneer Dave Winer’s site turns 30, it’s a reminder that good writing and …
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Flatpack coffins and robot dogs: patents applications show UK inventions of 2023
Other submissions included a vertical grand piano, smart goalie gloves and cheese made…
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Otters in hats and magical staffs: all you need to know about Throne and Liberty, Amazon’s new free fantasy game
This RPG is the third massively multiplayer online game Amazon has published in four y…
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Starfield: Shattered Space review – much Va’ruun for improvement
PC, Xbox; Bethesda Softworks Bethesda’s gigantic space RPG’s first major expansion onl…
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Sheridan Smith’s dangerously bingeable Margate murder mystery
A serial killer strikes the seaside town in The Margate Murders. Plus: in celebration …
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French AI summit to focus on environmental impact of energy-hungry tech
Event will push for greater transparency and aims to rank AI firms in terms of ability…
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Pushing Buttons: At Tokyo Game Show, I saw the Japanese games scene I grew up with is still live and kicking
In this week’s newsletter: Konami, cute RPGs, weird but wonderful indie games – everyt…
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More than 9,000 scam Facebook pages deleted after Australians lose $43.4m to celebrity deepfakes
Meta’s new Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal Exchange (Fire) tool to work with seven banks…
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TechScape: Why the fake news confidence trap could be your downfall
As the Goodbye Meta AI meme proved, many of us vastly overestimate our abilities to di…
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Hidden traces of humanity: what AI images reveal about our world
As generative AI advances, it is easy to see it as yet another area where machines are…
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