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‘It spreads like a disease’: how pro-eating-disorder videos reach teens on TikTok
Although the platform bans content promoting dangerous weight loss, hashtags such as #…
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Google warns of surge in activity by state-backed hackers
More than 50,000 alerts sent so far this year, including of an Iranian group that targ…
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AI and maths to play bigger role in global diplomacy, says expert
Professor of negotiation and conflict management says recent advances mean techniques …
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‘You are the dog in space’: step inside Asif Kapadia’s new VR short, Laika
With his new animation, the Oscar-winning documentary maker – and former VR cynic – is…
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Facebook must prioritise children’s wellbeing, Zuckerberg is told
UK campaigners write to chief executive with list of demands to ensure online safety o…
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Bitcoin could trigger financial meltdown, warns Bank of England deputy
Sir Jon Cunliffe likens danger to 2008 crash and calls for tough regulation of cryptoc…
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PinkPantheress: ‘Music’s been the same for so long. Can we get something else?’
After uploading her tracks online, the UK singer-producer thought the industry was a c…
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Fairphone 4 review: ethical repairable phone gets big upgrade
New design and 5G updates modular smartphone but camera not as good as some cheaper ri…
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Best podcasts of the week: Paris Lees unpicks our polar opposite opinions
The Flipside sees Lees explore conflicting views on themes including identity. Plus: t…
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‘This comforter of blue’: how Shatner’s blast into space became an ode to Earth
Captain Kirk’s profound reflection on our home planet was an ironic outcome for a trip…
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‘Insufficient and very defensive’: how Nick Clegg became the fall guy for Facebook’s failures
After election humiliation and Brexit, the former UK deputy prime minister swapped Wes…
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Spot on or unfair? Facebook employees split on whistleblower Frances Haugen’s critique
Inside the notoriously insular company, employees’ perceptions of Haugen appear to be …
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Facebook rule protects journalists and activists as ‘involuntary’ public figures
The company, under wide-ranging scrutiny for harms linked to its platforms, increased …
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US leads world in bitcoin mining after China crackdown sends industry overseas
Industry’s huge use of electricity could present an awkward question for Joe Biden ahe…
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Leave no trace: how a teenage hacker lost himself online
Edwin Robbe had a troubled life, but found excitement and purpose by joining an audaci…
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