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‘An ideal tool for a repressive regime’: Snapchat’s Saudi ties questioned
Critics say social media app – partly owned by a Saudi investor – pushes pro-crown pri…
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‘It was as if my father were actually texting me’: grief in the age of AI
People are turning to chatbot impersonations of lost loved ones to help them grieve. W…
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Tesla directors agree to return $735m to settle claims they were grossly overpaid
Shareholders sued the directors over stock option awards in 2017, accusing them of unf…
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Viewfinder review – the magic of stepping into a picture
Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful; PS5, PC (version played) What if the photos you took beca…
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Who are the ransomware gangs wreaking havoc on the world’s biggest companies? | Renee Dudley
It’s the defining cyber crime of the 2020s, and hackers are only just beginning to exp…
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Microsoft agrees to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation ahead of Activision buy
Software giant acquiesced after US trade commission expressed concern that Activision …
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Pushing Buttons: Why it’s getting harder to play your old favourite games
In this week’s newsletter: A new report says 87% of games released before 2010 are no …
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‘We used to check every day, now it’s every minute’: how we got addicted to weather apps
As unprecedented weather leads to increasing climate anxiety, there’s a raft of differ…
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Amazon Fire Max 11 review: nice-looking tablet but poor software
Biggest and most premium Amazon slate yet is let down badly by Fire OS and lack of key…
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Elon Musk says Twitter cashflow still negative amid 50% drop in ad revenue
Latest sign that aggressive cost-cutting measures since Musk acquired Twitter are not …
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Colourful new discoveries from the early days of photography, 1980
The inventiveness and artistry of the Lumière brothers A nude woman reclines on a tum…
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Sustainable smartphones calling? The eco-friendly new design rules to extend the life of your handset
EU legislation will herald greener devices, with greater longevity for software and ac…
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Beat the fakes: how to find online reviews you can trust
From excessive praise to overly perfect grammar, what to look out for to avoid getting…
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In America’s ‘Voltage Valley’, hopes of car-making revival turn sour
EV manufacturer Lordstown Motors, lauded by Trump in 2020, has gone bankrupt – what no…
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US agency loses bid to halt Microsoft’s $69bn purchase of Activision Blizzard
The Federal Trade Commission’s request to pause the deal was rejected, clearing the fe…
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