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A new crypto firm wants to scan your eyeballs – should you look away?
For critics, the ID process from Worldcoin is a privacy risk; for others it is financi…
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Changing Meta’s algorithms did not help US political polarization, study finds
Study of Facebook and Instagram data from 2020 election shows chronological lists had …
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My big Birmingham bookshop crawl: why booksellers are suddenly thriving
In 2009, two bookshops a week were closing in the UK and the days of physical books se…
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Bets podcasts of the week: LeBron James’s relentless rise from hyped prospect to king of the NBA
In this week’s newsletter: How did the most talked-up teenager of a generation become …
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Threads users decline significantly despite initial surge in sign-ups
Within a week of launch of Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Twitter 100 million people sign…
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AMA calls for stronger AI regulations after doctors use ChatGPT to write medical notes
Artificial intelligence protections should include ensuring that clinicians make final…
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Stop phubbing! The 10 rules of smartphone etiquette – from the bathroom to your bed
How do you use your phone without snubbing everyone around you? Experts explain when t…
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Samuel Leighton-Dore: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The artist and author shares what makes him laugh online. It is extremely gay – and in…
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‘It’s the feeling of being free and expressive’: Flock, a relaxing game of flight and friendship
The makers of Hohokum let you befriend anything from colourful birds to winged sea cre…
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The rebel group stopping self-driving cars in San Francisco – one cone at a time
The Safe Street Rebel group has waged a war against robotaxis in an effort to end vehi…
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Pushing Buttons: Games let us live to the limits of our mortality – and beyond
In this week’s newsletter: It’s an act of subversion to design a game that tries to ge…
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Alphabet stocks rise after second-quarter profits exceed expectations
The sunny report establishes a continued rebound for the tech company after a difficul…
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‘I would crank up the restrictions’: teachers on banning phones in school
While many acknowledge they can have benefits for learning, the effect on pupils’ beha…
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‘Ice cream so good’: How are TikTok creators making money from bizarre gestures and phrases on a loop?
A new trend is seeing some creators impersonating NPCs, or video game characters that …
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Police stop Twitter sign removal from San Francisco HQ – video
Authorities intervened on Monday to halt 'unauthorised work' to remove the old…
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