Analysis: political undercurrents cannot be ignored as Zhang Yiming stands down to ‘daydream’ TikTok: six of the video-sharing app’s greatest hits In the latest retreat by a leading figure in China’s booming tech sector, the chief executive of TikTok’s parent company has said he will step down to focus on long-term strategy, saying he prefers …
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Microsoft’s game subscription includes all the obvious Xbox hits, from Halo to Minecraft – but, if you’ve exhausted those, here are some deeper cuts from its library A 1930s mystery set on a sun-saturated yet eerie island full of mysteries and puzzles. This is a relatively short game that pulls you effortlessly through its story, …
Retail giant offering $100,000 reward for more information on nooses, the first of which appeared on 27 April in Connecticut Amazon has closed a construction site in Windsor, Connecticut, after seven nooses were discovered there in the past month. The retail giant is offering a $100,000 reward for more information on the nooses, the first …
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As co-founder stands down, we look at the lip-syncing, sea shanties and recipe sharing that went viral Bytedance boss goes at uncertain time for Chinese tech firms Despite controversy in the US, TikTok has risen to become one of the best-known social media apps in recent years. With 800 million users, the home of the …
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Apps tracking hormones and a gadget combatting menopausal hot flushes are some of the latest innovations in the femtech market, which is predicted to be worth $60bn by 2027 When lifelong worrier Louise Stevenson asked her husband whether her anxiety was damaging, his answer stopped her in her tracks. “He said it had a negative …
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Justin McLeod, boss of the dating app, talks about its massive rise in users, his difficult romantic past – and why people are now ditching their partners and looking for someone new The whiteboard on the living room wall behind Justin McLeod’s sofa frames his head like a halo. But it is also symbolic of …
The Fortnite maker, the most popular game in the world, claims the way Apple runs its App Store amounts to a monopoly Tim Cook, the chief executive of Apple, is set to testify on Friday as the star witness in a high-stakes case against Epic Games that could upend Apple’s business model. The trial stems …
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Dr Death’s Laura Beil asks just how safe the smoking alternative is in The Vaping Fix. Plus: a winning tech parody, and another trip to West Cork The Vaping FixLaura Beil of Dr Death and Bad Batch returns with another gripping podcast packed with health-related scares. Just a few years ago, the sight of someone …
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The tech giant says it has taken down posts on fake preventative measures and exaggerated cures as part of a new voluntary industry code Facebook has removed more than 110,000 pieces of Covid-related misinformation generated by Australian accounts in the first year of the pandemic, the company has revealed. In February, Facebook, along with Twitter, …
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There are nearly 10bn Google searches for skin, nail and hair issues each year, prompting the tech giant to create a ‘dermatology assist tool’ Google’s entry into health diagnostics has alarmed health experts who fear a new artificial intelligence tool to identify skin conditions could lead to overdiagnosis, or rare and complex skin conditions being …
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