Change affecting all firms apart from game developers will increase pressure on Apple and Google Microsoft will no longer force companies to pay it a cut of their revenue if they want a place on the Windows app store, the company has announced, in a move calculated to increase the regulatory pressure on Apple and …
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New message warns that results are ‘changing quickly’ and may not yet include reliable sources Google has started warning users when they search for a topic that is likely to have poor results, as part of its effort to tackle “data voids” on the search engine. The new warning was spotted by Renee DiResta, an …
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At this stage, being a parent is more about negotiation and trust, says Annalisa Barbieri. Sit down as a family and talk about it – make rules together I have two children, aged nine and 11. We’ve always limited their tech but just before the pandemic, we bought them tablets to give them access to …
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Young TikTok users are sharing their passion for books with millions – bringing titles they love to life online and reshaping the publishing world, all in under a minute In August 2020, Kate Wilson, a 16-year-old from Shrewsbury, posted on the social media video platform TikTok a series of quotes from books she had read, …
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Some refuse to choreograph Megan Thee Stallion song, highlighting how white users get credit for Black creativity A number of Black creators on TikTok are on indefinite “strike”, refusing to choreograph dances on the app to protest against the appropriation of their content by white users. The action has been focused on Megan Thee Stallion’s …
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New version of PC software unveiled with fresh design, faster performance, longer battery life and more open store Microsoft has unveiled Windows 11 as it seeks to modernise the world’s most popular desktop software, add Android apps and improve gaming without alienating users. Announced during a livestream that had some technical issues, Windows 11 will …
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• ProPublica reveals files on other billionaires’ tax-free savings• Roth IRAs were originally intended for middle-class Americans Billionaire Peter Thiel, one of the founders of PayPal, has used a retirement account designed to help ordinary Americans save for their golden years to amass a $5bn tax-free nest egg, according to records obtained by ProPublica. Thiel, …
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The growth of non-fungible tokens has given rise to massive windfalls for those behind early virals. Sirin Kale and Alex Hern explain all On 28 May 2016 the photographer Jeff McCurry was taking pictures of a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla called Harambe in Cincinnati zoo when a child entered the enclosure. The zookeepers reacted by …
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Michael Parsons was the best boss a young engineer could have. When asked for help on a complex problem, he would say, “Let’s go back to first principles,” and break the problem down into parts that could be analysed simply. With typical self-deprecation, he later said that he took this approach because he had a …
