Month: August 2021

I’m Your Man review – Dan Stevens is the perfect date in android romance

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Near-future tale of a woman who accepts a male ‘companion’ robot played by Stevens is laboriously told and not really funny enough Directed by Maria Schrader, this was a crowd-pleasing favourite at the Berlin film festival earlier this year and its star, Maren Eggert, won the festival’s new gender-neutral best leading performance prize. But I …

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Don’t put on a happy face! Are you using the smiley emoji all wrong?

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The classic grinning emoji has once more changed its meaning – at least amongst gen Zers. So what is it communicating now – and what should you be using instead? Name: The smiley face emoji. Appearance: A bland, benign smile on a yellow background. Continue reading… The classic grinning emoji has once more changed its …

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Techies think we’re on the cusp of a virtual world called ‘the metaverse’. I’m skeptical | Sean Monahan

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Silicon Valley has been anticipating virtual reality for more than three decades, and keeps running into the same problem: people mostly like actual reality Maybe this will be my Paul Krugman moment. The Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist was famously the winner of a study to establish which op-ed commentator was most …

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Facebook shuts accounts in anti-vaccine influencer campaign

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Russia-based marketing firm sought to pay social media influencers to smear Covid vaccines Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts linked to a mysterious advertising agency operating from Russia that sought to pay social media influencers to smear Covid-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca. A network …

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The Forgotten City review: sliding into your diems

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PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC; Modern Storyteller/Dear VillagersA time-loop murder mystery set in ancient Rome is enlivened by excellent acting, dialogue, and good old-fashioned skulduggery The genesis of The Forgotten City can be traced back to the day a stranger decided to punch its writer and creator, Nick Pearce, in …

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Twitter’s image cropping algorithm prefers younger, slimmer faces with lighter skin – analysis

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Twitter pays $3,500 to Bogdan Kulynych who demonstrated bias in the algorithm Twitter’s image cropping algorithm prefers younger, slimmer faces with lighter skin, an investigation into algorithmic bias at the company has found. The finding, while embarrassing for the company, which had previously apologised to users after reports of bias, marks the successful conclusion of …

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Covid contracts: inquiry to look into use of WhatsApp, says ICO

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Information commissioner confirms Lord Bethell’s use of messaging app will be investigated Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed it will look into the private use of WhatsApp and other phone messaging apps and channels to conduct government business as well as emails, after Labour asked for …

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