Month: August 2021

Thinktank InfluenceMap accuses petroleum giants of gaming Facebook to promote oil and gas as part of climate-crisis solution Facebook failed to enforce its own rules to curb an oil and gas industry misinformation campaign over the climate crisis during last year’s presidential election, according to a new analysis released on Thursday. The report by the …

Facebook let fossil-fuel industry push climate misinformation, report finds Read More »

In the ride-hailing service’s best quarterly report, it increased rides by 105% over last year as its delivery service grows Uber is regaining much of the momentum it lost during the pandemic, announcing on Wednesday that its ride-hailing services saw a 105% increase from this time last year. Revenue for the company’s most recent financial …

Uber more than doubles revenues to nearly $4bn after a dismal pandemic year Read More »

Semiconductor shortage means production volumes of PlayStation 5 fall short of demand Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Profits at Sony Corporation have climbed by more than a quarter as demand for the PlayStation 5 games console, which boomed during the Covid-19 pandemic, continues to outpace supplies. The Japanese entertainment and electronics …

Sony profits soar as it benefits from home entertainment boom Read More »

Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: DEF CON hit by Covid concerns … Zuckerberg enters the Metaverse … and the impact of Final Fantasy VII In a normal year, I would be getting on a plane today and travelling to Las Vegas for the loose conglomeration of events informally known as “Hacker Summer …

TechScape: Why ‘hacker summer camp’ and pandemics don’t mix Read More »

Reclusive US novelist’s agent confirms he did not share his opinions about kombucha and SoundCloud Cormac McCarthy is known for his sparse punctuation and distinctive writing style, the violent and pessimistic themes of his work, and his reclusive public persona. So it was surprising to see the novelist on Twitter, sharing bons mots about kombucha …

Twitter admits it verified fake account of author Cormac McCarthy Read More »

Social media brought me better jobs, close friends and love. But I was ignoring the ways in which the constant criticism and approval were shaping my life In March 2009, I type in “twitter.com” and sign up for the next 12 years of my life. I am 20, in my first year of uni. I …

A moment that changed me: I realised I had become a masochist – and quit Twitter Read More »

Guardian Australia picture editor Carly Earl explains the dos and don’ts of taking pictures of the moon When a full moon rises, many people will pull out their mobile phones to try and get an Instagram-worthy photograph, but unfortunately it is really challenging to get a great picture of the moon. Two reasons: it is …

How to photograph the moon on your phone or camera, and the best settings to use Read More »

Gary Gensler seeks more authority from Congress to oversee a market ‘rife with fraud, scams and abuse’ The chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called on Congress to give the agency more authority to police cryptocurrency trading, lending and platforms, a “wild west” he said was riddled with fraud and investor …

Let us regulate ‘wild west’ of cryptocurrency, SEC chair urges Read More »

PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X; Neon Giant/Curve DigitalThis high-octane, low-intelligence arcade sci-fi shooter is set in a neon-lit city whose upper levels house the wealthy while the impoverished live in sewers When I was a kid, nothing beat our family’s weekly pilgrimage to the local video store Vidbiz. While my parents pondered which thriller …

The Ascent review – a frenetic murderfest in a dystopian future Read More »

Online gaming was compared to ‘spiritual opium’ and ‘electronic drugs’ in state media article China’s Tencent has cracked down on how long children can play its flagship video game, hours after an article in state media described online gaming as “spiritual opium” and compared it to “electronic drugs”, sending its shares sliding. The article in …

China’s Tencent tightens controls for children amid games addiction fears Read More »