Company says Sky Glass will be paid for ‘like a mobile phone’ and removes need for dish or set-top box Sky is to launch its own range of smart TVs, removing the need for customers to use a satellite dish or set-top box, as the pay-TV company shifts its offering to remain competitive in the …
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As high-end fashion conglomerates rush to invest in virtual reality fashion, small players are making moves too In the designer Denni Francisco’s new film, models wearing clothes from her label Ngali wander through a virtual landscape. Using this digital medium, it was possible to take her collection on location, despite being in lockdown and unable …
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Social media is a lifeline in many countries, and Facebook must do more to protect its systems from routine failures Regulators in the US, UK and the EU are gearing up to probe Facebook over anticompetitive practices, its impact on the mental health of children and its destabilising impact on democracies. As these investigations begin, …
Users urged to ‘look out for each other’ and ‘remember the human’ as platform tries to limit abuse Twitter users poised to dive into a heated online debate will be warned they are about to enter an “intense” conversation, under a safety trial. The social media platform is testing a feature that drops a notice …
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Whistleblower Frances Haugen testified the company is harming children and putting profits over safety, but what lies ahead? The congressional testimony of Frances Haugen is being described as a potential watershed moment after the former Facebook employee turned whistleblower warned lawmakers must “act now” to rein in the social media company. But the impact of …
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Super-slick screen, better cameras with 3x optical zoom, good battery and speed make it tough to beat The iPhone 13 Pro is a solid upgrade on last year’s model with a faster and slicker screen, a better camera with 3x optical zoom, longer battery life and a small price cut. Apple’s latest Pro smartphone costs …
This film exploring the ideas of Dr Phil Kennedy, who had an electrode implanted in his brain, throws up interesting prospects for the human future Dr Phil Kennedy is regarded by many as the Indiana Jones of neuroscience: a Limerick-born doctor who became a bioengineering trailblazer, making people excited – and then nervous – by …
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Whistleblower Frances Haugen adds to long-held concerns that social media site is fuelling violence and instability Whistleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony to US senators on Tuesday shone a light on violence and instability in Myanmar and Ethiopia in recent years and long-held concerns about links with activity on Facebook. “What we saw in Myanmar and are now …
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Hacker claims to have carried out the attack to ‘foster competition’ in online gaming The Amazon-owned gaming platform Twitch has suffered a data breach that experts have called a “highly targeted attack”. Twitch on Wednesday confirmed it suffered a breach, and said its teams were working to understand its extent. Continue reading… Hacker claims to …
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Instant messaging app experiences one-day surge in signups and tops the US iPhone download chart The instant messaging app Telegram registered 70 million new users during Monday’s Facebook blackout, its Russian founder said, as people around the world flocked to the encrypted service. “The daily growth rate of Telegram exceeded the norm by an order …
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