Overwhelmed by messages, notifications and distractions? You can reclaim your focus without a full digital detox Are you in control of your smartphone or is it in control of you? Sometimes it is difficult to tell. One minute you might be using FaceTime to chat with loved ones or talking about your favourite TV show …
Fears rise over how unregulated trading and promotion of crypto assets are creating a new generation of addicts Cryptocurrency ads reach record high on London transport Dogecoin value soars after Elon Musk move Steven has lost more bitcoin than most people will ever own. Raised on the remote Shetland archipelago, he left school at 13 …
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The Nigerian photographer on an unusual encounter on the roadside in Morocco As a professional photographer, Stephen Tayo’s usual reason to travel is for work. Since visiting Marrakech solo in 2019, however, he had been raving to friends about how much they all needed to go. Bored after a year under Covid restrictions, he eventually …
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Newly revealed documents from the complaint against Google shed light on potential advertising sales manipulation Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai were allegedly aware of and approved a deal to collaborate on the potential manipulation of advertising sales, according to newly revealed documents. The documents, which came to light on Friday, were …
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Car-sharing is both liberating and a big hassle if you want to avoid the cost and carbon emissions of a personal vehicle Before moving overseas six years ago, I sold my car and have been living without one ever since. Life in New York for the first two years was a breeze, but being car-free …
As the legitimate use of digital currencies grows, there has been a comparable rise in abuse, cybercrime experts say Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing When the cops arrested scammer Evan Leslie McMahon in March 2019 they found a lot more than just the bootleg Netflix logins that enabled his clients …
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Meta says human rights diligence projects can be ‘highly time intensive’ and run for year or more The owner of Facebook and Instagram has said it will “assess the feasibility” of conducting an independent human rights study related to its work in Ethiopia, after the company’s oversight board urged it to investigate how its platforms …
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Cryptocurrency with shiba inu dog meme rises 15% after billionaire’s tweet about merchandise Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency with a shiba inu dog meme, soared in value by 15% on Friday after the billionaire Elon Musk said it could be used to buy Tesla merchandise. Dogecoin rose to $0.20 after Musk’s tweet early on Friday, and has …
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An open letter expresses concern about Covid misinformation and specifically addresses an episode with virologist Robert Malone A total of 270 US doctors, scientists, healthcare professionals and professors have written an open letter to streaming company Spotify, expressing concern about medical misinformation on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, listed as the platform’s most popular program. …
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Profit forecast cut as Christmas supply problems hit products including PlayStation 5 Currys has trimmed its annual profit forecast after a shortage of goods ranging from PlayStation 5 consoles and Apple products to hairdryers resulted in a 5% fall in sales over the peak Christmas period. The UK’s biggest electrical retailer said that sales were …
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