Month: January 2022

The announcement, in an industry where unions are rare, came on the heels of Microsoft’s acquisition of the company Employees at Raven Software, a video game studio owned by Activision Blizzard, announced Friday they have formed a union – a milestone in a largely unorganized industry recently marred by labor complaints. Several dozen employees of …

Activision Blizzard employees form first of its kind Game Workers Alliance Union Read More »

My years teaching in universities – and my own children – have changed my attitude to the storm of disability our young people face I’ve been teaching at Australian universities for 25 years now. I began when I was 27 – I’m now 52. This means I’ve been next to university students since 1996, and …

Every parent I know is worried about their child’s anxiety. Here’s what 25 years of teaching has shown me | Tegan Bennett Daylight Read More »

Users describe problems with Amazon Echo smart devices and Downdetector reports wave of outages on Friday morning Amazon has confirmed its Alexa virtual assistant service suffered an outage in the UK and mainland Europe but is now back to normal. The Downdetector website reported a wave of Alexa outages in the UK and across Europe …

Amazon confirms Alexa outage in UK and mainland Europe Read More »

Eric Adams will find it difficult to spend his cryptocurrency paycheck to pay for the daily costs of living in the Big Apple New York’s new mayor gets his first paycheck on Friday – and as part of his bid to keep the city “on the forefront of innovation”, he’ll be receiving his wages in …

New York City’s mayor is getting paid in cryptocurrency. These are the bills he can (and can’t) pay Read More »

Information commissioner defends value of privacy protection in face of government-backed campaign The UK data watchdog has intervened in the debate over end-to-end encryption, warning that delaying its introduction puts “everyone at risk” including children. The Information Commissioner’s Office said strongly encrypting communications strengthens online safety for children by reducing their exposure to threats such …

End-to-end encryption protects children, says UK information watchdog Read More »

Lack of trust in official currency has led to surging interest in cryptocurrencies – despite their volatility and government opposition In the offices of AltCoin, a cryptocurrency hub tucked away in a sidestreet in Istanbul’s bustling Kadıköy neighbourhood, two wall-mounted TV sets showed the live value of currencies bitcoin and Ethereum, both graphs sloping downwards. …

Tales from the crypto: lira crisis fuels Bitcoin boom in Turkey Read More »

Top noise reduction, comfort and good sound – but a lack of bells and whistles for the price Bose is back with a revamp of its most popular noise-cancelling headphones, which improve the technology but keep the good bits mostly the same. The company appears to have taken an “ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach …

Bose QC45 review: commuter favourite noise-cancelling headphones revamped Read More »

Smuggled cheetahs, counter-terror cops and Grace Kelly feature in the Wild Things podcast which profiles the outrageous career of the world-famous illusionists. Plus: Stephen Fry looks at brains Wild Things: Siegfried & RoyIn 2003, the stage career of flamboyant German illusionists Siegfried and Roy was halted when one of their tigers nearly killed Roy in …

Best podcasts of the week: the wild story of Siegfried and Roy’s near-death tiger attack Read More »

Ipac’s website went offline following comments about lawyer Christine Lee reportedly seeking to influence MPs Members of a cross-party China human rights group have accused Britain’s cybersecurity agency of “failing to respond” with help after their website was taken offline this week in an attack they fear came from Beijing. MPs from the Inter Parliamentary …

MPs criticise cyber agency for not aiding China rights group after it was hacked Read More »

Improved automated drug detection systems and enhanced partnerships with law enforcement are among changes Snapchat has announced new efforts to combat drug dealing on the platform, changes that come as drug-related deaths among US high school and college-aged youth are exploding. The company said it has improved automated drug detection systems, enhanced partnerships with law …

Snapchat fights drug dealing on app amid surge in youth overdose deaths Read More »