By zeroing in on the burgeoning eSports market, the kingdom has added a new layer to its soft power strategy in an attempt to polish its public image Saudi Arabia has grand plans to become a powerhouse in the world of eSports and gaming. The kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund – a $500bn entity chaired by …
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Technology firm should help spot Russian-based users, says founder of group matching refugees with UK hosts One of the largest Facebook groups matching Ukrainian refugees with UK host families has warned of the dangers of infiltration posed by Russian trolls and traffickers. Room for Ukrainians in the UK is a Facebook group that was set …
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Thousands of customers reported difficulties accessing Apple services and store Monday Several Apple Inc services including Apple Music, the iCloud storage service, Apple TV and Apple store were down for thousands of users on Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. More than 4,000 users reported problems accessing Apple Music, while nearly 4,000 reported problems …
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Scrolling curated For You Page exposes users to disinformation within 40 minutes, investigation by NewsGuard suggests Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates A new TikTok account can be shown falsehoods about the Ukraine war within minutes of signing up to the app, according to an investigation by anti-misinformation outlet NewsGuard. The company, which monitors the trustworthiness of …
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Downing Street says Moscow behind calls to British defence secretary and home secretary last week Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates The Russian state was responsible for hoax calls to Ben Wallace and Priti Patel pretending to be the Ukrainian prime minister, Downing Street has said. In its first statement attributing blame to the call, No 10 …
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A reader writes that they are £1,000 out of pocket and no longer have a working tablet Last year I bought an iPad Pro from the Apple website. After six months of use I noticed that the frame had warped substantially, so I took it to the Apple store in London’s Covent Garden. The staff …
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Top performance, 5G, good camera and long software support ensure cheapest iPhone is worth buying Apple’s cut-price iPhone is back and has been upgraded for 2022, with a faster chip and 5G making it an even better bargain than before. The third-generation iPhone SE costs £419 ($429/A$719) and is the cheapest smartphone Apple sells, priced …
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Two weeks ago, the Tesla chief was vowing to support Ukraine – now he believes that’s some kind of woke cause célèbre Elon Musk has a net worth of $220bn – rounded off nicely by a bounty of government subsidies. Yet he has not taken cues from any of his billionaire peers. Jeff Bezos rarely …
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Many features make the platform susceptible to disinformation as world leaders try to harness influencers’ power for good Many have called the invasion of Ukraine the world’s first “TikTok war”, and experts say it is high time for the short video platform – once known primarily for silly lip syncs and dance challenge – to …
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The ride-hailing firm believes it has done its bit with driver concessions and backing for Ulez, but will the mayor agree? It seems hard to credit, but in the days before the likes of Vladimir Putin and P&O Ferries showed their true colours, Uber was regarded by many in London as one of the more …
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