Month: April 2022

Peter Thiel, the libertarian tech investor, says figures such as Warren Buffett are hindering cryptocurrency Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and a Donald Trump ally, has accused a “finance gerontocracy” including Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon of hindering bitcoin’s progress. The outspoken libertarian tech investor described multibillionaire Buffett, the world’s richest investor, as the …

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First came self-care. Now it’s all about relationship maintenance. But can texts, prompts and emojis really bring you and your partner closer? A few weeks ago, while scrolling Instagram and passing silent judgement on a stranger’s interior decoration choices, I was served an ad for Paired. The app promised “10 minutes a day to a …

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Facebook owner Meta removes network from social media in move which could damage President Jair Bolsonaro Facebook owner Meta Platforms has removed a network of social media accounts with ties to the Brazilian military that posed as fake non-profits to play down the dangers of deforestation. The comments by Meta, published in a quarterly report, …

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Mark Zuckerberg hopes payment tokens will reduce platforms’ reliance on adverts as popularity wanes Mark Zuckerberg is looking to develop virtual coins, nicknamed “Zuck bucks” by staff, for users of Facebook and Instagram as part of a suite of products designed to reduce his platforms’ dependence on advertising in the future metaverse. Facebook’s parent group, …

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Magazine found sellers misusing ‘review merging’ to raise star rating of items from chargers to nose strips Amazon sellers have been artificially boosting their products’ influential customer ratings by co-opting positive reviews of unrelated items, a leading consumer magazine has reported. Which? said nine of the 10 highest-rated headphones on Amazon were carrying glowing reviews …

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Amy Aniobi and Grace Edwards are here to brighten up your day in this positive podcast. Plus: five must-listen audio dramas Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here The AntidoteWidely available, episodes weeklyTwo of the writers of HBO’s Insecure, Amy Aniobi and Grace Edwards – who are …

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Wang Jixian’s posts from Odesa have become a sensation online, until he was reported for videos containing ‘suspected violence’ Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates YouTube has suspended the account of a Chinese national in Odessa who has criticised Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine after being reported to the platform for content containing “suspected violence”. Wang Jixian, …

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Image-focused social network says it will take down content that distorts or denies facts of climate crisis Pinterest is to block all climate misinformation, as the image-focused social network seeks to limit the spread of false and misleading claims. Under the new policy the site is committing to take down content that distorts or denies …

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PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch; Warner BrosJourney through all nine movies in this gag-filled crowd pleaser that even makes The Phantom Menace bearable If you brought up children in the 2010s, the Lego video games were probably as big a part of your family downtime as Pixar and Peppa Pig. From the original Lego …

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga review – a feast of fan nostalgia Read More »

In this week’s newsletter: the world’s richest man just bought 9.2% of the social media site promising “significant improvements” – here’s what that could mean Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here “If you can’t beat them, join them” is loser talk. If you can’t beat them, buy …

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