Month: July 2022

Heads of GCHQ and NCSC say client-side scanning could protect children and privacy at the same time Tech companies should move ahead with controversial technology that scans for child abuse imagery on users’ phones, the technical heads of GCHQ and the UK’s National Cybersecurity Centre have said. So-called “client-side scanning” would involve service providers such …

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Mojang Studios says use of non-fungible tokens does not align with the game’s ‘values of creative inclusion and playing together’ Minecraft will not allow non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to be used on the popular gaming platform, with the company describing them as antithetical to Minecraft’s “values of creative inclusion and playing together”. NFTs confer ownership of …

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In this week’s newsletter: Follow Rotherham and Oxford’s coaches through their tense end of season run-ins in Moment of Truth. Plus: five of the best podcasts for gamers Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Friends With BenefitsWidely available, episodes weeklyChatty podcasts are a rite of passage …

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CEO Elon Musk said more than a month ago that he had a ‘super bad feeling’ about the economy and needed to lay off workers Tesla’s second quarter of 2022 came to a shaky end as the electric carmaker reported a drop in revenue, missing Wall Street estimates after it struggled to meet demand due …

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The Meta CEO, and former COO Sheryl Sandberg will be questioned as part of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Facebook users in California Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of of Facebook parent company Meta, will face a six-hour deposition over the way the company handled user data relating to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to new …

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At launch, only two leagues will be included – the FA Women’s Super League and the French Division 1 Féminine – but more are planned Electronic Arts has announced the inclusion of women’s club football teams in Fifa 23 – a first for the series. At launch, only two leagues will be included: the FA …

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Dominik Diamond hasn’t had the best month – but scampering around in a virtual world full of robot dinosaurs has at least given him a break The worst thing about video games is also the best thing: their addictiveness. When you find the right one? The rest of the world can go to hell. That …

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The Chinese app is known for its aggressive data collection – but it is a fool’s errand to prove that it is a threat to the west Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here What’s the problem with TikTok? It’s a harder question to answer than it seems. The social video app, …

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Tax benefit was part of £850m in tax credits provided to online retailer by governments across Europe Amazon’s core UK division was handed a tax credit of just over £1m last year by HM Revenue and Customs despite the online retailer’s profits soaring by almost 60% to £204m. The tax benefit was part of €1bn …

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The ruling is good news for the company, experts say, to avoid a drawn-out fight over the number of fake accounts on the platform Elon Musk has lost an attempt to delay a court battle over his abandonment of a $44bn takeover of Twitter, after a judge ruled that the case will be heard in …

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