The company joins other tech firms in slowing hiring as fears grow that inflation will lower consumer demand Apple is reportedly planning to slow hiring and spending growth next year to cope with an economic downturn, which would place it in the company of American tech companies including Facebook, Amazon and Google in enacting similar …
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An opaque council controls smartphone access for Israel’s Haredim population, but many are making forays online anyway Tel Aviv’s booming science and technology industry, bolstered by graduates of elite army intelligence units, has earned Israel the nickname “start-up nation”. Yet in Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox suburb just a few kilometres east of Tel Aviv’s skyscrapers, …
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PC, Xbox; Interior Night/MicrosoftA branching interactive thriller played out from different perspectives, including characters’ histories, is clever though at times repetitive A family is on a tense road trip from Sacramento, California to St Louis, Missouri. The kid is tired; the dad seems conflicted; there’s clearly some unspoken tension between the mother and the grandfather. …
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Users of the video app have been warned about its data practices and links to China. Can you keep your details safe? Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast Cybersecurity experts have warned Australian TikTok users that the Chinese government could use the app to harvest personal information, from in-app …
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From Gabrielle Zevin’s new novel to Stephen Sexton’s poetry, more writers are using gaming in literature and not before time Early on in Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, one of the trio of lead characters gives a fictional interview to a very real video games publication. The troubled but passionate Samson Mazur tells …
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PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 (version tested); BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna InteractivePattering through a ruined city, being petted by robots and watched over by a friendly drone, cat lovers may regret finding the escape I have walked around decaying cyberpunk cities such as these many times before, with their omnipresent neon signage and filthy streets, their grimy …
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A new study says many employees think a work communication without an emoji lacks something. But with generations split over their meanings, sending them is not risk-free Name: Workplace emojis. Age: 25. The first set of emojis hit Japanese phones in 1997. Continue reading… A new study says many employees think a work communication without …
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‘Foxes are guarding hen house,’ says expert after ministers seek tougher industry-led protections instead Loot boxes in video games will not be banned in the UK, despite a government consultation finding evidence of a “consistent” association between the features and problem gambling. Loot boxes have attracted comparison with gambling because they allow players to spend …
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Public asked to avoid using ride-hailing service on Wednesday in response to issues raised by Uber files A trade union representing “gig economy” workers is calling on Uber customers to join a 24-hour strike in response to the Uber files, a series of revelations about the cab-hailing app published by the Guardian and its media …
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Latest findings suggest Rwandan government has deployed surveillance campaign against relatives of Paul Rusesabagina The mobile phone of a Belgian citizen who is the nephew of Paul Rusesabagina, a jailed critic of the Rwandan government made famous by his portrayal in Hotel Rwanda, was hacked nearly a dozen times in 2020 using Israeli-made surveillance technology, …
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