We had more than 2,500 followers, then suddenly the page was disabled and we have no idea why I was setting up a community cooking school when the pandemic struck, and during the crisis we used our kitchens to run a surplus food project instead. It was used by thousands of people, and Facebook played …
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Lightning-quick recharging could be game-changing for cut-price Android with top performance OnePlus is back with another mid-cycle upgrade to its top Android phone – this time with the lightning-fast-charging 10T handset, which can fully power up in under 20 minutes without destroying its battery life. After a two-year hiatus, the “T” series of phones is …
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From tablets and fitness trackers to robot toys, here are some tech ideas to keep the kids entertained With the long school summer holiday well under way, you may need a bit of help keeping the kids entertained. From walkie-talkies and cameras to tablets, robot toys and fitness trackers, here are some of the best …
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In call for tougher rules, consumer rights champion says phone networks cannot be trusted to self-regulate Phone networks are taking advantage of post-Brexit deregulation to baffle customers into racking up large roaming bills on EU holidays, consumer rights champion Martin Lewis has warned. At the end of June, a range of consumer protections that had …
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Nikkei says firm wants components bound for mainland to now comply with longstanding Beijing rule Apple has reportedly asked Taiwan-based suppliers to label their products as being produced in China, in an effort to avoid disruption from strict Chinese customs inspections resulting from the visit of US congresswoman Nancy Pelosi to Taipei. According to Nikkei, …
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Determining the way artificial intelligence is used and governed will be one of the century’s key political battlegrounds. Here’s what everyone needs to know “Google fires engineer who contended its AI technology was sentient.” “Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of seven-year-old opponent.” “DeepMind’s protein-folding AI cracks biology’s biggest problem.” A new discovery (or debacle) …
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‘Black-box’ AI-based discrimination seems to be beyond the control of organisations that use it It started with a single tweet in November 2019. David Heinemeier Hansson, a high-profile tech entrepreneur, lashed out at Apple’s newly launched credit card, calling it “sexist” for offering his wife a credit limit 20 times lower than his own. The …
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Kathy Kleiman’s offers a valuable boost to our understanding of modern computers and their beginnings in wartime In 1942, the unthinkable happened. This “help wanted” ad appeared in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin: “Looking for Women Math Majors.” The ad was placed by the US Army, which was hiring women to work at the Moore School …
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Observer investigation reveals how the ex-kickboxer and Big Brother contestant from Luton has gone from obscurity to global internet fame in months Andrew Tate says women belong in the home, can’t drive, and are a man’s property. He also thinks rape victims must “bear responsibility” for their attacks and dates women aged 18–19 because he …
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The street photographer reflects on a chance encounter on the top deck of a bus Shane Taylor began taking photographs about 20 years ago as a step in overcoming social anxiety. “I was very reclusive, but I decided to go to college,” he says. “I studied design and discovered Helen Levitt and Garry Winogrand, and …
