In this week’s newsletter: The comedian retells cringey stories from his past – and cajoles the same out of his celebrity guests – in Safe Space. Plus: five of the best quiz podcasts Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Where There’s a Will There’s a WakeWidely …
Ordinary buyers should beware. They are being sucked into perilously risky trading that only professionals understand Following the bankruptcy of one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, FTX, the price of bitcoin (BTC) has tumbled again. It is now about $16,500 – a far cry from the all-time high of $66,000 just a year ago. …
Officers deal out beatings amid dispute about pay and conditions at Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, with Apple warning of iPhone 14 delivery delays Police in China have dealt out beatings to workers protesting over working conditions and pay at the biggest factory for iPhones, as the country tries to contain a surge in Covid-19 cases. …
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Technology to de-age actors on screen has been in use for years – with varied success. But producers of the new Indiana Jones film are promising a breakthrough Name: Digital de-ageing. Age: About 18. The first high-profile example was showcased in X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006. Continue reading… Technology to de-age actors on screen …
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The legendary designer behind Super Mario, Zelda and many other Nintendo classics understood how technological innovation and sharp ideas could work together. At 70, he’s lost none of his sense of fun Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Nintendo’s designer Shigeru Miyamoto – one of gaming’s earliest superstar creatives, and …
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Sam Bankman-Fried continues to say firm’s downfall can be solely explained by misplaced $8bn The founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX has written to its former employees apologising for his role in its collapse and continuing to insist its downfall can be solely explained by a misplaced $8bn (£6.7bn). In the letter, first published …
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You can keep your iPhones, emails and streaming videos. Aren from London, Lisa from St Louis and Billy from Wigan are quite happy with old-fashioned alternatives. And there are plenty more where they came from More than 40 years since the fax machine became an office mainstay, it seems the party is finally over. With …
Many of the world’s most inspiring solutions have been created by scientists who stole their ideas from the natural world Read more: What happens when humans meddle with nature? Over millions of years of evolution, nature has worked out solutions to many problems. Humans have arrived late in the day and pinched them. For example, …
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Figure raised exceeds what most of the digital businesses have been paying in UK corporation tax The digital services tax has reaped almost £360m from US tech giants including Amazon, Google and Apple in its first year, raising more from most of the digital businesses than they have been paying in UK corporation tax. A …
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Tech companies aim to pick up experienced engineering talent by appealing to dislike of Tesla chief executive’s methods Put off by Elon Musk’s muscular management style? Move to us! That’s the pitch being used by talent-starved technology firms trying to lure thousands of former Twitter employees laid off by the social media company under its …
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