The government’s consultation document on cryptocurrency highlights the challenges that must be faced in the regulatory process For my sins, I have been reading Future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets, 82 pages of prime Whitehall verbiage that was published recently, setting out HM Treasury’s plans to govern the clouds and hold back the tides. …
Nokia G22 has removable back and standard screws allowing battery swap in less than five minutes at home Nokia has announced one of the first budget Android smartphones designed to be repaired at home allowing users to swap out the battery in under five minutes in partnership with iFixit. Launched before Mobile World Congress in …
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A lack of tourism in Thailand post-pandemic has cast the Bangkok-based photographer’s 2017 plane image in a new light Joined by his wife Mai and daughter Milan, street photographer Tavepong Pratoomwong was on holiday in Phuket, a 90-minute flight from their home town of Bangkok, when he took this photo. He’d heard that the nearby …
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PM under pressure to follow EU and US in taking step over fears Chinese-owned app poses cybersecurity risk Rishi Sunak has been urged to ban government officials from using TikTok in line with moves by the EU and US, amid growing cybersecurity fears over China. Officials in Europe and the US have been told to …
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From chatbots to deepfakes, here is the lowdown on the current state of artificial intelligence Barely a day goes by without some new story about AI, or artificial intelligence. The excitement about it is palpable – the possibilities, some say, are endless. Fears about it are spreading fast, too. There can be much assumed knowledge …
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Boss of messaging app says users’ trust at risk from powers in online safety bill to impose monitoring The head of the messaging app Signal has warned that it will quit the UK if the forthcoming online safety bill weakens end-to-end encryption. Signal’s president said the organisation would “absolutely, 100% walk” if the legislation undermined …
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I love games but they’ve never affected me like music or books … then I found one about parental regret and bad life decisions I have always thought there is a contradiction at the heart of video games: by virtue of their interactivity, I find them much more engaging than TV, music, movies – but …
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers helps public defenders navigate new technologies used against their clients The first time Caleb Kenyon, a defense attorney in Florida, saw a geofence warrant was when a new client received an alarming email from Google in January 2020. Local police were requesting personal data from the client, Zachary McCoy, …
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Low-cost device launched to solve mobile blackspots with SOS and two-way texting for Android and iPhone The Defy Satellite link gives any Android or iPhone an instant upgrade with the ability to send and receive text messages via satellite, solving the problem of mobile dead zones for emergencies and wilderness adventures. Announced ahead of the …
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Uncrewed combat aerial vehicles, or attack drones, have become a common feature of the modern battlefield. Russia has deployed them to terrorise civilians in Ukraine and disable essential infrastructure, and Ukraine has also relied heavily on drones for attack, reconnaissance and surveillance. But these aren’t the only ‘killer robots’ that armies are utilising. Josh Toussaint-Strauss …
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