Bluetooth noise cancellers are best-sounding Beats yet and packed with cross-platform features Hot on the heels of some great new earbuds, Apple’s Beats brand is back with an update to the headphones that made it a hit all the way back in 2008, the Studio Pro. The new Beats headphones cost £349.99 ($349.99) and are …
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How do you use your phone without snubbing everyone around you? Experts explain when to pick it up and when to switch on ‘do not disturb’ Paying too much attention to your phone is bad for your relationships. This may seem obvious, but it has taken a team of scientists to make us take notice. …
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Within a week of launch of Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Twitter 100 million people signed up, but weeks later there’s been a drop Despite a dizzying number of initial sign-ups, usage of Threads, Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Twitter, has declined significantly in recent weeks, according to a new report of by Similarweb, a digital intelligence …
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Revenue grew to $32bn, marking company’s most profitable quarter since 2021, as news sends stocks surging by 7% Meta stock rallied as the company reported an 11% rise in revenue on Wednesday, beating Wall Street expectations. Revenue grew to $32bn in the quarter ending in June, compared to analysts’ average estimate of $31.12bn, marking Meta’s …
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The makers of Hohokum let you befriend anything from colourful birds to winged sea creatures in a game with no pressure to strategise From the first time you look at it, the idea behind Flock is easy enough to understand. You’re a small person sitting on the back of a large bird, while a whole …
The artist and author shares what makes him laugh online. It is extremely gay – and includes two sketches about serial killers Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email When I think of the internet, I think of all the things it has given me. Like when I was 15 and met a faceless boy …
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Tech companies say Frontier Model Forum will focus on ‘safe and responsible’ creation of new models Four of the most influential companies in artificial intelligence have announced the formation of an industry body to oversee safe development of the most advanced models. The Frontier Model Forum has been formed by the ChatGPT developer OpenAI, Anthropic, …
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San Francisco’s Safe Street Rebel group has waged a war against robotaxis in an effort to end vehicle dominance in the city and promote public transport It’s a typical Wednesday night in San Francisco, a wet fog coating the street-lit sidewalks of the Lower Haight neighborhood. In the shadows of Duboce park, eight activists have …
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In this week’s newsletter: It’s an act of subversion to design a game that tries to get you to think about death, but titles that embrace it can be wonderfully freeing • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here There’s a line in Gabrielle Zevin’s brilliant novel Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and …
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New high-tech devices announced alongside water-resistant Tab S9 Android tablets and Galaxy Watches Samsung has unveiled its next-generation devices with folding screens, including the popular Z Flip phone, alongside new water-resistant premium tablets and Galaxy Watch smartwatches. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Fold 5 were unveiled on Wednesday at an event in the …
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