Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous is based on the principles of AA, offering community support to aid recovery “Hi, my name is Sarah* and I am an internet and technology addict.” So began a meeting on a recent Wednesday afternoon, as 18 people quietly gathered on a Zoom call. Text in their small video boxes …
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The tech mogul is portrayed as a brutal visionary with father issues in this comprehensive biography The big question in the public mind about Elon Musk, as a London cabbie once put it to me, is whether he’s “a pillock or a genius”. The quick answer is that he’s both; a better answer is that …
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The tech giant has bowed to European legislation with a USB-C connector on its new iPhone but the UK government has failed to make messaging services toe the line on encryption Sometimes, when Apple launches a new device (or even an upgrade of an existing one), it’s tempting to think that the accompanying blurb is …
Banks and insurers join Google, Amazon and Meta in encouraging staff to spend most of week in office Free parking and changes to managers’ bonuses have helped Britain’s biggest insurer, Aviva, lure staff back to their desks for most of the working week. Welcome to the new-old world of work: where companies, particularly those in …
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The photographer had given up on his quest to capture a poetic moment of city life when he came across a solitary figure Budapest has three train stations that, between them, can take you to Vienna, Warsaw, Zurich, Berlin and Bucharest (to name but a few). Nyugati Pályaudvar is Hungary’s busiest station, with its peaked …
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Company, now known as X, turned over messages after receiving search warrant from prosecutors in election subversion case Twitter reportedly gave the special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump for alleged election subversion access to at least 32 of the former president’s private messages. The company, now known as X, turned over the messages after receiving a …
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PlayStation 5The storytelling is superb but Peter Parker and Miles Morales’s vastly expanded New York playground steals the show as you soar from one jaw-dropping encounter to the next in this fully fledged sequel Few games did more to sell PlayStation 4s, than the original Marvel’s Spider-Man. Swinging its way into Sony’s E3 2017 press …
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Irish data regulator says platform put 13- to 17-year-old users’ accounts on default public setting, among other breaches TikTok has been fined €345m (£296m) for breaking EU data law in its handling of children’s accounts, including failing to shield underage users’ content from public view. The Irish data watchdog, which regulates TikTok across the EU, …
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The AFP is the latest organisation revealed to have been caught up in the HWL Ebsworth hack, perpetrated by a Russian ransomware group in April Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The personal details of Australian federal police officers …
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With videos that are part thirst trap, part protest, gen Z is changing the image of the nu metal fan At first listen, a song with violent and sexual imagery seems like an unlikely anthem for women who dressed up to see the Barbie movie. But many on TikTok are claiming Custer, by the nu …
