You don’t need an expensive camera – a smartphone can capture a great shot. Just move that plastic bag out of the frame, make your subject laugh and practise your selfies We are all photographers now, with a phone in our pocket ready to capture life, love and everything in between – which, quite often, …
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Company pledged to reform its culture and ‘failure of leadership’ after self-driving car dragged pedestrian GM’s Cruise self-driving car unit on Thursday revealed US Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission probes stemming from an October collision in which one of its autonomous vehicles dragged a pedestrian who had been struck by another vehicle. …
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Move comes as iPhone maker adapts to new Brussels laws, but could be replicated in UK in near future Apple is to allow EU customers to download apps without going through its own store, as the iPhone maker adapts to new Brussels laws. Under the changes the US tech company will also give iPhone users …
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FTC will examine what rights the tech giants’ investments in AI companies have conferred and if those deals harm competition The United States trade regulator launched an inquiry on Thursday into generative artificial intelligence investments and partnerships. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a statement that it issued orders to five companies requiring them …
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The tech giant acquired Activision Blizzard three months ago for $69bn Microsoft is cutting around 1,900 jobs at Activision Blizzard and Xbox this week, per an internal memo from the head of the company’s gaming division. The cuts represent around 9% of the overall Microsoft Gaming division, which employs roughly 22,000 people, with most of …
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Feature will work even on encrypted messages, suggesting platform plans to implement client-side scanning Instagram will begin scanning messages sent to and from under-19s to protect them from “inappropriate images”, Meta has announced. The feature, being kept under wraps until “later this year”, would work even on encrypted messages, a spokesperson said, suggesting the company …
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Oreo cookies is just the latest tie-in as the digital omnivore continues to flavour a giddy range of snacks around the world This week, Oreo cookies announced a new tie-in with arcade legend Pac-Man. Fans can use their phones to scan any of the six different Pac-Man themed biscuits in the packet which gives them …
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As the once-ubiquitous reality show turns 20, the BBC explores its legacy in Offstage. Plus: five of the best interiors podcasts • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Podcasts are now so pervasive that a recent episode of the excellent Three Beans Salad saw a listener get in touch to …
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Internet Matters says survey shows rise in children’s ‘positive developmental, emotional and social experiences’ UK parents are worried that screen time is taking over family life and damaging their children’s physical health, yet young people say they feel more confident online and their “digital wellbeing” has improved, according to a major survey. More than half …
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The 1970s oil crisis helped pave the way for Kenya to utilise its vast geothermal resources beneath the Great Rift Valley The Kenyan stretch of the Great Rift Valley is breathtaking. Vast plains between the two escarpments teem with wildlife, creating one of the world’s largest animal migrations – the Mara-Serengeti wildebeest migration. The alkaline …
