Month: November 2024

World’s richest man solicits applications for ‘tedious work’ in newly formed Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are asking Americans who are “high-IQ small-government revolutionaries” and willing to work over 80 hours a week to join their new Department of Government Efficiency – at zero pay. In a new X post on …

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Details of emerge in sworn depositions by employees of Israeli company as part of lawsuit brought by WhatsApp Legal documents released in ongoing US litigation between NSO Group and WhatsApp have revealed for the first time that the Israeli cyberweapons maker – and not its government customers – is the party that “installs and extracts” …

NSO – not government clients – operates its spyware, legal documents reveal Read More »

Despite civil liberty and accuracy concerns, the NYPD will dispatch drones to gunshots reported by Shotspotter The New York police department (NYPD) announced it will begin using drones to respond to reports of robberies and alerts from a city-wide gunshot detection system. The drones will fly to the scene, piloted by an NYPD officer, and …

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Arcola theatre, LondonFour interwoven stories set in 2043 explore love, connection and AI. Their ideas are beautifully written but dramatically truncated The year is 2043 and the world’s data has been so comprehensively harvested that a dating app promises subscribers a perfect match with every compatible partner on the planet. As the advert tells us: …

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Dr Jan Udris notes the catastrophic contribution to global warming, and says the more complex technology is, the more likely it is to go wrong Victoria Turk (As a jaded tech journalist, I’m in a battle to keep ‘smart’ devices out of my home – despite my partner’s efforts, 9 November) makes an important point about …

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Have you reduced your recoil, picked the best perks and maxxed out your XP gains? If you’re not sure … you’re in the right place Let me guess: you recently bought Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, strayed into the multiplayer mode and now you’re being mercilessly pummelled by hundreds of teenagers with suggestive usernames? …

Seven tips to be better at Call of Duty Black Ops 6 – from professional players Read More »

PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation 4/5, smartphones (via Netflix); Color Gray Games/PlaystackSolving these cases is extremely satisfying, but it’s the strangeness that makes the game so memorable A ghoulish scene: a shadowy figure has just shoved someone into a high-voltage circuit box. The victim is stuck at the moment of death, sparks flying as their …

Rise of the Golden Idol review – a gruesome, bizarre and brilliant 1970s detective game Read More »

Taken at 28,000kmh and costing billions of dollars, the first ever photos taken by astronauts are on show at Paris Photo. For Nasa print dealer Daniel Blau, they are proof that nothing is impossible when nations collaborate It was one of history’s monumental moments – but if John Glenn hadn’t popped into the supermarket to …

‘The most expensive photos ever taken’: the space shots that changed humanity’s view of itself Read More »

Fire and Rescue NSW responded to 272 battery-related fires last year, while Victoria and Queensland authorities say they happen almost every day Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A faulty lithium-ion battery in an e-scooter likely caused an intense garage and house fire in Sydney’s south on Tuesday, fire investigators …

They’ve been described as the ‘fastest-growing fire risk’ – so why do lithium batteries keep exploding? Read More »

For its 13th season, the investigative titan explores the complicated story of Keiko. Plus: five of the best podcasts to dip into • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here It’s 90s week in podcast land! Or at least you’d think so, judging by the nostalgic homages to kids’ entertainment from …

Serial tells the true tale of Free Willy’s titular whale Read More »