Month: January 2025

Transatlantic subsea cables serving Europe and the UK go to or near its shores – but some say recent suspected sabotage means Ireland must be able to defend itself They are the bedrock of the internet, keeping everything from TikTok to emergency services, business, banking systems and political and military communications running smoothly. But deep …

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Tech company will issue ‘warning’ alerts on profiles of firms that manipulate star ratings, says CMA Business live – latest updates Google has agreed to do more to identify and remove fake reviews, including sanctioning rogue individuals and UK businesses that have manipulated their star ratings, the UK’s competition watchdog has said. The tech company …

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People shared their frustrations on social media after being unable to make or receive phone calls Thousands of people in the UK have been left unable to make or receive phone calls due to outages across the Three network. Downdetector, a website that tracks outages, showed more than 10,000 reports of issues across the mobile …

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A fascinating insight into a Chinese telecoms giant and its detractors Huawei is not exactly a household name. If you’ve heard of it, you either follow the smartphone market closely – it is the main China-based manufacturer of high-end phones – or else consume a lot of news, because the company is at the centre of an ongoing US-China trade …

House of Huawei by Eva Dou review – bad connection Read More »

The historical action series has taken us to Baghdad, ancient Greece and the pyramids of Egypt. As it moves to feudal Japan, the stakes for its developer have never been higher It’s no secret that the video game industry is struggling. The last two years have seen more than 25,000 redundancies and more than 40 …

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Sam Kuffel’s departure comes after far-right radio host slams her condemnation of X owner’s apparent Nazi salute A Milwaukee meteorologist has been fired from her TV station after she criticized Elon Musk’s apparent fascist salutes during Donald Trump’s inaugural celebrations. On Wednesday, staff members at the CBS affiliate Channel 58 were notified of the meteorologist …

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Francis calls for close oversight of technology that raises ‘critical concerns’ about humanity’s future • Business live – latest updates Pope Francis has warned global leaders in Davos that artificial intelligence raises “critical concerns” about humanity’s future and it could exacerbate a growing “crisis of truth”. Francis said governments and businesses must exercise “due diligence …

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Leaked documents shed light on how Israel integrated the US tech giant into its war effort to meet growing demand for cloud and AI tools The Israeli military’s reliance on Microsoft’s cloud technology and artificial intelligence systems surged during the most intensive phase of its bombardment of Gaza, leaked documents reveal. The files offer an …

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CMA examining impact of tech firms’ operating systems, app stores and browsers on consumers and businesses The UK’s competition watchdog has launched investigations into the impact of Apple and Google’s mobile platforms on consumers and businesses, days after the government faced criticism for installing a former tech executive as the organisation’s new chair. The Competition …

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Xbox, PC; Megagon IndustriesThe snowbound successor to Lonely Mountains: Downhill has its downsides but still delivers the same urgent thrills, even if team play isn’t a patch on the solo experience I was obsessed with Lonely Mountains: Downhill, the minimalist mountain-biking game from 2019. Obsessed with it. I ran those courses over and over until …

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders review – fun ski-run challenge has a few bumps along the way Read More »