Diggs’ harrowing music is a world away from his Hollywood films and a Tony-winning run in Hamilton. But his band’s world-building – setting resource wars in imagined cyberpunk clubs – is no less dramatic As a child, Daveed Diggs and his schoolfriend William Hutson drew pictures inspired by the space-age album covers of funk legends …
Use of Freedom of Information Act to reveal Peter Kyle’s ChatGPT queries has shocked experts and left journalists wondering what to request next Technology secretary Peter Kyle asks ChatGPT for science and media advice When Tony Blair looked back on his time in power, he had a simple assessment of his decision to introduce the …
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The UK’s battle for access to encrypted services could define how companies are able to safeguard customer data in the future Apple will challenge a UK government demand to access encrypted customer data at a high court hearing in London on Friday. The appeal will be considered by the investigatory powers tribunal, which investigates claims …
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Sarah Sorensen says we should be hanging up on surveillance capitalism The Guardian has published quite a lot of articles recently expressing some concern over the use of smartphones. Emma Beddington’s piece (My phone knows what I want before I do. That should be worrying – but it’s oddly comforting, 10 March) is perhaps the most …
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Incoming head is tasked with reviving chipmaker’s fortunes after it experienced heavy losses over the past several years Never miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time. Shares of Intel surged nearly 15% on Thursday, as Wall Street cheered its decision to name former board member …
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America’s biggest crypto companies are riding high. Plus, can the left reclaim techno-optimism? Hello, and welcome to TechScape. In this week’s edition, the crypto industry’s political investments pay off in spades, the left attempts to reclaim an optimistic view of our shiny technological future, and your memories of Skype. SpaceX’s Starship explodes in second failure …
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An eye-opening insider account of Facebook alleges a bizarre office culture and worrying political overreach If Douglas Coupland’s 1995 novel about young tech workers, Microserfs, were a dystopian tragedy, it might read something like Careless People. The author narrates, in a fizzy historic present, her youthful idealism when she arrives at Facebook (now Meta) to …
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Social media company wins emergency arbitration ruling on book, Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams Meta on Wednesday won an emergency arbitration ruling to temporarily stop promotion of the tell-all book Careless People by a former employee, according to a copy of the ruling published by the social media company. The book, written by a former …
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Ivy Road/Annapurna Interactive; PC, PS5, Xbox A fallen warrior trades in fighting for putting the kettle on, wandering round gardens and watering plants. Much more than cosy – it’s healing The term “cosy game” typically inspires one of two responses in those of us who play video games regularly. It will either call you in …
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We would like to hear from people aged 18-24 about their childhood experiences with smartphones – positive or negative We would like to hear from people aged 18-24 about their childhood experiences with smartphones and social media, positive or negative. What approach would you take with your own children, as a result of lessons learned …
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