Up for discussion in this week’s newsletter: a mix of state support and entrepreneurial zeal means China is poised to win the next tech revolution – just as a former Google exec predicted Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here China had its sputnik moment in March 2016. That month an artificial …
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The policy meant to tackle doxxing on the platform has left many anti-fascist activists locked out of their accounts How could a policy intended to protect against doxxing and harassment go so wrong, so quickly? Last week, Twitter announced it would start penalizing users who tweet “private media”, or images of other users shared without …
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Users in North America and Europe report patchy service after cloud computing goes down Several Amazon services – including its website, Prime Video and applications that use Amazon Web Services (AWS) – went down for thousands of users on Tuesday. Amazon said the outage was probably due to problems related to application programming interface (API), …
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Cybersecurity experts confirm that Bluetooth signals can in fact be intercepted. And old-school earbuds have a level of retro cool AirPods are bad, people. I’ve said it for years. In 2016, when Apple first debuted the overpriced accessories, I wrote that wireless headphones were like tampons without strings – missing the crucial feature that helps …
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The Information reports Apple CEO’s agreement will placate threats that would have hobbled its devices and services in the country Tim Cook, the chief executive of Apple, signed an agreement with Chinese officials, estimated to be worth about $275bn, to placate threats that would have hobbled its devices and services in the country, The Information …
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The Theranos founder’s fraud trial reminds us how obsessed Silicon Valley used to be with productivity. But has the pandemic changed things for the better? Everyone is just winging it. That’s one of the most valuable things I’ve learned as I’ve gotten older, but not particularly wiser: it doesn’t matter how successful or grown-up someone …
Founder of blood testing company faces up to 20 years in prison over charges that she defrauded investors and patients Elizabeth Holmes will begin a sixth day on the stand Tuesday, testifying in her own defense in a widely followed trial centering around her now-defunct blood testing company Theranos. Holmes faces up to 20 years …
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I was hoping to earn my son’s respect by playing Sea of Thieves, but was hopelessly out of my depth My poop deck is on fire. I am taking on water below decks and some guy is screaming he is going to kill me. I am panicking, randomly picking up wooden planks, cannon balls, accordions …
Long before Auto-Tune and deepfake compositions, university professor Lejaren Hiller premiered a concert recital composed by a computer and became an overnight celebrity On the evening of 9 August 1956, a couple of hundred people squeezed into a student union lounge for a concert recital at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, about 130 miles outside …
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PC, Xbox Series, Xbox One; Microsoft; 343 IndustriesThe engrossing flagship Xbox shooter returns with its fabled craggy supersoldier and plenty of style but not quite enough bang Twenty years since Halo: Combat Evolved, Master Chief is still “finishing the fight”. Made infamous by Halo 2’s premature cliffhanger ending, the line is uttered with zero irony …
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