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Some of site’s largest subreddits switch to private, saying Reddit is failing to tackle misinformation Reddit has been hit by a user rebellion over the online discussion forum’s failure to tackle misinformation related to Covid and vaccines. More than 135 Reddit communities, or subreddits, have “gone dark”, which blocks non-members from reading or joining the …

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Catherine Chen says Chinese telecoms firm will use technical expertise to reach new markets less dependent on the US Huawei has been forced to adopt the mentality of a startup partly because of US government sanctions, Catherine Chen, a board member for the Chinese telecommunications company, has said. Helping to run probably the most scrutinised …

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Flip and Fold lead the way in flexible screens … OnlyFans’ U-turn on adult content ban … and Instagram’s age verification move What will your next phone look like? Will it be a featureless black rectangle from the front, with a bulbous many-lensed camera unit emerging from the rear? Or will it be … different? …

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People come to these videos to feel peaceful and good. It makes sense that they would then take turns to sweetly compliment each other Internet Wormhole is a new column where Guardian Australia writers take you on a tour of their online obsession. Click here for more YouTube comments are frequently not very nice (or, …

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Under-18s will be allowed to play online games for one hour on Fridays, weekends and holidays China has ordered its online gaming companies to further reduce the services they provide to young gamers, in a move intended to curb what the authorities described as “youth video game addiction”. Under the new rule, young gamers are …

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They can go on research missions in stormy weather, dive to 150 metres and could soon be ‘singing’ signals. These penguin-like devices are helping to explain the eddies that are key to all life If it looks like a penguin and swims like a penguin – but it’s actually a robot – then it must …

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Nintendo Switch; Grasshopper Manufacture/MarvelousUgly, unpolished and ultraviolent – Suda51’s kitsch curio fires on all cheaply made cylinders When it debuted on the family-friendly Wii in 2007, No More Heroes’ shocking blend of extreme violence, meta-humour and profanity felt as if it shouldn’t be allowed on a Nintendo console. While families played Wii tennis, No More …

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Move is part of firm’s efforts to introduce child-safe experience for under-18s Instagram will require all users to enter their birthdate before using the app, Facebook has announced, as part of the company’s efforts to introduce a child-safe experience for users under 18. The requirement has been introduced just two days before the UK begins …

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It is time to evaluate how much transformational control we give billionaires over our societies, and our lives A few weeks ago, Elon Musk announced that his company, Tesla, plans to have a humanoid robot prototype ready next year. The intention is to create a 56kg machine that isn’t “super expensive” to retail. Oh, yes: …

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The medical startup CEO is charged with six counts of fraud and faces up to 20 years in prison The first phase of the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will start on Tuesday, with jury selection scheduled in a San Jose, California, courthouse. Holmes is charged with six counts of fraud relating to her …

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