After 16 years, the ‘knowledge sharing’ site is being closed down – and without much thought about its community On the internet, warped humour and word salads are commonplace, but the material posted to Yahoo Answers regularly achieved new heights of bizarre. The perhaps best-known question posted to the social “knowledge sharing” platform is representative …
Former children’s commissioner for England launches case against video-sharing app A former children’s commissioner for England has launched a “landmark case” against the video-sharing app TikTok, alleging that it illegally collects the personal information of its child users. Anne Longfield, who held the commissioner post between March 2015 and February this year, has lodged a …
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More powerful M1-powered computers and tablets join raft of new products and services Apple launched a series of new iPads, Macs and tags on Tuesday at an event broadcast from California, as it continued its switch to processors of its own design. During a recorded video, the firm’s chief executive, Tim Cook, unveiled the products …
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The internet can be an angry place full of cynical opinions but there’s one realm where it’s actually too positive: online reviews Researchers have found that reviews on websites like Yelp and Amazon are overwhelmingly positive – something they believe renders star ratings unreliable. A new study published in Nature has shown that upwards of …
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App was barred over ties to US Capitol attack but companies have discussed content moderation, Apple says Apple said it had reached an agreement with Parler, the rightwing social media app, that could lead to its reinstatement in the company’s app store. Apple kicked out Parler in January over ties to the deadly 6 January …
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Aerials up to 30m high will be allowed under plans to improve phone and 5G networks Mobile phone masts up to 30 metres tall are to get the green light to be built in the English countryside, the government announced, a 20% increase on current heights. Under the new rules to improve mobile connectivity and …
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Zuckerberg announces features similar to those of Clubhouse app Features to include short-form audio clips and live audio rooms Facebook has announced plans to launch new audio products and features in an aggressive move to take on competitors including Twitter and Clubhouse, an invitation-only audio platform that has generated significant buzz. Mark Zuckerberg made the …
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Governments have been clashing with tech companies for decades over user privacy Priti Patel has stepped up an international campaign to force Facebook to reverse its plans to merge its messaging apps and encrypt all communications between users, arguing such plans make it harder to safeguard children. But despite the intensity of the home secretary’s …
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Investigators trying to determine whether Autopilot driver-assist system or Full Self-Driving Capability system was in use Federal safety regulators have sent a team to investigate the fatal crash of a Tesla electric car in a Houston suburb in which no one was behind the wheel. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Monday …
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Culture secretary cites competition and national security concerns over Cambridge-based chip designer The UK government has stepped in to order an investigation of Nvidia’s $40bn takeover of the Cambridge-based chip designer Arm, citing potential national security concerns. Oliver Dowden, the UK culture secretary, has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) instructing it to …
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