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Law must address profits made by companies from fraudsters’ advertisements Ministers must force tech giants such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft to stop the “immoral” practice of profiting from the £10bn of pension fraud committed by internet scammers, a committee of MPs has urged. Fraudsters use online advertisements, mostly on Google, to trick people out …

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With the ex-president gone, the site is launching a flurry of new features – yet its reputation for abuse may endure In January, Twitter committed what was at first glance a massive act of self-sabotage: it gave its star attraction, Donald Trump, a lifetime ban. This brought to an end a five-year faustian relationship between …

Trump is banned, but can a revamp save Twitter from itself? Read More »

Early in the pandemic, we spoke to four bosses about how their businesses were faring. A year on, we ask them to about an extraordinary 12 months and what the future might hold Early in the pandemic Philip Jansen gave investors a financial fright by scrapping BT’s multibillion-pound dividend. Now, nearly a year on, he …

‘People are optimistic’: Businesses look forward after 12 months of Covid Read More »

Our tendency to believe social media platforms’ claims of effectiveness is blinding us to what they are actually delivering Here’s a disturbing thought for those of us who are critics of the tech industry: are we unduly credulous about the capabilities of the technology as extolled by the companies and their paid evangelists? Did clever …

Is online advertising about to crash, just like the property market did in 2008? | John Naughton Read More »

Has a year of video calls made you self-conscious? Don’t turn your camera off: just relax and deploy a few of these beauty tips Thought we were a nation of narcissists pre-Covid? Well, a global pandemic has taken things to a whole new level. It’s safe to say nobody planned to spend quite so much …

‘Virtual meetings aren’t going anywhere soon’: how to put your best Zoom face forward Read More »

Technology companies rallied to apply their expertise as King county went from the US center of the pandemic to one of the country’s lowest death rates Last year, four days after the first recorded Covid-19 death in the United States was reported in Kirkland, Washington, just east of Seattle, Microsoft leaders jumped into action – …

‘The earlier you act, the more impact’: how Seattle tech industry led on Covid Read More »

The Instagram cleaning guru teams up with her husband for a fan-friendly new show. Plus: where is home, if home doesn’t exist any more, and a slow-burn serial on Isis All the Best (and Worst) With Mr and Mrs Hinch Instagram’s leading cleaning guru Sophie Hinchliffe has become a vinegar-touting sensation with four million followers. …

Good, clean fun with Mrs Hinch – podcasts of the week Read More »

Protesters outside the Capitol denounced the platforms as Facebook, Twitter and Google heads questioned by Congress The CEOs of America’s biggest technology companies faced a grilling on Thursday from Congress about the 6 January insurrection at the Capitol, as protesters outside the hearing denounced the platforms for playing a role in fueling the violence. The …

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A powerful battery of drones, thermal cameras and heartbeat detectors are being deployed to exclude asylum seekers Khaled has been playing “the game” for a year now. A former law student, he left Afghanistan in 2018, driven by precarious economic circumstances and fear for his security, as the Taliban were increasingly targeting Kabul. But when …

‘They can see us in the dark’: migrants grapple with hi-tech fortress EU Read More »

Documents provided to the Intercept published after the company denied reports delivery workers lack access to bathrooms Amazon caused an uproar on Thursday when it denied reports that its delivery workers have been forced to urinate in bottles due to lack of access to bathrooms, but a leaked internal memo shows the company has been …

Leaked memo shows Amazon knows delivery drivers resort to urinating in bottles Read More »