Non classé

Whistleblower Frances Haugen testified the company is harming children and putting profits over safety, but what lies ahead? The congressional testimony of Frances Haugen is being described as a potential watershed moment after the former Facebook employee turned whistleblower warned lawmakers must “act now” to rein in the social media company. But the impact of …

‘Facebook can’t keep its head in the sand’: five experts debate the company’s future Read More »

Super-slick screen, better cameras with 3x optical zoom, good battery and speed make it tough to beat The iPhone 13 Pro is a solid upgrade on last year’s model with a faster and slicker screen, a better camera with 3x optical zoom, longer battery life and a small price cut. Apple’s latest Pro smartphone costs …

iPhone 13 Pro review: Apple’s very best Read More »

This film exploring the ideas of Dr Phil Kennedy, who had an electrode implanted in his brain, throws up interesting prospects for the human future Dr Phil Kennedy is regarded by many as the Indiana Jones of neuroscience: a Limerick-born doctor who became a bioengineering trailblazer, making people excited – and then nervous – by …

Father of the Cyborgs review – the Indiana Jones of neuroscience Read More »

Whistleblower Frances Haugen adds to long-held concerns that social media site is fuelling violence and instability Whistleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony to US senators on Tuesday shone a light on violence and instability in Myanmar and Ethiopia in recent years and long-held concerns about links with activity on Facebook. “What we saw in Myanmar and are now …

Facebook’s role in Myanmar and Ethiopia under new scrutiny Read More »

Hacker claims to have carried out the attack to ‘foster competition’ in online gaming The Amazon-owned gaming platform Twitch has suffered a data breach that experts have called a “highly targeted attack”. Twitch on Wednesday confirmed it suffered a breach, and said its teams were working to understand its extent. Continue reading… Hacker claims to …

Twitch hack: data breach exposed sensitive information Read More »

Sheikh Mohammed used spyware on Princess Haya and five associates in unlawful abuse of power, judge rules ‘The walls are closing in on me’: the hacking of Princess Haya Ruling in Princess Haya case raises fresh questions for Cherie Blair The ruler of Dubai hacked the phone of his ex-wife Princess Haya using NSO Group’s …

Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife using NSO Pegasus spyware, high court judge finds Read More »

Court judgments reveal how Sheikh Mohammed’s use of Pegasus spyware against his ex-wife was uncovered Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife using NSO Pegasus spyware, high court judge finds Eleven court judgments, covering 181 pages, plus hundreds of other pages of legal documents have revealed an extraordinary spying scandal: state-sponsored mobile phone hacking conducted on behalf of …

‘The walls are closing in on me’: the hacking of Princess Haya Read More »

Instant messaging app experiences one-day surge in signups and tops the US iPhone download chart The instant messaging app Telegram registered 70 million new users during Monday’s Facebook blackout, its Russian founder said, as people around the world flocked to the encrypted service. “The daily growth rate of Telegram exceeded the norm by an order …

Telegram says it added 70m new users during Facebook outage Read More »

In this column we normally ask funny people to list the best things they’ve seen online. This one sends in a letter of complaint instead Dear the Guardian, This was originally meant to be an article but now I’d like to submit this as a formal letter of complaint. Continue reading… In this column we …

Bec Hill: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet) Read More »

Drivers say automated ID system needed to work failed to identify them because of their race Uber is facing further claims for compensation over racial discrimination from drivers who say they had been falsely dismissed because of malfunctioning face recognition technology. The claims have emerged after Uber introduced an automated system to check the ID …

Uber facing new UK driver claims of racial discrimination Read More »