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Michael Slaby calls Facebook and Google ‘two gorillas’ crushing the creativity needed to combat online conspiracy theories A former digital strategist for Barack Obama has demanded an end to big tech’s profit-driven optimization of outrage and called for regulators to curb online disinformation and division. Continue reading… Michael Slaby calls Facebook and Google ‘two gorillas’ …

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Tablet PC screen that folds like book or as dual-screen laptop is incredible piece of technology but not ready for mass market Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold is an entirely new form – a tablet PC that closes like a book with a foldable screen. It may just be the future of the computer. The £2,500-plus …

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Canberra’s parliamentary triangle springs to life after dark with majestic projections and illuminations as part of the 11th annual Enlighten festival, which lights up the grounds and walkways and reimagines the buildings as giant canvases Continue reading… Canberra’s parliamentary triangle springs to life after dark with majestic projections and illuminations as part of the 11th …

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Department of Justice said to have asked WhatsApp for details of alleged targeting of clients in 2019 NSO Group appears to be facing renewed scrutiny by the US Department of Justice months after leading technology companies said the spyware maker was “powerful and dangerous” and should be held liable to the country’s anti-hacking laws. DoJ …

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Unions say questions are designed to help get sympathetic changes in employment law Uber has been accused of using “loaded questions” in a consultation with drivers, after a landmark court ruling handed workers rights to improved conditions. The firm may have to pay out over £100m in compensation to 10,000 drivers, after the UK supreme …

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Pokémon Legends Arceus and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl announced on the eve of the Nintendo series’ 25th anniversary Tomorrow marks 25 years since the first Pokémon titles debuted on Nintendo’s Game Boy in Japan – and developer Game Freak has announced two new games to mark the occasion, both inspired by 2006’s Pokémon …

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Whether it’s the CIA or Facebook, lawyer and activist Cori Crider is never one to shy away from a fight In July 2019, Cori Crider, a lawyer, investigator and activist, was introduced to a former Facebook employee whose work monitoring graphic content on the world’s largest social media platform had left deep psychological scars. As …

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Constantly being confronted with an image of yourself while video conferencing can be exhausting, says expert Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Imagine you’re walking around your workplace followed incessantly by colleagues holding a mirror which causes you to stare at yourself for large parts of the day. The bizarre scenario is …

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Hit songs can be a better investment than gold – and by snapping up the rights, Merck Mercuriadis has become the most disruptive force in music Merck Mercuriadis had a good Christmas. On Christmas Day, the No 1 song in the UK was LadBaby’s Don’t Stop Me Eatin’, a novelty cover version of Journey’s 1981 …

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Nearly 1.6m Facebook users to receive at least $345 after network allegedly used face photo-tagging without permission A federal judge has approved a $650m settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. US district judge James Donato approved the deal in …

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