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The tech giant says it has taken down posts on fake preventative measures and exaggerated cures as part of a new voluntary industry code Facebook has removed more than 110,000 pieces of Covid-related misinformation generated by Australian accounts in the first year of the pandemic, the company has revealed. In February, Facebook, along with Twitter, …

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There are nearly 10bn Google searches for skin, nail and hair issues each year, prompting the tech giant to create a ‘dermatology assist tool’ Google’s entry into health diagnostics has alarmed health experts who fear a new artificial intelligence tool to identify skin conditions could lead to overdiagnosis, or rare and complex skin conditions being …

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Zhang Yiming will change role after saying he lacks the right skills to manage and prefers ‘reading and daydreaming’ The Chinese boss of TikTok’s parent company has said he is leaving the role because he lacks managerial skills and preferred “reading and daydreaming” to running the tech giant. Zhang Yiming, the co-founder of Bytedance – …

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Riders say their pay rates often don’t include time spent waiting for orders or time taken travelling to the restaurant Uber Eats riders in Australia are earning as little as $5 for individual deliveries that cross multiple suburbs, as riders complain that their pay was cut by the global tech giant during the pandemic. New …

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The company’s CEO authorized the payment as a means to restart the pipeline’s systems quickly and safely The operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline confirmed it paid $4.4m to a gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems. Colonial Pipeline said Wednesday that after it learned of the 7 May ransomware attack, the …

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The video game Fortnite has become a cultural phenomenon in recent years with up to 100 million users a month logging in to play the free online game. But for users of iPhones and iPads, the wildly popular game has been unavailable ever since it was ejected from the App store. This followed an attempt …

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The value of the cryptocurrency has plunged by nearly 30% after a meteoric rise in value. Here’s what you need to know Bitcoin is the world’s most popular digital currency. It allows people to bypass banks and traditional payment methods and is not controlled by any single entity, country or central bank. There are more …

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Digital currency under pressure from payment crackdown and tweets from Elon Musk The price of bitcoin fell by almost 30% on Wednesday, after a Chinese government crackdown on banks and payment firms use of cryptocurrencies accelerated a long-predicted sell-off. The world’s largest digital currency tumbled to almost $30,000 (£21,000) amid frenzied trading , a drop …

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From Mainstream to Profile to Sweat, three films released this summer attempt the rare feat of capturing the experience of being online in a hyper-connected world There are several elements of Mainstream, Gia Coppola’s dark satire of YouTube stardom released in theaters this month, that resemble a stick-figure rendering of internet fame. The film, written …

Overshare: are there any good films about social media? Read More »

As a number of cryptos are rapidly losing value after China signalled a crackdown on Bitcoin, we’d like to hear from small investors who bought cryptos – and what they’ll do next Amid a sudden crash of cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin and Cardano, we’d like to hear from amateur investors on how they feel …

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