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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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Chinese firm could have been monitoring calls of KPN’s 6.5m users without its knowledge, report claims The Chinese telecoms equipment supplier Huawei was able to monitor all calls made on one of the Netherlands’ largest mobile phone networks, according to a confidential report seen by the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. The report, made for KPN …

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Top chips, good camera and four-year support make for a lot of phone if bought at a discount The Galaxy S21+ is Samsung’s cheaper flagship handset that tries to be a more mainstream big-screen option than its more expensive stablemate, the S21 Ultra. The new Android phone has an RRP of £949 – making it …

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Car ran off road and hit a tree north of Houston, before bursting into flames, local media says Two men died after a Tesla vehicle, which was believed to be operating without anyone in the driver’s seat, crashed into a tree north of Houston, authorities said. “There was no one in the driver’s seat,” Sgt …

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