Pandemic has prompted some people to confront their insecurities about venturing online Before the pandemic struck, 79-year-old Jim Whelan barely used his computer. The online world was a mystery and an irrelevance to him. A year on, however, Whelan can give computer geeks half his age a run for their money. “Although I had been …
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Research estimates cryptocurrency will consume as much energy as all datecentres globally The surge in bitcoin’s price since the start of 2021 could result in the cryptocurrency consuming as much energy as all the data centres in the world with an associated carbon footprint the same as that of London, according to research.. Alex de …
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In March 1891, the laying of a cross-Channel subsea cable enabled the first international telephone service between Britain and France. See how the Guardian reported events 10 March 1891 Continue reading… In March 1891, the laying of a cross-Channel subsea cable enabled the first international telephone service between Britain and France. See how the Guardian …
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Biak island residents say SpaceX launchpad would devastate island’s ecology and displace people from their homes Papuans whose island has been offered up as a potential launch site for Elon Musk’s SpaceX project have told the billionaire Tesla chief his company is not welcome on their land, and its presence would devastate their island’s ecosystem …
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Government to force firms to make spare parts available and create products that are cheaper to run Tougher rules are being introduced to make appliances such as fridges, washing machines and TVs cheaper to run and last longer, the government has said. New legislation aims to tackle “premature obsolescence” in electrical goods – short lifespans …
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Smaller, lighter and water-resistant device has Bluetooth and wifi, aimed at home and outdoor use The wireless home-audio specialist Sonos has unveiled the Roam, its smaller, cheaper portable speaker with Bluetooth and wifi that works as well at home as it does outdoors. The rugged triangular Roam weighs 430g and is about the size of …
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Recommendations feature also pushed anti-vaccination and antisemitic material, watchdog says Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Instagram’s recommendations were pushing users toward Covid misinformation, anti-vaccination content and antisemitic material during the peak of the pandemic, according to a report from a social media watchdog. The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found …
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A Banksy just fetched $382,000 despite going up in smoke, while a cat cartoon bagged twice that. And it’s all thanks to NFTs, an offshoot of crypto currency bitcoin. But is this a bubble about to burst? Last week masked men set fire to a Banksy screenprint called Morons (White) at a secret location in …
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The ‘unusually aggressive’ attack allowed hackers to access email accounts of at least 30,000 organizations in the US The Biden administration is launching an emergency taskforce to address an aggressive cyber-attack that has affected hundreds of thousands of Microsoft customers around the world – the second major hacking campaign to hit the US since the …
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OpenAI’s Clip system fails to correctly decipher images when words are pasted on picture As artificial intelligence systems go, it is pretty smart: show Clip a picture of an apple and it can recognise that it is looking at a fruit. It can even tell you which one, and sometimes go as far as differentiating …
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