It cannot be right that Musk can sow discord without personal risk. He’s a jetsetter: perhaps fear of unexpected detention will concentrate his mind The way social media is making headlines currently is not without precedent: a fragile narcissist posting relentlessly on a social network he’s made his own. We know well how this has …
The second tie-in to a video game for cosmetics chain Lush includes the most literal bath bomb ever and is part of a growing trend Last spring, one of my favourite brand tie-ins of 2023 saw high-street cosmetics chain Lush team up with Nintendo to create a range of products based around Super Mario. It …
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Twitter under the tech owner has become the perfect test case for the UK’s new legislation – but critics say more needs to be done • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here What can the UK government do about Twitter? What should it do about Twitter? And …
From the writer of lockdown hit Before Your Eyes, the new game uses VR or plain old webcam tech to see how life looks as a paranormally gifted infant How do you follow the game that made the world cry? It’s a question that’s haunted writer Graham Parkes ever since 2021’s Bafta-winning Before Your Eyes. …
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A big-money business pitch is threatened when a tech entrepreneur’s unpredictable inner child is unleashed after hypnotherapy The squirm factor is high in this dark comedy of social awkwardness from Sweden, ruthlessly directed by first-time feature director Ernst De Geer to maximise audience discomfort. There are a couple of scenes here so excruciating I would …
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Musk blames cyber-attack as conversation is delayed, resembling glitchy launch of Ron DeSantis’s campaign As a high-profile conversation between Donald Trump and Elon Musk was about to begin, users of X, formerly Twitter, were confronted with the message: “This Space is not available.” Spaces, X’s livestreaming audio feature, was the chosen forum for the dialogue, …
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Bruce Daisley calls for ‘beefed-up’ online safety laws and compares tech billionaires to unaccountable oligarchs As an ex-Twitter boss, I have a way to grab Elon Musk’s attention. If he keeps stirring unrest, get an arrest warrant Elon Musk should face “personal sanctions” and even the threat of an “arrest warrant” if found to be …
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Politico first reported getting emails with internal communications and a 271-page dossier on JD Vance The New York Times has confirmed it received the same or similar trove of Donald Trump presidential campaign documents as other media outlets did, after Microsoft confirmed that a “high-ranking official” at a presidential campaign was a hacking target. For …
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Summerhall, EdinburghDoom-scrolling and dopamine hits take centre stage in this arresting show in the festival’s Taiwan Season You may not recognise the word but you will know the behaviour. Phubbing, currently under consideration for the Collins dictionary, is “to interact with a mobile phone in preference to people in a social setting”. Part of Taiwan …
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The X owner, talking to Trump Monday, has cast doubt on mail ballots and claims there’s rampant non-citizen voting When Elon Musk took over as owner of Twitter, researchers and elections officials feared a rampant spread of misinformation that would lead to threats and harassment and undermine democracy. Their fears came true – and Musk …
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