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Investing in space vital for sustaining quality of life amid ‘volatile geopolitical’ landscape, says Josef Aschbacher Donald Trump’s return to the White House has prompted a shift away from ties with America by European political leaders and a rapid increase in defence spending as the continent’s security reaches a “turning point”. The ripples from Europe’s …

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With two small kids and a dog to take care of, I often struggle to look after myself. Self-care apps promise to help – if you can handle the quests, magic potions and rainbow stones. I put four of them to the test The other night, I didn’t moisturise before bed. The baby had just …

My life’s a mess. Will turning it into a game make everything better? Read More »

The blue dot of GPS has cut us off from a basic human skill. It’s no wonder mountain rescuers are being called out so often It does not involve protest or violence, but it might be the quintessential human image of our times: a small group of people in the midst of spectacular natural scenery, …

We now leave navigation to our phones. The result: more of us are getting hopelessly lost | John Harris Read More »

I spent entire nights in 2011 gabbing on Skype. As it shutters, I’m reminded of a bygone era of online intimacy I doubt many people are mourning the demise of Skype. The sky-blue platform that revolutionized the video call, the medium for long-distance relationships in the early 2010s, had not been relevant for almost a …

Goodbye, Skype. I’ll never forget you. Read More »

Workers at contractor in Accra say they have suffered from depression and anxiety as a result of their work Meta is facing a second set of lawsuits in Africa over the psychological distress experienced by content moderators employed to take down disturbing social media content including depictions of murders, extreme violence and child sexual abuse. …

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Solomon says the scale and depravity of what he was exposed to was far darker than he had ever imagined When Solomon* strode into the gleaming Octagon tower in Accra, Ghana, for his first day as a Meta content moderator, he was bracing himself for difficult but fulfilling work, purging social media of harmful content. …

‘I didn’t eat or sleep’: a Meta moderator on his breakdown after seeing beheadings and child abuse Read More »

The London-based company, the second largest food deliver app in the UK, said no ‘firm offer’ had been made yet DoorDash is offering to buy its UK-based rival Deliveroo for $3.6bn (£2.7bn), Deliveroo said on Friday. Deliveroo said that its board was in talks with DoorDash over the offer and that a firm offer had …

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Contactless payments now restored in stores after week of problems as retailer apologises to shoppers Marks & Spencer has halted all orders through its website and apps as the retailer continues to battle the fallout from a cyber-attack that began on Monday. The company apologised to shoppers for “this inconvenience” and paused digital orders “as …

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Tech company predicts rise of ‘frontier firms’ – where a human worker directs AI agents to carry out tasks Microsoft has good news for anyone with corner office ambitions. In the future we’re all going to be bosses – of AI employees. The tech company is predicting the rise of a new kind of business, …

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Watchdog’s new codes of practice are not strong enough, says children’s commissioner for England The communications watchdog has been accused of backing big tech over the safety of under-18s after the children’s commissioner for England criticised new measures for tackling online harms. Rachel de Souza said she warned Ofcom last year that its proposals for …

Ofcom accused of prioritising interests of tech firms over child safety online Read More »