Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai and others gathered for ‘one of the most important conversations of the year’ A delegation of top tech leaders including Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman convened in Washington on Wednesday for the first of nine meetings with US senators to discuss the rise …
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Walter Isaacson’s insight-free doorstop makes at least one thing clear: the richest man in the world has a lot of growing up to do Who or what is to blame for Elon Musk? Famed biographer of intellectually muscular men Walter Isaacson’s dull, insight-free doorstop of a book casts a wide but porous net in search …
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Justice department takes on tech giant in court, seeking to prove it illegally used its power to maintain monopoly on internet search The court battle between the US justice department and Google has entered its second day, as the United States government seeks to prove that the tech behemoth illegally leveraged its power to maintain …
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Galina Timchenko, head of media outlet declared ‘undesirable’ by Moscow, targeted in February while living in Berlin An award-winning Russian journalist living in exile in Europe was hacked using Israeli spyware made by NSO Group, according to a joint investigation by the Citizen Lab and Access Now. Galina Timchenko was hacked on or around 23 …
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Games creators attack the fees, due for implementation in 2024, as company executive dials back on initial plan Tech company Unity has sought to clarify its decision to charge a controversial new fee to game developers. A blogpost on its official site last night announced the company would be introducing a “runtime fee”, which would …
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Apple disputing tests by watchdog that showed radio frequency exposure was higher than permitted Apple is facing a ban on the sale and potential recall of its iPhone 12 in France, as the US company contests a report that the smartphone exceeds radio frequency exposure limits by the nation’s regulator. Apple said on Wednesday its …
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US Department of Justice questions compliance with FTC order on data security and privacy practices Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter created a “chaotic environment” at the social media platform that may have violated a government order requiring an overhaul of its data security and privacy practices, according to a court filing. The US Department of …
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Characters’ messages are often so tiny you’re left squinting at the screen, or shown so fast it’s like peering over a stranger’s shoulder on the bus. Television has a major texting problem It was when I was crouched on all fours in front of my television, squinting at the screen with my head tilted, that …
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Unity announces a ‘Runtime Fee’, which will charge developers each time a game using the engine is downloaded The company behind the Unity Engine, one of the major game development tools used by independent studios, has announced a controversial new fee. Starting from 1 January, Unity will charge developers each time a game using the …
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Young people are growing up online, just a few clicks away from explicit content. As part of a theatre project, I asked them a simple question – what do you think about it? Between 2016 and 2022, I spoke to around 10,000 children and young people aged between six and 22 about the impact of …
