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US makes case Google leveraged power and wealth to strangle competition, spending billions on deals with Apple and Samsung The watershed antitrust trial pitting the US government against Google began on Tuesday in a Washington district court, as the government started to argue its case that the tech giant illegally abused its power to monopolize …

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Company dumps Lightning port, and has titanium sides and new 5x zoom for top models, plus new Apple Watch Series 9 Apple has announced that the iPhone 15 makes its long awaited switch to USB-C, while gaining much extended camera zoom for its most expensive Pro model. The new line of smartphones for 2023 was …

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Digital advocacy groups warn Senate judiciary committee that tech companies cannot be trusted to regulate themselves Microsoft and chipmaker Nvidia are the latest companies to take the hot seat in a series of Senate judiciary hearings on artificial intelligence as the federal government continues to grapple with how to regulate the technology. Microsoft’s president, Brad …

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PC (version played), PlayStation 4/5; Gammera Nest/Astrolabe GamesNacho Rodríguez’s point-and-click is like an old kid’s cartoon, a cavalcade of imagery where Lucasfilm meets Dalí Mr Coo has a problem: he’s in pieces. Three of them, to be precise, and before you have a chance to consider whether that really qualifies as “many”, you find yourself …

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When rich people convince themselves that they’re rich because they’re smart – instead of lucky and ruthless – they misapply their talents to areas beyond their expertise Elon Musk is not the most reckless, destructive or dangerous corporate leader in world history. But he just might be the most reckless, destructive and dangerous corporate leader …

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From consulting with military advisers on raid tactics to tailoring responses for different player styles … the game’s development team take us inside their creative campaign The Call of Duty games are huge, multimillion dollar affairs. They are built by hundreds of staff working in studios across the globe, each dealing with specific aspects of …

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Widespread access to the world’s richest man allowed biographer Walter Isaacson to detail a number of illuminating anecdotes A new biography of Elon Musk was published on Tuesday and contains colourful details of the life of the world’s richest man. Musk afforded widespread access to his biographer, Walter Isaacson, the author of the bestselling biography …

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In their attempts to mimic the video-sharing site’s success, Facebook, YouTube and others might have signed their own death warrants • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the free newsletter here In the mid-2010s, social media was simple. Instagram was for your pictures, Twitter for your feelings and Facebook to see …

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The plant will inject 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the ground each year – but is it just greenwashing from big oil? Rising out of the arid scrubland of western Texas is the world’s largest project yet to remove excess carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, a quest that has been lauded as essential …

The world’s biggest carbon capture facility is being built in Texas. Will it work? Read More »

Elon Musk’s hindrance of a Ukraine attack via Starlink caused a row. But other firms have similar power, and need scrutiny The revelations that Ukrainian naval operations were blocked by a lack of support from Elon Musk’s Starlink system cast light on to his complex relationship with Russia and Ukraine. But it is an area …

Tech giants hold huge sway in matters of war, life and death. That should concern us all | Keir Giles Read More »