Tweak to search engine effectively halves the environmental impact stated for each trip Google has been accused of airbrushing aviation emissions, after the company changed its flight search engine to halve the CO2 emissions attributed to any given trip. The change, first noted by the BBC, affects a feature on Google Flights that shows the …
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Gaming console maker says inflation rates and supply shortages have led to ‘challenging economic conditions’ Sony is increasing the price of the PlayStation 5 by as much as 20%, the company says, in every major market save the US. The UK price of the games console, which has been plagued by supply shortages since its …
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One of the world’s biggest e-commerce companies is known for rock-bottom prices – and allegedly brutal conditions Americans addicted to Amazon could soon be wooed by a Chinese tech giant most of them have never heard of. Pinduoduo is planning to expand its reach to the US next month, according to reports in Bloomberg and …
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Ren Zhengfei writes in leaked memo that ‘chill will be felt by everyone’ and company must focus on survival The founder of Huawei has delivered a stark warning for the tech company’s future, sparking alarm with the frankness of his assessment and what it signals for smaller businesses amid China’s economic troubles and a global …
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In this week’s newsletter: How did a beloved ape end her life a sad “shell of herself”? Find out in Fine Gorilla Person. Plus: five of the best podcasts on the British Asian experience Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Fine Gorilla PersonAudible, all episodes available …
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Like Carrie’s laptop dying in Sex and the City, my collection of seemingly insignificant moments suddenly mattered like a magnum opus I opened the notes app on my phone to find a blank screen. I froze, agape, like you do when you just realise you’ve sent an email to the wrong person or left your …
From WhatsApp to Instagram to texts and email, I was spending my life frantically picking up my phone. It had to stop. It officially started during that strange and mystical stretch of time now known as the first lockdown, when negative news notifications were at an all-time high and the only way to have a …
Criminals took an average of $300,000 worth of non-fungible tokens per scam, says cryptocurrency firm More than $100m (£85m) worth of non-fungible tokens were stolen in the year to July, research shows, with criminals making off with an average of $300,000 per scam. Criminals have stolen valuable NFTs – crypto assets that confer ownership of …
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Pokémon – the highest grossing media franchise of all time – is hitting new peaks of popularity, with thousands of fans thronging to the World Championships in London I was 13 when Pokémon cards exploded on to the UK scene in 1999. I tried to be too cool and mature for the instantly popular collectables, …
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In this week’s newsletter: Ethereum turning off its mining rigs and slashing the currency’s carbon emissions should be good news. But not everyone agrees Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here On 15 September, the ethereum blockchain is planning to switch off its mining rigs. If it happens, …
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