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Employees given until 15 March to comply amid concerns over app’s Chinese ownership The EU’s executive body has banned its thousands of staff from using TikTok, as governments and officials become increasingly concerned over the company’s data practices and Chinese ownership. The European Commission sent an email to employees ordering them to delete the app …

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Leading tech firms reportedly ordered to remove workarounds allowing access to US-based service Chinese regulators have reportedly clamped down on access to ChatGPT, as Chinese tech firms and universities push forward with developing domestic artificial intelligence bots. ChatGPT, the popular discussion bot created by US-based OpenAI, is not officially available in China, where the government …

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The tech giant has taken billions from game developers but failed to reinvest it, leaving the App Store a confusing mess for mobile gamers In the 15 years since it launched the App Store, Apple has proved again and again that it cares very little about games – though it is happy to make billions …

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Chores such as shopping likely to have most automation, while caring for young or old least likely to be affected, says report A revolution in artificial intelligence could slash the amount of time people spend on household chores and caring, with robots able to perform about 39% of domestic tasks within a decade, according to …

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In this week’s newsletter: Reporter Kim Barker explores an unsolved murder in her ‘mean’ hometown, in The Coldest Case in Laramie. Plus: five of the best podcasts about friendship Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here The Moomin PhenomenonWidely available, all episodes out on Wed The Moomin philosophy – love, equality …

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Algorithm-based sources lead to more polarised and conflicting views in society, as people are exposed to a less diverse diet of current affairs, writes Ollie Davies Your editorial on disinformation (17 February) highlights a great challenge, but of arguably greater importance are the sources of news young people use. In a 2022 study, the Reuters …

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Bioimpedance sensing technologies as used in smartwatches could affect implanted devices like pacemakers Wearable fitness and wellness trackers could interfere with some implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers, according to a study. Devices such as smartwatches, smart rings and smart scales used to monitor fitness-related activities could interfere with the functioning of cardiac implantable electronic …

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In this week’s newsletter: Though costly, the PSVR2 is the most usable virtual gaming device yet – even for sceptics like me Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here In 2016, when the first wave of virtual reality headsets hit the market after years of hype, I was sceptical. I was …

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Google’s video site banned the publication last year for its Ukraine falsehoods, but its content is still posted on various channels Hundreds of videos produced by the Russia-controlled publication RT have found their way on to YouTube in the past year, despite the platform’s ban of such media last year. YouTube, which is owned by …

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Clamshell phone with longer battery life aims squarely at challenging Samsung’s Z Flip 4 Oppo’s first folding flip phone to be sold outside its Chinese home market is the Find N2 Flip, an Android clamshell aimed squarely at challenging Samsung’s popular Z Flip 4. The next-gen flipper costs £849, undercutting Samsung by £50, and uses …

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