As we embrace the binary thinking of digital technology the divisions between us are growing ever starker. Can fiction help us imagine a different future? In 2017, I published my fourth novel, Exit West, and bought a small notebook to jot down ideas for the next one. I thought it would be about technology. I …
Jacob Wayne John Keen, 24, is alleged to have created hacking tool when 15 years old and sold it to more than 14,500 people Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast Police allege that a teenager living in the suburbs of Brisbane created and sold a sophisticated hacking tool used …
Rebekah Vardy probably isn’t buzzing at the ruling, a character assassination that has left her well and truly stung by libel Oscar Wilde, Barbra Streisand, and now – Rebekah Vardy. When news broke that Vardy had lost her libel case against Coleen Rooney, she joined this heady roster of celebrities who have launched brain-bogglingly misguided …
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Musk’s 164-page filing is under wraps for now, as Twitter shareholder launches separate action to force entrepreneur to close the deal Elon Musk has countersued Twitter, escalating his legal fight against the social media company over his bid to walk away from the $44bn purchase. Musk’s lawsuit was filed on Friday, hours after chancellor Kathaleen …
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The British choreographer’s programme includes beguiling digital dance created by Tobias Gremmler, a reckoning with desire from Rocío Molina and seven visions of vice Leonora Carrington is a guiding spirit of the 2022 Venice Art Biennale, where the main exhibition borrows the title of her book for children, The Milk of Dreams. The great surrealist’s …
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Senior figures at social video app pushed back on request deemed ‘sensitive’, according to report TikTok has admitted it refused an attempt by the Chinese government to open a disguised account on the platform for the purpose of spreading propaganda. The Chinese-owned social video app said the move was refused because the account would have …
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Wearable technology can scan a person’s insides for up to 48 hours as they go about their daily life A stick-on patch that can take an ultrasound scan of a person’s insides as they go about their daily life has been hailed as a revolution in medical imaging. The wearable patch, which is the size …
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The ‘partial blockade’ of the war-torn Ethiopian region has added to Tigrayans’ fears and distress When the Ethiopian long-distance runner Gotytom Gebreslase won the women’s marathon gold at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon this month, her jubilation was tinged with sadness: she had broken the championship record, but could not celebrate with her family. …
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Reversal includes toning down algorithm that resulted in users’ feeds being deluged with videos from accounts they do not follow Instagram is reversing some changes to the app following a user backlash that saw influencer royalty Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian turning on the platform. The photo and video sharing app was accused of mimicking …
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Sales up 7% in three months to June marking one of slowest growth periods in company’s history but still better than expected Amazon reported its second quarterly loss in a row on Thursday but the company’s share price gained over 10% in after-hours trading on stronger than expected earnings. Sales for the three months ending …
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