In this week’s newsletter: from pure escape watches to gripping adventures, my fellow backseat gamers on titles that are as good to view as to play Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Welcome to Pushing Buttons, the Guardian’s gaming newsletter. If you’d like to receive it in your inbox every …
Worldwide developer conference begins with changes to iPhone operating system and redesigned version of cheapest laptop Apple is taking on Klarna and ClearPay with a new “buy now, pay later” feature for iPhones, the company has announced at its worldwide developer conference. The company is also redesigning the iPhone’s lock screen, in the most substantial …
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If successful, the store in Towson, Maryland, would be the first to unionize at the US tech company Workers at an Apple store in Towson, Maryland, are set to begin their in-person union election on 15 June and, if successful, the store would be the first to unionize at the US tech company. Workers at …
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Company accused of refusing to provide sufficient information about number of false users Elon Musk has accused Twitter of committing a “material breach” of his $44bn agreement to buy the company and threatened to terminate the deal, in the clearest indication yet that the world’s richest man is preparing to walk away from the takeover. …
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Curious Bird; PC, MacYour job is to manage a digital influencing agency with commercial and political clients – and ethical challenges Remember when Boris Johnson revealed he likes to paint wine crates to resemble buses? Or, more recently, when he warned citizens off working from home lest they become distracted by cheese? Quirky, on-brand soundbites …
Influence, Inc review – a mesmerising dive into the world of public manipulation Read More »
New computers, iPad overhaul and expanded Messages app on the cards, with AR glasses a possibility Apple is to reveal details of the software updates coming to its phones, tablets and computers, in the company’s annual worldwide developers’ conference (WWDC). But while new computers, an expanded Messages app, and an overhaul of the iPad’s software …
From epic data mining to shocking failures of content moderation, Meta’s COO passes on a vast clean-up job If you are reading this, odds are that you are one of the 2.87 billion daily users of the products offered by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. If you are not …
German carmaker says move due to a potential problem with the braking system Mercedes-Benz has announced it is immediately recalling nearly one million older vehicles worldwide due to a potential problem with the braking system. Germany’s federal transport authority (KBA) said that the recall affected cars built between 2004 and 2015 of the SUV series …
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A lot of investors don’t understand their liability, warn tax agents, while others call for the complicated Australian system to be overhauled As tax time approaches in Australia, cryptocurrency investors have been warned to begin working out what they owe. Some lessons can be drawn from the recent US tax season, where some enthusiasts found …
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A new wave of enthusiasts are eschewing the multi-megapixel convenience of digital photography in favour of an older, slower, ‘magical’ tech Indi Shields first discovered film in the drawer of her childhood home. “The first film camera I picked up was my great grandfather’s,” she says. “It felt so special to hold it and use …
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