Readers of the Guardian can now access our journalism entirely within the Tor network – an internet communication system designed to promote online privacy and offer enhanced protection from digital surveillance The Guardian website is now available to Tor users as an “onion service”, at the address: https://www.guardian2zotagl6tmjucg3lrhxdk4dw3lhbqnkvvkywawy3oqfoprid.onion Continue reading… Readers of the Guardian can …
Treasury inquiry told ‘crypto is high-risk and unsophisticated investors are at high risk of losing significant funds’ Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Consumer groups have called for strong financial regulation of cryptocurrency markets and investments in Australia, saying crypto assets are “complex, volatile and high-risk products that can cause harm …
In this extract from his new book, Sam Wallman recalls working as an Amazon picker – walking 30km a day with a constantly pinging timer On your phone? Pinch the screen to zoom in and out This is an edited extract from Our Members Be Unlimited by Sam Wallman (Scribe, $39.99, out now). Continue reading… …
The Paypal Mafia’s lynchpin is putting his vast tech fortune to work for candidates aligned to Trump’s agenda in the midterms As the Republican party primaries play out across the US, the most sought after endorsement is still that of former president Donald Trump. But when it comes to the most vital part of any …
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Compact earphones have a central hole so you can hear what is going on around you while you listen or talk Personal audio has taken a bizarre turn with Sony’s latest attempt to reinvent the earbud. The weird doughnut-shaped speaker with a hole in the middle allows you to listen to music without blocking out …
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Ellis Parry created the Alfred app to help the rehabilitation process after his twin brother suffered a devastating accident Identical twins Luke and Ellis Parry were studying engineering at Oxford in 2012 when Luke suffered a devastating brain injury after falling from a balcony. Doctors told Ellis that his brother only had hours to live. …
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Employees within Meta say the move amid the standoff with the Morrison government was no accident Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Three hours into Facebook’s Australian news blackout on 17 February 2021, a concerned employee sent a note to colleagues …
Clearview AI was fined for using internet-sourced images of UK residents in its database – but not before police forces used its service Last week, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) slapped a £7.5m fine on a smallish tech company called Clearview AI for “using images of people in the UK, and elsewhere, that were …
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The billionaire has received loans and tax breaks to help keep Tesla afloat, now he says other companies should go bankrupt for the good of the economy With the invasion of Ukraine and lockdowns in China putting added pressure on a supply chain that has yet to recover from the ongoing pandemic, many are predicting …
