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Activity indicates ‘first major failure’ to stop government interference under ownership of Elon Musk Twitter has been flooded with nuisance posts designed to obscure news of the coronavirus lockdown protests in China, in an apparent state-directed attempt to suppress footage of the demonstrations. Chinese bot accounts – not operated by humans – are being used …

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European parliament is investigating Pegasus, a powerful surveillance tool used by governments around the world Victims of spyware and a group of security experts have privately warned that a European parliament investigatory committee risks being thrown off course by an alleged “disinformation campaign”. The warning, contained in a letter to MEPs signed by the victims, …

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Bitcoin and ethereum prices have plummeted, but it is unlikely the US will ban cryptocurrencies soon The epic collapse of wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried’s $32bn (£27bn) crypto empire, FTX, looks set to go down as one of the great financial debacles of all time. With a storyline full of celebrities, politicians, sex and drugs, the future …

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Rapid smart TV upgrade with every streaming service available and a quality ad-free home screen Apple’s latest TV streaming box is faster, smaller, more efficient and cheaper than its predecessors, making it one of the best and most reliable smart TV experiences you can get. The third-generation Apple TV 4K costs from £149 ($129/A$219). While …

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FTX collapse | Replica of William the Conqueror’s ship | A seat for the privileged | Giant otters | Matt Hancock’s ‘junglewashing’ Moya Lothian-McLean (Opinion, 25 November) appears to signal the death of “effective altruism” (EA) on the basis of the fall from grace of one of its most famous proponents, Sam Bankman-Fried. Just as …

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Online scams such as banking and credit card fraud are the most prevalent cyberthreat, say Interpol Police and investigators fear organised gangs of fraudsters are expanding across sub-Saharan Africa, exploiting new opportunities as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the global economic crisis to make huge sums with little risk of being caught. The …

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The American computer scientist, who coined the term ‘virtual reality,’ cautions against online ‘psychological operatives’ Jaron Lanier, the eminent American computer scientist, composer and artist, is no stranger to skepticism around social media, but his current interpretations of its effects are becoming darker and his warnings more trenchant. Lanier, a dreadlocked free-thinker credited with coining …

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Paulina Porizkova, one of the great supermodels of the 80s, has refound fame – as ‘the lady who cries on Instagram’. It began with the death of and betrayal by her husband of 30 years Moving through a room as a teenage supermodel when she first came to New York, mouths would drop, drinks would …

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Culture secretary Michelle Donelan to amend bill that, after Molly Russell case, will place duty of care on social media firms People who use social media posts to encourage self-harm face criminal prosecution under government changes to the revived online safety bill. Culture secretary Michelle Donelan will update the bill to criminalise encouraging self-harm when …

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The tech giant’s flawed business model for its popular smart devices has cost the company a fortune and thousands of jobs Intrigued by an Ars Technica post about Amazon’s Alexa that suggested all was not well in the tech company’s division that looks after its smart home devices, I went rooting in a drawer where …

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