A New York Times/FX documentary focuses on the deadly disconnect between the Tesla CEO’s promises for Autopilot self-driving tech and its capability You could be forgiven for believing that we’ve already achieved the era of autonomous vehicles. Tesla, the electric car manufacturer run by Elon Musk, refers to a version of its Autopilot software as …
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The company’s stab at the biometrics market has raised debate about data storage and tracking Mastercard is rolling out a controversial programme that will allow shoppers to pay at the till with a mere smile or wave of the hand, as it tries to secure a slice of the $18bn (£14.4bn) biometrics market. While face …
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The much-hyped and much-delayed sequel to Avatar is set to bring about a return to 3D but are audiences interested? Avatar 2 will be the riskiest film of the year for all sorts of reasons. There’s the issue of whether or not the public actually wants a 12-years-in-the-making sequel to a film that has retained …
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In this week’s newsletter: Predictably, this breakup of a thirty-year deal isn’t about fans at all – it’s just about money 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 week, just pop your email …
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Tesla CEO and world’s richest person expressed concerns about presence of fake accounts on platform Elon Musk has said his $44bn (£35bn) takeover of Twitter cannot progress until the social media company proves that less than 5% of its users are spam accounts. The Tesla chief executive used his Twitter account to say that the …
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Ken McCallum, the director general of M15, said malicious profiles were being used on an ‘industrial scale’ A mobile phone app has been launched that will help social media users to detect fake profiles and speed up their removal. The Think Before You Link app will help people to spot characteristics of fraudulent profiles used …
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Some camera loan schemes in Britain cost nothing, while other projects offer free or paid-for surveys To really get to grips with where your home is needlessly costing you energy a thermal imaging camera is a great tool: it shows up exactly where the hotspots for heat loss are, in multicolour. In some parts of …
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Employing remote IT workers who are secretly working for Kim Jong-un’s regime poses risks and may breach sanctions, say US agencies US officials have warned businesses against inadvertently hiring IT staff from North Korea, saying that rogue freelancers were taking advantage of remote work opportunities to hide their true identities and earn money for Pyongyang. …
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After Parag Agrawal offers detailed explanation of spam accounts, Musk replies with image Elon Musk’s relationship with Twitter’s management has reached a new low after the social media company’s would-be-owner tweeted a poo emoji at the platform’s chief executive. The Tesla CEO was responding on Monday to a lengthy and nuanced thread posted by his …
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After the crash of the ‘stablecoin’ sparked panic, could the fall of the wider crypto market lead to a more permanent economic crunch? $7.6bn of ‘stablecoin’ tether redeemed since start of crypto crisis The collapse of a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency called terra has sparked a wave of “fear, uncertainty and doubt” across the sector, leading some, …
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