UK consumer champion files collective redress case alleging the company has been abusing its market dominance Sony has been overcharging PlayStation gamers for six years, a new legal claim alleges, and could be forced to pay almost £5bn in damages if the claim succeeds. According to Alex Neill, the consumer champion who has filed the …
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A film star faces financial and family ruin as sleazy Russian mobsters blackmail him after malware films him watching porn Nigerian film-maker Obi Emelonye has written, produced and directed more than a dozen films, but his work is barely known beyond the Nollywood distribution circuit that serves viewers in west Africa and immigrant communities elsewhere. …
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Group responds to CEO’s memo calling for ‘in-person collaboration’ at least three days a week Apple employees have hit back at the tech company’s return-to-office orders, and launched a petition saying the firm risked stifling diversity and staff wellbeing by restricting their ability to work remotely. The petition is in response to an all-employee memo …
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CEO Shalev Hulio is stepping down as part of NSO reorganisation that will see it focus on sales in Nato member countries Israel’s NSO Group, which makes the globally controversial Pegasus spyware said on Sunday its CEO Shalev Hulio would step down as part of a reorganisation. The indebted, privately owned company also said it …
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Supremely comfortable, feature-packed Bluetooth cans sound brilliant with 60-hour battery life The fourth-generation of the Momentum Bluetooth headphones from the renowned German audio manufacturer Sennheiser are a wholesale redesign, ditching their previous retro styling for something simpler and much more comfortable. All this with 60-hours of battery life. Undeniably pricey at £299 ($349.99/A$549.99), the Momentum …
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A new wave of social media apps are taking advantage of the revolt against Instagram and TikTok. Will these ‘authentic’ networks change the way we connect? “Instagram, please stop trying to be TikTok.” App users including Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner shared this plea last month when Instagram trialled changes that flooded users’ feeds with …
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The moral philosopher gives most of his earnings to charity, says we need more not less economic growth to tackle global heating, and in a striking new book argues that it’s our duty to ensure the wellbeing of our distant descendants Although most cultures, particularly in the west, provide a great many commemorations of distant …
Scammers are using manipulated video and audio to dupe employees into handing over money. But protection is possible Is that really Tom Cruise about to wrestle an alligator? Keanu Reeves dancing like nobody is watching? Or Robert Pattinson getting shade from his cat? No – it’s a deepfake. Deepfake technology is advanced artificial intelligence that …
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Even the latest iPhone scare won’t persuade us to choose safety over convenience Apple caused a stir a few weeks ago when it announced that the forthcoming update of its mobile and laptop operating systems would contain an optional high-security mode that would provide users with an unprecedented level of protection against powerful “spyware” software …
Artificial intelligence is being used to design magazine covers and provide pictures for internet newsletters. What could possibly go wrong? It all started with the headline over an entry in Charlie Warzel’s Galaxy Brain newsletter in the Atlantic: “Where Does Alex Jones Go From Here?” This is an interesting question because Jones is an internet …
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