The swapping, collating and posting of nude images of women without their consent is on the rise. But unlike revenge porn, it is not a crime. Now survivors are demanding a change in the law Ruby will never forget the first time she clicked on the database AnonIB. It is a so-called “revenge porn” site …
The downfall of the founder of Theranos is a story of hubris and lies – and a parable for a financial system that is badly broken The story of how Elizabeth Holmes came to defraud some of the richest and most powerful investors in the US, only to end up this week facing decades in …
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Nintendo Switch, PC; Ghost Time GamesThis endearing adventure feels like a fever-dream Flash game you discovered in the 00s and could never find again Like many great adventures, Tux and Fanny begins on a quiet afternoon. Our two oddly named protagonists decide that they would like to play a game of football, but disaster strikes: …
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Nathan Dane spent six years honing his version of the BBC’s defunct text-based information service If you find news websites too overwhelming, too fast and too full of distractions then this might be the solution: a recreation of the BBC’s Ceefax service featuring up-to-date headlines, an accurate weather map and the latest stock market prices. …
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In this week’s newsletter: the gaming calendar is packed this year – and you don’t even need to worry about getting your hands on a next gen console Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Welcome to Pushing Buttons, the Guardian’s brand new gaming newsletter. If you’d like to receive it …
Spokesperson says account ‘suspended for violating rules on platform manipulation and spam’ Twitter has permanently banned the popular news aggregation service Politics For All, in a sign of how the social media platform has substantial power to deprive news outlets of their audience without warning. A spokesperson said the account was “suspended for violating the …
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The diversified technology giant generated revenues of $1bn a day in its last financial year The striking part about Apple’s $3tn valuation is that it does not look obviously wrong. Or, rather, it does not appear out of line with the racy values the US stock market places on technology companies. There is no need, …
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Tokyo-listed shares in Japanese group rise after it shows off second concept vehicle Sony has revealed plans to start an electric car company, making it the latest electronics manufacturer to target the automotive sector. The Japanese tech firm is “exploring a commercial launch” of electric vehicles, and the new company, Sony Mobility Inc, will launch …
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In this week’s newsletter: the Theranos founder’s conviction shows healthy scepticism about promises to radically rewrite our future is no bad thing Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here It’s safe to say that it’s not a happy new year for Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos and – following a guilty …
One in five ads served on search results for 78 climate-related terms placed by firms with interests in fossil fuels, research finds Fossil fuel companies and firms that work closely with them are among the biggest spenders on ads designed to look like Google search results, in what campaigners say is an example of “endemic …
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