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Users of the video app have been warned about its data practices and links to China. Can you keep your details safe? Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast Cybersecurity experts have warned Australian TikTok users that the Chinese government could use the app to harvest personal information, from in-app …

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From Gabrielle Zevin’s new novel to Stephen Sexton’s poetry, more writers are using gaming in literature and not before time Early on in Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, one of the trio of lead characters gives a fictional interview to a very real video games publication. The troubled but passionate Samson Mazur tells …

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PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 (version tested); BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna InteractivePattering through a ruined city, being petted by robots and watched over by a friendly drone, cat lovers may regret finding the escape I have walked around decaying cyberpunk cities such as these many times before, with their omnipresent neon signage and filthy streets, their grimy …

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A new study says many employees think a work communication without an emoji lacks something. But with generations split over their meanings, sending them is not risk-free Name: Workplace emojis. Age: 25. The first set of emojis hit Japanese phones in 1997. Continue reading… A new study says many employees think a work communication without …

Emojis in the office: have they made your emails not suitable for work? Read More »

‘Foxes are guarding hen house,’ says expert after ministers seek tougher industry-led protections instead Loot boxes in video games will not be banned in the UK, despite a government consultation finding evidence of a “consistent” association between the features and problem gambling. Loot boxes have attracted comparison with gambling because they allow players to spend …

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Public asked to avoid using ride-hailing service on Wednesday in response to issues raised by Uber files A trade union representing “gig economy” workers is calling on Uber customers to join a 24-hour strike in response to the Uber files, a series of revelations about the cab-hailing app published by the Guardian and its media …

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Latest findings suggest Rwandan government has deployed surveillance campaign against relatives of Paul Rusesabagina The mobile phone of a Belgian citizen who is the nephew of Paul Rusesabagina, a jailed critic of the Rwandan government made famous by his portrayal in Hotel Rwanda, was hacked nearly a dozen times in 2020 using Israeli-made surveillance technology, …

Nephew of jailed Hotel Rwanda dissident hacked by NSO spyware Read More »

Technology to keep you entertained when you’re away, from headphones to TV streaming sticks and more Summer is finally here, and after two years of disruption, many people will be getting on a plane, long-distance train or ferry for the first time in a long while. A lot of us will inevitably be chucking a …

Travel tech: the best gadgets to pack on your holiday this summer Read More »

The Conservatives have kicked the sprawling document, which aimed for a political Goldilocks zone and ended up a hot mess, firmly down the road The Goldilocks theory of policy is simple enough. If Mummy Bear says your latest government bill is too hot, and Daddy Bear says your latest government bill is too cold, then …

The delay to the online safety bill won’t make it any easier to please everyone Read More »

An affair between the tycoon and the platform he adores was always going to be tricky. Now the courts are involved It was late January and Elon Musk had just announced a change of gear at Tesla, the world’s largest electric car company. In the teeth of a global supply chain crisis, the firm would …

‘Love me tender’: how Musk wooed Twitter, only to leave it at the altar Read More »