Geotags are causing overcrowding and disruption, we’re told – but if nature isn’t for everyone, who decides who it’s for? Before we hike Mount Storm King, my wife, Kelsey, is met with a simple request: please don’t geotag your photos. Kelsey learned about the trail from a work friend, who posted images on Instagram after …
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Musk’s nine children include pair born to Shivon Zilis, who works at his artificial intelligence company Elon Musk fathered two children in 2021 with Shivon Zilis, a top executive at his artificial intelligence company Neuralink, new court documents show. The world’s wealthiest man now has nine known children, including five children with his first wife, …
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Christopher Wray joins Ken McCallum in London, calling Beijing the ‘biggest long-term threat to economic security’ The head of the FBI and the leader of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency have delivered an unprecedented joint address raising fresh alarm about the Chinese government, warning business leaders that Beijing is determined to steal their technology for competitive …
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The comedian shares a few of her favourite (online) things, including a terrible South Dakota anti-drug campaign, Mr Bean playing invisible drums and – of course – a laughing baby Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcast Ah, the internet. My reliable friend. I turn to it when I need …
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Firm says function is intended for users who face ‘grave, targeted threats to their digital security’ Apple is launching a “lockdown mode” for its devices to protect people – including journalists and human rights activists – targeted by hacking attacks like those launched by government clients of NSO Group using its Pegasus spyware. Apple will …
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I have apps that analyse every bird, plane and plant – now I need my sense of wonder back In the great outdoors, I find peace. Up hills, down dales, on beaches and cliffs and in fields and woods, I am a study in contentment. Just me and God’s green Earth. And my phone. “Put …
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The much-contested legislation is about to get its day in parliament – but MPs are still fighting over who gets control Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Respect can be a rare commodity online, depending on what Twitter threads or Facebook groups you are in. But the …
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US firm latest victim of digital asset slump, blaming move on ‘volatility and contagion’ in crypto markets A US cryptocurrency broker and lender has filed for bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest domino to fall in the embattled digital asset market. Voyager Digital had suspended all withdrawals and trading last week but said “volatility and contagion” …
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New national security legislation used to allow more time to scrutinise £63m deal for Newport Wafer Fab The British government has delayed the decision on whether the UK’s largest producer of semiconductors can be bought by a Chinese-owned manufacturer by another month and a half. The business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, had been expected to make …
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Parents blame platform’s algorithms for choking deaths of eight- and nine-year-old The families of two young girls who allegedly died as a result of a viral TikTok challenge have sued the social media platform, claiming its “dangerous” algorithms are to blame for their children’s deaths. Parents of two girls who died in a 2021 “blackout …
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