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Proposed legislation follows warning from India PM and crackdown in China The Indian government is preparing to ban private cryptocurrencies and allow the country’s central bank to launch an official digital currency. The proposed legislation follows a crackdown on cryptocurrencies in China, where financial regulators and the central bank have made all digital currency transactions …

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PC, Xbox One/Series X/S, PlayStation 4/5; Dice/EAIn a series known for its scale and spectacle, climate change and technical issues are the new enemies They say war is hell, don’t they, and also that hell is other people. So perhaps we should all have seen the chaos coming, when Electronic Arts proudly announced that 128-player …

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Up for discussion in this week’s newsletter: the tech giant’s new at-home repair programme is good for customers – but there’s reason to be cynical Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here It’s risky for me to boldly state that technology news has quietened down in recent weeks. For one thing, confidently …

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Panorama asks how ethical Elon Musk’s rare-metal supply chain is. Plus: Jimmy Perez concludes his murder case on scary Shetland. Here’s what to watch tonight Continue reading… Panorama asks how ethical Elon Musk’s rare-metal supply chain is. Plus: Jimmy Perez concludes his murder case on scary Shetland. Here’s what to watch tonight Continue reading…Technology | …

TV tonight: a deep dig into Tesla’s electric car revolution Read More »

iPhone-maker also seeks to ban firm behind Pegasus spyware from using any Apple software, services or devices Tech giant Apple said on Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against Israeli cyber firm NSO Group and its parent company OSY Technologies for the surveillance and targeting of Apple users with its Pegasus spyware. The iPhone-maker said …

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Beauty retailer says it has had enough of social media after allegations of whistleblower Frances Haugen Lush has announced it is closing its accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok until the social media sites do a better job of protecting users from harmful content. The campaigning beauty retailer said it had “had enough” after …

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Challenger company that hoped to win 100 million customers burned through cash as the complaints piled up Bulb Energy was once the fastest-growing supplier in Britain’s energy market, and one of the UK’s most celebrated startups. But the company may be best remembered as the biggest casualty of the energy market crisis after it handed …

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Electricals retailer has problems with supplies of items such as iPhones, PlayStations and Xboxes AO World has warned of shortages of electrical products and delivery drivers before Christmas, as coronavirus disruption pushed one of the pandemic winners into a £10m loss between April and September. Issuing its second profit warning in two months, the online …

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Founder of controversial blood-testing startup is testifying in her own defense in widely followed Silicon Valley trial The Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is set to begin a second day of testimony in her own defense, in a widely followed fraud trial that could have major implications for Silicon Valley. Flanked by her mother and partner …

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Promise of Sky without satellite dish held back by bugs, clunky catchup apps and content restrictions Glass is Sky’s new voice-controlled streaming television – an ambitious attempt to ditch the satellite dish and provide pay TV straight to the screen, with no set top box required. The television comes in three sizes starting at £649 …

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