The promise of neurotechnology to make lives better is growing. But do we need a new set of rights to protect the integrity of our minds? “The skull acts as a bastion of privacy; the brain is the last private part of ourselves,” Australian neurosurgeon Tom Oxley says from New York. Oxley is the CEO …
Digital art is a billion-dollar business, with everyone from Paris Hilton to Damien Hirst trading in ‘non-fungible tokens’. But are NFTs just a get-rich-quick scheme masquerading as culture? “It’s actually a lot simpler than you think.” It’s a Tuesday afternoon, and somewhat to my surprise, I’m on the phone to Paris Hilton, who is graciously …
Facebook’s woes cast a long shadow at a European tech summit this week, and it will take more than rebranding to mend them It has been a bruising time for Facebook. The company is still absurdly profitable – Meta, its renamed parent company, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, generated $86bn (£63bn) in revenues last …
Does your machine need an upgrade to get the most out of 2021’s games? Here’s what to consider With the autumn video game release schedule now in full swing, the thoughts of many PC owners are turning to hardware upgrades. Blockbusters such as Halo Infinite, Battlefield 1942 and Forza Horizon 5 will all support demanding …
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Joel Anderson takes us back to 1992, unpicking the events leading up to Rodney King’s brutal beating and historic unrest. Plus: Hugh Hefner’s rise and fall, and northern writers tell the stories of their home counties Slow BurnThe sixth run of Slate’s podcast on pivotal moments in history focuses on the LA riots of 1992. …
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Company’s public policy director says crackdown would stifle speech for vulnerable people who need to remain unidentified Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Any move by the Australian government to crack down on anonymous accounts on Twitter would be ineffective and fail to reduce the amount of abuse on the platform, …
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Zillow reportedly has about 7,000 homes that it now needs to unload – many for prices lower than it originally paid Online shopping can be dangerous, as the US property website Zillow has belatedly come to realize. While many of us wasted countless hours during the pandemic clicking through real estate listings on Zillow and …
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Company says cost of adding homes to new network has dropped 15%, and ‘we can fund it ourselves’ BT has scrapped plans to find a joint venture partner to help fund the rollout of its next-generation broadband network to an extra 5 million homes, ahead of a potential takeover move by billionaire investor Patrick Drahi …
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Xbox Series S/X; Playground Games/MicrosoftTake a supercar for a beach challenge or drive into the Mexican jungle in this racing game that’s exactly as fun as its last version As we limp towards the end of 2021, I don’t think I’ve ever needed a holiday so much, and Forza Horizon 5 is here to provide …
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I’m determined to hold out for as long as I can, but these days you need a QR code for everything from ordering at a restaurant to boarding a flight I’ve always gotten by fine without owning a smartphone – until now. Covid has made my already obsolete 90s-designed Nokia flip-phone nearly useless. I’m suddenly …
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