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A computer company for gamers says it filed to trademark the name a year ago Meta PCs, an Arizona-based company that sells computers, laptops and software for gamers was an unremarkable retail outfit a week ago. Then on Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his company would be changing its name to Meta and it …

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Some BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen-group vehicles will be able plug into Tesla charging stations in Netherlands Tesla is opening its charging network to other electric cars for the first time with a pilot programme in the Netherlands, as the world’s most valuable carmaker looks to bring electric vehicles into the mainstream. The programme will be …

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Twenty accounts and groups tracked by NewsGuard gained more than 370,000 followers over past year Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Misinformation and sceptical views about Covid-19 and vaccines has been allowed to spread on more than a dozen Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages and groups that together have gained 370,000 followers …

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Whistleblower says a new CEO should prioritise online safety over Meta restructure Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has delivered her strongest call yet for Mark Zuckerberg to step down as chief executive of his social media empire, saying the business will be better off with a leader who focuses on user safety. Frances Haugen said Facebook’s …

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Squid token’s website and social accounts disappear after price jumped more than 310,000% in value and then crashed The value of a cryptocurrency inspired by the popular Netflix series Squid Game collapsed on Monday less than two weeks after investors could start buying tokens. After jumping more than 310,000% in value as of Sunday night, …

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We document everything obsessively. And implicit in this compulsion is the suspicion that our lives are best understood at a distance – but what do we lose? This summer I bought two in-home security cameras. I told people I got them because my cat was sick, and I required on-demand proof he was still alive. …

I got a camera to spy on my cat – and it made me question everything about myself Read More »

We now face as many as 2,167 messages a day from multiple apps. No wonder it sometimes all gets too much When Senait Lara, a 28-year-old video producer in Los Angeles, was confronted by her friends about her lack of communication in their group chat, the accusations were as follows: she only caught up every …

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Barbican, LondonThis anarchic discourse on the power of the e-commerce giant takes place behind a plastic curtain, as fresh produce gets annihilated “Your package will arrive in 60 minutes,” announces the soothing voice of Alexa at the start of Prime_Time, a full-throttle, punk-techno disquisition on life in the age of Amazon. Two topless women in …

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Drinkaware under fire after deleting booze-consumption history of its 600,000 users following relaunch One of Britain’s leading alcohol charities has been criticised over the relaunch of its popular lifestyle app that wiped the drinking history of its users along with red-flag warnings of harmful consumption. Funded by the industry, Drinkaware promotes its alcohol consumption app …

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We have every tool we need to tackle the climate crisis. Here’s what some key sectors are doing The climate emergency is the biggest threat to civilisation we have ever faced. But there is good news: we already have every tool we need to beat it. The challenge is not identifying the solutions, but rolling …

Reasons to be hopeful: the climate solutions available now Read More »