The devices feature upgraded cameras and the company’s latest A15 chip, which it says is up to 50% faster than the competition Apple’s iPhone 13 will hit shelves later this month, with prices starting at $699 (£679 in the UK), the company announced at a press event on Tuesday. A light update from last year’s …
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Social media firm reportedly kept own research secret that suggests app worsens body image issues Facebook has kept internal research secret for two years that suggests its Instagram app makes body image issues worse for teenage girls, according to a leak from the tech firm. Since at least 2019, staff at the company have been …
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Australian Cyber Security Centre report reveals ransomware incidents up 15% as cybercrime losses hit $33bn Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing A quarter of cyber incidents reported to Australian security officials over the past year have targeted critical infrastructure and essential services, including health care, food distribution and energy. The Australian …
Online retailer will also raise its average starting wage to $18 an hour to help recruit 125,000 people Amazon is offering sign-on bonuses of up to $3,000 in some locations as it aims to hire 125,000 delivery and warehouse workers across the US amid a recruitment frenzy. The online retailer and tech company said it …
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This peculiar game offers a peaceful escape to a gentle life as a bus driver – if you can avoid mounting the curb and smashing into pagodas, that is My first day as a bus driver did not go well. Just three stops into my inaugural route I was already running eight minutes late, having …
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Communications union national secretary Shane Murphy tells of grave concerns about the allocation of contracts for the project Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing The managers of companies contracted to build Australia’s national broadband network were allegedly offered illicit drugs and other kickbacks in exchange for jobs, a committee reviewing job …
Taxpayer-backed Future Fund was pitched by Rishi Sunak as support for ‘gamechanging technologies’ during Covid The UK government has become a shareholder in more than 150 companies during the Covid crisis, including a kombucha drinks maker, a bespoke ship builder and a knitting and crochet supplier, data reveals. It is the first time that the …
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I can’t send, receive, or check emails and customer service has proved useless During August, my Virgin.net email account, which has been my mainstay since the 1990s, suddenly became inaccessible – my username and password were simply not recognised. It is effectively frozen, and I cannot send, receive or access my emails. Long calls to …
Discovery was shared with Apple, which on Monday released a patch to fix the vulnerability Security researchers at Citizen Lab have discovered an exploit that they believe has been used by government clients of NSO Group, the Israeli spyware company, to silently hack into iPhones and other Apple devices since February 2021. The discovery, which …
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XCheck system ‘whitelists’ well-known users who are given special treatment, says Wall Street Journal report Facebook gives high-profile users special treatment, which includes immunity from its rules for some, and allowed Brazilian footballer Neymar to post nude pictures of a woman who had accused him of rape, according to a report. The XCheck or “CrossCheck” …
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