Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: Privacy fears over Apple’s plans to scan photo libraries to flag child abuse material … algorithmic bias … and comics in your inbox Apple made waves on Friday, with an announcement that the company would begin scanning photo libraries stored on iPhones in the US to find …
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Russia-based marketing firm sought to pay social media influencers to smear Covid vaccines Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts linked to a mysterious advertising agency operating from Russia that sought to pay social media influencers to smear Covid-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca. A network …
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PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC; Modern Storyteller/Dear VillagersA time-loop murder mystery set in ancient Rome is enlivened by excellent acting, dialogue, and good old-fashioned skulduggery The genesis of The Forgotten City can be traced back to the day a stranger decided to punch its writer and creator, Nick Pearce, in …
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As it celebrates with a teaser of a new update, the strange, metaphysical space exploration has survived a tricky take-off and retained its vital spirit As soon as I set foot on my first planet in No Man’s Sky five years ago, dying almost immediately in the boiling atmosphere of an utterly barren, deserted world, …
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Twitter pays $3,500 to Bogdan Kulynych who demonstrated bias in the algorithm Twitter’s image cropping algorithm prefers younger, slimmer faces with lighter skin, an investigation into algorithmic bias at the company has found. The finding, while embarrassing for the company, which had previously apologised to users after reports of bias, marks the successful conclusion of …
Information commissioner confirms Lord Bethell’s use of messaging app will be investigated Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed it will look into the private use of WhatsApp and other phone messaging apps and channels to conduct government business as well as emails, after Labour asked for …
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Some Venmo users enjoy the voyeurism of public payments – but soon the days of snooping on strangers’ spending habits will be over Would you ever want your friends to see how many taxi rides you share on a wild weekend out? Who you had Thai noodles with on any given day? With whom you …
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Buds have good sound, battery life, compact shape without stalks and work with Android or iPhones The latest Apple Bluetooth earbuds from its Beats brand offer active noise-cancelling and cross-compatibility that goes beyond its competitors – even for Android users. The Studio Buds cost £129.99 ($149.99 or A$199.95) and are Beats’ smallest earbuds to date, …
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The creators of the Aibo robot dog say it has ‘real emotions and instinct’. This may seem over the top, but is it? In today’s AI universe, all the eternal questions have become engineering problems The package arrived on a Thursday. I came home from a walk and found it sitting near the mailboxes in …
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Billionaire Lee Jae-yong will be released in South Korea on Friday having served 18 months in prison The billionaire boss of South Korea’s Samsung empire will be freed from jail on Friday after serving part of a 30-month sentence for bribing former South Korea president Park Geun-hye. Lee Jae-yong, Samsung’s vice-chairman and de facto leader, …
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