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My biggest distraction from my work, family and friends – and yet I can’t pull away, even when my own research says I should Like most humans, I want intimacy. But as a developmental psychologist, I consider intimacy a fundamental human need. Sharing feelings, embraces, intellectual conversations, sex – these intimate moments are often the …

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Good sound, noise cancelling and spatial audio, with six-hour battery, Android support and cheaper price A new, cheaper alternative to the AirPods Pro is here – and it is also from Apple. The Beats Fit Pro have many of the same features but cost £40 less, are more workout-friendly than their cousins and work with …

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Streaming platform publishes rules for creators and announces plan to tackle misinformation, including ‘content advisories’ Spotify is adding a message that will direct listeners to correct Covid-19 information as controversy over misinformation shared on Joe Rogan’s podcast continues to grow, with the streamer losing billions in market value and more musicians withdrawing their music. On …

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The cryptocurrency consumes more energy than Norway. As countries consider copying China’s ban, experts disagree on whether a greener version is possible When bitcoin mining company Bit Digital started shipping its energy-intensive computers out of China in early 2021, eyebrows were raised. “A lot of people thought we were being overly paranoid,” says chief strategy …

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Tang Mingfang is willing to risk reprisals to clear his name over Foxconn revelations – and to get backing from Jeff Bezos A whistleblower who exposed illegal working conditions in a factory making Amazon’s Alexa devices says he was tortured before being jailed by Chinese authorities. Tang Mingfang, 43, was jailed after he revealed how …

Alexa whistleblower demands Amazon apology after being jailed and tortured Read More »

Ro Khanna represents Silicon Valley and the best of Capitol Hill and wants to help. His aims are ambitious, his book necessary Just on the evidence of his new book, Ro Khanna is one of the broadest, brightest and best-educated legislators on Capitol Hill. A graduate of the University of Chicago and Yale Law School …

Dignity in a Digital Age review: a congressman takes big tech to task Read More »

Auto show dedicates entire pavilion to electric vehicles but experts say more charging stations are needed for Biden’s goal to be realized The Washington DC Auto Show has been showcasing alternative fuel vehicles for 15 years, but this is the first year an entire pavilion was dedicated to electric vehicles, or EVs. In part, you …

Electric cars on show in Washington as Biden pushes for green revolution Read More »

This week’s results may presage a future of choosier shoppers, resurgent competitors and tougher regulation It’s someone’s nightmare job: Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’s newspaper, the Washington Post, is seeking a special correspondent just to cover the billionaire’s online shopping and web services titan. Having your own chronicler could be seen as the ultimate in billionaire …

How mighty will Amazon be after the pandemic? Read More »

Modern TVs gather data that can be monetised. How much of this surveillance can you avoid without turning your smart TV dumb? Watching TV feels like a benign pastime, but as all TVs become “smart” – connected to the internet via your router – they are gaining the ability to watch you too. As soon …

What your smart TV knows about you – and how to stop it harvesting data Read More »

Facebook’s plans to build a $10bn virtual reality world were ridiculed yet the rest of Silicon Valley has serious Fomo and is piling in Once upon a time, a very long time ago – until Thursday 28 October 2021, to be precise – the term “metaverse” was known only to lexicographers and science fiction enthusiasts. …

The metaverse is dystopian – but to big tech it’s a business opportunity Read More »