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Facebook founder’s planned metaverse, blending reality with digital experiences, will require enormous computing power Mark Zuckerberg has announced his social media empire is building what he claims is the world’s fastest artificial intelligence supercomputer as part of plans to build a virtual metaverse. The Facebook founder said in a blogpost that the metaverse, a concept …

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A hotel discovered its smart floor cleaner had escaped – and offered a reward for its return. But where had it gone? Name: Robot vacuum cleaners. Age: 20. Continue reading… A hotel discovered its smart floor cleaner had escaped – and offered a reward for its return. But where had it gone? Name: Robot vacuum …

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The focus seems to be on upgrading internet speeds in urban areas, while rural locations struggle, says Richard Harris I live in a small village about two miles from a large town that has high-speed broadband. My experience mirrors your report (19 January) that local governments focus extensively on easy-to-reach urban areas. Money was spent …

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Lawsuit alleges that ‘deceptive’ location tracking practices violate users’ privacy Texas and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location tracking practices that invade users’ privacy. Two other state attorneys general plan to file lawsuits as well, the office of the attorney general for DC, Karl Racine, said …

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Obscure, generations-old theorems have been transformative in tech, and there are still plenty out there to be used In 1998, a computer science PhD student called Larry Page submitted a patent for internet search based on an obscure piece of mathematics. The method, known today as PageRank, allowed the most relevant webpages to be found …

Equations built giants like Google. Who’ll find the next billion-dollar bit of maths? | David Sumpter Read More »

A report found the app that will be used to monitor athletes’ health and travel data has a ‘devastating’ encryption flaw With the Beijing Olympics just weeks away, concerns are mounting over a mandatory health app for competing athletes, after a new report revealed the app contains security flaws and a list of “politically sensitive” …

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Exclusive: Experts aim to find out whether there are hotspots around country where electronic waste is avoided From fancy toys to smartphones, when technology breaks, it often seems simplest to ditch it for a new model. But now experts are hoping to challenge the status quo, launching a citizen science project to explore attitudes to …

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Committee report says draft bill is neither clear nor robust enough to tackle some harmful content The sharing of some of the most insidious images of child abuse will not be prevented by a new government bill that aims to the make the internet a safer place, MPs have said. The draft online safety bill …

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A slow connection affects not only your entertainment but also your ability to work from home Find out the speed you are getting using a computer connected to your router via an ethernet network cable. Many routers and other devices come with one, or they cost about £5 separately. Continue reading… A slow connection affects …

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Tech company says it will be forced to ‘censor’ search results if $40,000 damages win for Melbourne solicitor is allowed to stand Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Download the free Guardian app; get our morning email briefing Google has warned of a “devastating” impact on the internet if a court …

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