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  • ‘There was all sorts of toxic behaviour’
    Timnit Gebru on her sacking by Google, AI’s dangers and big tech’s biases

    The Ethiopian-born computer scientist lost her job after pointing out the inequalities built into AI. But after decades working with technology companies, she knows all too much about discrimination
  • Beats Studio Buds+ review
    Apple’s latest for Android and iPhone

  • The metaverse
    Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse vision is over. Can Apple save it?

  • ‘Care bots’
    A dream for carers or a dangerous fantasy?

  • John Naughton

    When the tech boys start asking for new regulations, you know something’s up

    John Naughton
  • Politics and technology
    Elections in UK and US at risk from AI-driven disinformation, say experts

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News

  • TikTok creators sue to block Montana’s ban on the platform

  • Montana’s TikTok ban: why has it happened and will it work?

  • Police to use live facial recognition in Cardiff during Beyoncé concert

  • Court rules Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes must go to prison while she appeals against sentence

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  • Fancy Bear Goes Phishing by Scott Shapiro review – a gripping study of five extraordinary hacks

  • Philadelphia Inquirer severely disrupted by cyber-attack

    • FCA urges Capita clients to ascertain if data was compromised in cyber-attack

    • Russian hackers want to ‘disrupt or destroy’ UK infrastructure, minister warns

    • UK cyber security chief to warn of China’s rise as a technology superpower

    • Russian hackers ‘target security cameras inside Ukraine coffee shops’

    • Experts warn of new spyware threat targeting journalists and political figures

    • FBI warns consumers of malware threat to phones from public charging stations

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Spotlight

  • China’s war chest: how the fight for semiconductors reveals the outlines of a future conflict

    • Philosopher Peter Singer: ‘There’s no reason to say humans have more worth or moral status than animals’

    • Parties, power, racing: meet Ovo’s Stephen Fitzpatrick, the man who would be Richard Branson

    • Is The Creator the first (or last) in a new wave of sci-fi movies about AI?

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Opinion & analysis

  • My students are using AI to cheat. Here’s why it’s a teachable moment

    Siva Vaidhyanathan
    • A moment’s silence, please, for the death of Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse

      John Naughton
    • Ignore Microsoft’s whines about the Activision takeover. The CMA did its job

      Nils Pratley
    • How the UK emergency alert system test has been years in the making

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  • Lego 2K Drive review – a wonderful first racing game

    The open world racer where beautiful environments are crammed with delightfully destructible Lego goodies, will have kids smiling while they play
  • Pushing Buttons: The secret to Tears of the Kingdom’s success? It’s the genuine escape we all need

  • ‘Everyone encounters some kind of abuse’: Stephen ‘Jorbs’ Flavall speaks out on the dark side of Twitch streaming

  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker at 20 – this under-appreciated Zelda game is also one of the best

  • Lemmings meets Koyaanisqatsi: Humanity, the dream-like puzzle game that inspires delight and unease

  • EU approves Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard

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  • We need AI to help us face the challenges of the future

  • Greed, eugenics and giant gambles: author Malcolm Harris on the deadly toll of Silicon Valley capitalism

  • Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes again delays start of 11-year prison term

  • Silicon valediction? Our road trip to tech industry hotspots as the sector cools

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Reviews

  • Framework Laptop 13 review: cracking modular PC gets all-round upgrade

  • Google Pixel 7a review: the best mid-range phone gets even better

    • Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headphones you can fix yourself

    • Power and Progress review – why the tech-equals-progress narrative must be challenged

    • OnePlus Pad review: a new cheaper Android iPad challenger

    • Traffic review: Ben Smith on Bannon, BuzzFeed and where it all went wrong

    • Animal review – candid comedy drama explores sex and disability

    • The Artifice Girl review – talky AI sex-crime drama asks the big questions

Devices

  • Wearables
    Garmin Forerunner 265 review: runner’s best friend gets screen upgrade

    • Internet of things
      I am being terrorised by my robot vacuum cleaner

      Emma Beddington
    • Smartphones
      ‘I liked how her expressiveness matches her bold hair’: Lucía Mara’s best phone picture

    • Tablets
      Google launches Pixel Fold, Tablet and 7a Android devices

In depth

  • WhatsApp now lets you hide your messages from prying eyes. But is Chat Lock a cheaters’ charter?

    • TechScape: Can Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky really take over from Twitter?

    • ‘The Velvet Hammer’: who is Twitter’s new CEO and can she fix its problems?

    • It’s a tough time for Meta. Can AI help make the company relevant again?

    • TechScape: AI is feared to be apocalyptic or touted as world-changing – maybe it’s neither

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