Technology
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Musk will step down as Tesla chair but stay as CEO in settlement of case over tweet about taking company private -
You don’t see ‘No blacks, no Irish’ signs in real life any more, yet many are fed up with the racism they face on dating apps
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Attack gave hackers ability to take over accounts in what is believed to be largest breach in Facebook’s history
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Share prices fell nearly 14% on Friday following a SEC suit accusing Musk of fraud and seeking to ban him from running a company -
Jordan Erica Webber looks at how the rise of the internet has put a strain on democracy
Privacy
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Failure to report 2016 data breach ‘one of the most egregious cases we’ve ever seen’, says Illinois attorney general -
Governments and corporations will soon know you better than you know yourself. Belief in the idea of freedom has become dangerous -
Games
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The forthcoming PlayStation Classic has drummed up nostalgia for the olden days of 3D games, but most of them are unplayable now. Here are the 90s games you could still enjoy -
A crop of dating simulations where the goal is to reach a virtual happily ever after have recently become hits. Are they a substitute for human companionship or a new type of digital intimacy?
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Sony finally ditches policy that prevented gamers on different devices from playing together -
From curious purple cubes to cow girls and house parties, what will the next instalment of the blockbusting video game bring? Here are the clues -
The latest title in the acclaimed open-world racing series takes players from Devon to the Scottish Highlands. But how did the developer get the feel of the country right? -
4 out of 5 stars.
Fifa 19 review – triumphant update brings fun and fantasy to the fore
4 out of 5 stars.With new shooting options, the Champions League and a madcap no-rules mode, the era’s defining sports sim tots up another win
Inside Silicon Valley
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Amazon, Apple, Google, and others endorsed federal data privacy laws Wednesday, but experts argue consumer voices were lacking -
Emails obtained by the Guardian raise questions about Marc Benioff’s handling of protests over links to US immigration agency
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Contractors ‘irreparably traumatized’ by having to witness child abuse, rape, torture, suicide and murder, says former employee -
Silicon Valley millionaire Serge Faguet thinks pills, injections and implants will turn him into a superhuman. Could they?
Reviews
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Liam Williams’s well-observed mockumentary digs into the real-life furores surrounding vloggers like PewDiePie and Logan Paul in its daring second series -
5 out of 5 stars.
Nest Hello review: Google's smart facial-recognition video doorbell
5 out of 5 stars.Excellent smart device comes with optional 24/7 video recording with facial recognition – and works as a doorbell too -
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Microsoft Surface Go review: tablet that's better for work than play
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Honor Play review: great all-round smartphone for under £300
5 out of 5 stars.
Devices
In depth
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It is two decades since Larry Page and Sergey Brin moved their fledgling startup out of their dorms. With threats to its power growing, how long can the company dominate? -
Spotlight
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4 out of 5 stars.
iPhone XS Max review Apple's supersized smartphone
4 out of 5 stars.Its massive screen is beautiful, but has it lost some of the charm that made the iPhone X so good?
Poor Mr Anus, the council candidate given a bum deal by Facebook