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Technology
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Policy prohibits support for specific terms ‘white nationalism’ or ‘white separatism’ -
Fears ‘spaceshippy’ proposals by TfL to make vehicles audible could confuse pedestrians
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The sociologist on how discrimination is embedded in technology – and how we go about building a fairer world -
Jordan Erica Webber looks at why some people, such as Carlos Maza, say YouTube needs to do more to protect minorities from hate speech. The Guardian’s UK technology editor, Alex Hern, joins in on the conversation.
Note added 1 July 2019: Due to a communication mix-up, we erroneously stated in the first airing of this episode that Google, of which YouTube is a subsidiary, did not respond to our request for comment. The company did respond, citing their official blog post on the subject matter of this episode - read it here. Suggestions that Google did not respond have been omitted. -
Ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos will become world’s fourth-richest woman but has promised to give away half of award
News
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Cryptocurrency climbed to nearly $14,000 on news social network was launching rival -
Mass murders present challenge for search engine to deliver accurate results -
Company will match rider donations to Raices, which provides legal aid to immigrants -
Larry Kudlow defends move on sales ban after China talks which prompted concern among Senate Republicans
Privacy
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Ministers to be put in fictional scenarios after series of hacking incidents -
Cybersecurity team ordered to access journalists’ email accounts, document suggests -
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The Avengers video game has just been unveiled – and has proved controversial, thanks to redesigned characters and a trailer that looked more like a film than a game -
Through video games, live-action role-playing games and interactive documentaries, developers are challenging the conversation around reproductive rights
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4 out of 5 stars.
F1 2019 review – sublime motorsports simulation
4 out of 5 stars.Unquestionably the best-looking Formula One game ever, with incredibly convincing car handling – and you don’t have to be Lewis Hamilton to play -
In Ubisoft’s forthcoming game, London has become a surveillance state run by authoritarian populists – and its citizens must come together to fight back -
Executive of maker King tells MPs he does not believe there is addiction problem -
Dominic Rushe has caught over 11,000 Pokémon, walked 1,841km in Poké-land, and doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon
Inside Silicon Valley
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As thousands of tech workers move in, Sacramento is enjoying its moment in the sun – but the clouds are gathering -
Your guide to understanding an industry where capitalism is euphemized -
Vivian Ho befriended an electronic arm and grappled with a defunct tea maker during a trip through Silicon Valley -
By framing deepfakes as a tech problem we allow Silicon Valley to evade responsibility for its symbiotic relationship with fake news
Reviews
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A remarkable analysis identifies ‘Mao 2.0’ as the west’s new cold war adversary -
The Gaia theorist, at 100 years old, is infectiously optimistic about the prospect of humanity being overtaken by superintelligent robots -
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Samsung Galaxy S10e review: the cheaper one
4 out of 5 stars.
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