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Technology
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Forces had warned that Russian ageing app was not bound by EU privacy legislation -
4 out of 5 stars.
Amazon Echo Show 5 review Smaller, cheaper Alexa display
4 out of 5 stars.Camera shutter, tap gesture, better speakers and 5.5in screen make for an appealing smart alarm clock
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Officials to look into whether Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple are unlawfully limiting competition -
Findings say it is impossible for researchers to fully protect real identities in datasets -
FTC to claim company misled users about handling of their phone numbers as part of settlement -
Shares climb as Snap Inc announces 48% increase in revenue to $388m
News
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Government-owned company says it is just 1.6m premises short of reaching its 2020 target -
Records and ID documents accessed and fake invoices sent in ‘malicious’ hack -
Our updated list of the top iOS and Android mobile phones – at the best prices right now -
Telecom giant announces plan amid diplomatic crisis between Canada and China over detention of executive
Privacy
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Bitpoint suspends services after apparent theft of virtual monies including bitcoin -
ICO imposes fine after personal data of 339 million guests was stolen by hackers -
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An unexpected revamp of Microsoft’s classic flying simulator could usher in a new era of cloud function for games -
Video game music played by an orchestra is not new, but 8-Bit Symphony, a celebration of music from pioneering C64 composers, took many years of work
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5 out of 5 stars.
Tetris Effect review – makes your skin tingle and your mind hum
5 out of 5 stars.This euphoric puzzle game pleasurably hijacks your neural pathways (and your emotions) -
Some of the earliest video games were influenced by the space race and created using the same computers as Nasa -
The pastel-hued Nintendo Switch Lite, out in September, is far from the only beautiful console in video game history. These 10 were much more than unattractive slabs -
TV’s Stranger Things and Game of Thrones have brought millions of new players to the classic fantasy game
Inside Silicon Valley
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Neuralink startup plans to use small ‘threads’ to detect neuron activity, as Musk claims tests already show ‘monkey can control computer with its brain’ -
To fight a housing crunch of their own creation, tech companies are planning company towns worthy of Gilded Age robber barons
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A major urban hub without a big-city feel, San Jose hopes a huge new Google campus will rethink its car-centric sprawl. But critics warn it will steamroll poorer residents
Reviews
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5 out of 5 stars.
This chilling documentary lays bare the cynicism and chaos surrounding the data research company that harvested information from millions of Facebook users -
Books by James Williams and Carles Boix offer fascinating takes on how we can combat anger and distraction online -
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OnePlus 7 review: competition-beating performance for less
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Honor 20 review: Huawei's first new phone during Trump dispute
4 out of 5 stars.
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