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Technology
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Two major shareholder groups backed proposal that would force tech company to make new human rights commitments -
Cressida Dick defends tech after civil liberties groups raise fears over accuracy and privacy
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Chinese firm also unveils updates to its tablet and laptop lines, plus new wifi speaker -
Video app’s most popular users could rake in millions by collaborating with brands -
‘Out-of-control’ dominance of rentals in some communities depriving locals of homes, critics say
News
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With Didi launching in Sydney we weigh up each of Australia’s major rideshare platforms -
Issue raised by Trumps chief of staff Mick Mulvaney in meeting with Dominic Cummings
Privacy
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Small accounting firms are particularly at risk from bogus emails designed to steal lucrative personal information -
Justin Bieber and Jack Dorsey among those targeted by hack as MGM confident no financial or password data breached -
Spotlight
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5 out of 5 stars.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip review Back to the folding flip phone future
5 out of 5 stars. -
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Bowers & Wilkins PX7 review Bose-beating noise-cancelling headphones
5 out of 5 stars.
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Media Molecule’s ambitious new PlayStation 4 release is a game development tool that allows you to be creative for the fun of it -
Video game movies get bad reviews but are working to different criteria from other films
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BAME and LGBTQ+ representation is above the average for the UK’s creative industries, while the number of women in the games industry is creeping upwards -
2 out of 5 stars.
Table Manners review – fun and frustrations of the dating game
2 out of 5 stars.These date-based dexterity tests offer a sharp commentary on modern romance … but with all its maddening pitfalls -
J-pop veteran Masato Nakamura’s soundtrack for the original Sonic game was an instant classic. Tom Holkenborg on reimagining that sound for the big-budget film version -
Co-writer of the multimillion-selling series to step down in March, leaving question marks over long-awaited sixth instalment
Inside Silicon Valley
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This mass surveillance is misguided and sinister. We must push back before it’s too late
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Federal Trade Commission says its focus on smaller company takeovers will help clarify antitrust investigations -
US biotech companies are working towards plasma therapies to tackle age-related diseases in humans -
Silicon Valley in the 1980s was the hub of an international drug trafficking network that fueled technological innovation and criminalized black people
Reviews
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The final instalment of this cult classic brings tragedy tinged with redemption -
3 out of 5 stars.
Beauty Laid Bare review – the ugly secrets in your makeup bag
3 out of 5 stars.The cosmetics industry is booming, but – as four young people discover in this unsettling series – beneath its glossy surface is a world of waste, hazards and questionable morals -
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The Sugar Syndrome review – Lucy Prebble's dark encounters still connect
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Fossil Gen 5 review: Google’s Wear OS smartwatch at its best
4 out of 5 stars.
In depth
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Lil Icey Eyes gave users cold stares and thick eyelashes – and also seemed to persuasively slim noses and enlarge lips -
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