In the wake of the US supreme court’s decision to end women’s constitutional right to abortion, some tech companies are moving to close loopholes that allow personal data brokers to monitor and sell information amid fears that mobile apps could… Read More »Tech companies in spotlight as US abortion ruling sparks privacy threat
In 1955, the economist John Kenneth Galbraith published a slim volume entitled The Great Crash 1929, a history of the Wall Street crash. In it, he chronicled, with his customary caustic wit, the rampant speculation that led to the catastrophe… Read More »Crypto-sceptic Molly White could be the new JK Galbraith… just much tougher | John Naughton
Speedrunning – for those yet to stray into the outer wilds of YouTube or Twitch – is the act of attempting to finish a video game or one of its constituent levels in the shortest time possible. Sometimes the challenge… Read More »Neon White review – an exhilarating speedrun through a celestial dreamscape
Non-fungible tokens have been swept up in the cryptocurrency crash as sales reached a 12-month low in June. NFTs confer ownership of a unique digital item – often a piece of virtual art – upon someone, even if that item… Read More »NFT sales hit 12-month low after cryptocurrency crash
The band I’m in is playing a festival, our first in three years. We were first meant to play here in 2020, but it got cancelled because of Covid. We were rescheduled for 2021, but the festival was cancelled again.… Read More »Tim Dowling: I’m at a cashless festival – it feels like a dystopian future
Alphabet will delete location data showing when users visit an abortion clinic, the online search company said on Friday, after concern that a digital trail could inform law enforcement if an individual terminates a pregnancy illegally. As state laws limiting… Read More »Google will delete location history data for abortion clinic visits
A woman known as the “Cryptoqueen” who is accused of defrauding investors out of $4bn (£3.3bn) by selling a fake cryptocurrency has been placed on the FBI’s list of its 10 most-wanted fugitives. The story of Ruja Ignatova became came… Read More »FBI offers $100,000 reward for help finding OneCoin ‘Cryptoqueen’
The EU has moved to rein in the “wild west” of crypto assets by agreeing a groundbreaking set of rules for the sector, adding to pressure on the UK and US to introduce their own curbs. Representatives from the European… Read More »EU moves to rein in ‘wild west’ of crypto assets with new rules
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After the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas , an all-too-familiar question emerged: how do we prevent such horror from happening again? A handful of companies have said they have tech solutions that could help. They included… Read More »After Uvalde shooting, tech companies tout their solutions. But do they work?