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Technology
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With exceptionally high turnover, the company risks churning though available labor pool by 2024
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Company also restricts use of custom neural voice technology owing to deepfake concerns
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Tiny self-propelled robo-fish can swim around, latch on to free-floating microplastics and fix itself if it gets damaged
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Tests where you are asked to spot traffic lights or type out wobbly letters may be a thing of the past
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The dating app’s new category offers visibility to those who have long felt isolated when it comes to sex
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3 out of 5 stars.AR smart glasses with displays now widely available in UK but must be connected to a smartphone to work
News
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Balwani, once Elizabeth Holmes’s romantic partner, could face 20 years in prison on charges he defrauded investors in blood startup
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The ‘Lookalike Audience’ tool relies on algorithm that US said discriminates on the basis of race, sex and other characteristics
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‘I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form,’ she said in a petition
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Pilot schools are recruiting instructors to meet demand for more sustainable and cheaper training
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Ron Wyden says White House right to raise concerns about possible deal for defence contractor L3Harris to acquire surveillance technology
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Deal – which would require approval from US and Israel – would give L3Harris control over controversial Pegasus tool
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From identikit space pirates to a Call of Duty remake, news from the three big gaming expos reveals that nostalgia trumps new ideas in game design
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Modernised version of 2013’s landmark PlayStation game will be out in September
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A new book exposes Silicon Valley’s use of spiritual concepts and practices to optimise their workers’ productivity
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Billionaires like Musk use their vast fortunes to build a world where they are unconstrained by laws, shareholders, consumers or accountability of any kind
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In a keynote address at Stanford University, the former president made his most extensive remarks yet about the tech landscape
Reviews
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This Dutch novel takes aim at the depersonalising corrosiveness of the internet, but becomes laboured
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Dashcam review – Maga-loving social media monster leads pandemic horror
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Sonos Ray soundbar review: the cheaper compact TV audio upgrade
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Sony LinkBuds review: novel earbuds that let the outside world in
4 out of 5 stars.
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In depth
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The long read: The story of the modern web is often told through the stories of Google, Facebook, Amazon. But eBay was the first conqueror
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