technology
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Ray Tomlinson, the man who invented the @ sign, has died. Here’s a brief history of email, from the Queen’s first mail to the triumph of spam
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We look back on video game history with rose-tinted nostalgia, but some things tend to get overlooked amid those misty-eyed tales of gaming yore
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in depth
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Human rights are under threat in the Gloucestershire parish – where it could take half a day to download a film
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reviews
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Acmi join forces with Sydney Dance Company for an immersive film that combines choreography and virtual reality, allowing the audience to view the production from all angles
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It’s a smart urban singled-speed from Dublin – with a difference, says Martin Love
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‘Passion’ meant working six days a week –16-hour days. I still play games, but having seen the inside of the sausage factory they’ll never be the same again
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opinion
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Forget Apple's fight with the FBI – our privacy catastrophe has only just begun
Cory Doctorow in Los AngelesThe privacy crisis is a disaster of our own making – and now the tech firms who gathered our data are trying to make money out of privacy
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Much like climate change denialists, politicians continue to debate encryption – ignoring the consensus of experts that it must not be compromised
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on this site
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New West End musical Beyond the Fence claims to be the world’s first computer-generated musical. What’s the potential for music made by machine?
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The PCs on Scott’s company network have not been upgraded to Windows 10, and he wonders if they will arrive with Windows Update for Business
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Former innovation adviser to Hillary Clinton Alec Ross talks us through the big tech changes that are set to radically change how we work and live
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Sharon has upgraded to Windows 10 and now she can’t play DVDs. What’s the solution?
gadgets
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Apple’s general counsel Bruce Sewell reads from a paper copy of his testimony in front of the US Congress, after his iPad appears to fail
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Apple general counsel Bruce Sewell ditched tablet for ring binder when iPad Pro seemingly let him down mid-speech
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Latest version of iOS 9.3 public beta software reportedly restores broken smartphones through iTunes
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Date bug will prevent 64-bit iOS devices from booting up, rendering them inoperable even through fail-safe restore methods using iTunes
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Google's Go machine aims to prove its worth against board game master