technology
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Ride-hailing company hit by revelations it used custom-built tool to deceive law enforcement, while latest departure of senior staffer deepens troubles
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Parent cut Saint Francis high school in on venture capital deal five years ago after noticing his children using messaging app
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Dating app publishes open letter condemning user for racially abusing a woman he met on the platform
privacy
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Hackers potentially accessed accounts between 2015 and 2016, and the warning comes two months after saying data from 1bn users was compromised in 2013
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opinion & analysis
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An outage at cloud provider Amazon Web Services resulted in websites and smart homes failing. Is this the future of our internet-connected lives?
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The industry hype around the classic ‘dumbphone’ betrays a pointed fact – there is only so much you can improve a smartphone that already does it all
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Accusations that an ex-Google engineer stole trade secrets and took them to Uber may pose an existential threat in the race to get self-driving cars on the road
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The Facebook CEO’s 5,700 word post advocated a strong civil society and ended quoting Lincoln. Is he pitching for office, or already an unofficial Potus?
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Same agent as used in anti-nail biting treatment coats Nintendo Switch game cartridges to help prevent children swallowing them
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I’ve ditched my Xbox 360 and passed on my Game Boy, but nothing will part me from Nintendo’s late 90s classic – not even the Switch
inside Silicon Valley
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Sexual misconduct, discrimination and retaliation are rampant and often ignored in tech startups that reject HR practices, women and people of color say
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Exclusive: AJ Vandermeyden paints picture of a hostile work environment that promoted less-qualified men and retaliated against her for raising concerns
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Setback is the latest sign of turmoil at Uber, which recently found itself in a separate sexual harassment firestorm and faces a major lawsuit from Google
devices
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WearablesWearables10 most influential wearable devicesSince the 17th century we’ve been strapping bits and pieces to our bodies in pursuit of technological nirvana
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Internet of thingsInternet of thingsHow did an Amazon glitch leave people literally in the dark?An outage at cloud provider Amazon Web Services resulted in websites and smart homes failing. Is this the future of our internet-connected lives?
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SmartphonesSmartphonesMost disapprove of mobile phone use while driving, but plenty still do itNew penalties for using a handheld phone behind the wheel come into force in the UK this week. How do we compare with the rest of Europe when it comes to breaking the law?
in depth
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Since the 17th century we’ve been strapping bits and pieces to our bodies in pursuit of technological nirvana
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Watchdog to launch inquiry into misuse of data in politics