technology
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Apple WWDC 2017 keynote: HomePod speaker and iMac Pro announced – as it happenedApple announces new $5000 desktop computer, spec bumps to the iMac, and watchOS, iOS and Mac updates at San Jose conference What to expect from the keynote
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iMac Pro: Apple launches powerful new desktop – starting at $4,999Apple hopes its pro-level all-in-one computer helps maintain its hold on the creative industry and also updates MacBook, MacBook Pro and iMac lines -
Food startup Hampton Creek fires three executives amid claims of planned coupChief technology officer among those accused of trying to push out co-founder and give investors control of company behind Just Mayo eggless mayonnaise -
Apple's WWDC 2017: what to expect from the keynoteDetails of iOS and macOS updates to be revealed at Apple event, while MacBook Pros and iPad Pros could get a refresh
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Apple ‘error 53’ sting operation caught staff misleading customers, court documents allegeExclusive: ACCC claims staff wrongly told iPhone customers they were not entitled to free replacements or repair if device had been taken to unauthorised third party
privacy
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Reality Winner accused of leaking NSA file about Russia hacking US electionProsecutors say federal contractor printed classified document detailing how Russia hacked voting equipment vendor and was trying to breach local systems
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Russian agents hacked US voting system manufacturer before US election – reportFederal contractor arrested and charged with removing classified material after NSA report said cyber-attack on software supplier and phishing emails hit officials
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opinion & analysis
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Who is to blame for exposing the NHS to cyber-attacks?Could the government or intelligence agencies have done more to protect the health service from cybercriminals?
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Improbable that virtual-world startup is worth $1bn price tag? Don't bet against itShocked that UK developer Improbable has been subject to a $502m investment? In the long-game of tech predictions, it could turn out to be a smart move
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Net neutrality: why the next 10 days are so important in the fight for fair internetUS campaigners rejoiced in 2015 when ‘net neutrality’ enshrined the internet as a free and level playing field. A vote on 18 May could take it all back
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'This oversteps a boundary': teenagers perturbed by Facebook surveillanceNews that Facebook shared teens’ details with advertisers throws focus on firm’s ability to mine the data of its 2 billion users – and raises serious ethical questions
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Return of Wipeout and Tekken takes us back to the heady world of 90s Friday night gamingGames once felt connected to the hedonism of pubs, clubs and music – something we’d do well to remember in our age of being constantly plugged in at home
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Video game-makers usually distance products from politics. Ubisoft might help change that by rooting its new title in the fear and loathing of Trump’s USFar Cry 5's violent civil unrest is a much-needed reality check for games
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Tokyo 42 review: the slick assassination puzzle that's cripplingly difficultWith nods to Bladerunner and an isometric design that harks back to Amiga games, this could be great fun if the campaign mode wasn’t so tricky
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Is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild the best-designed game ever?Nintendo’s latest title in its classic RPG series has succeeded by opening up a world for players to explore like no game has before
inside Silicon Valley
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California's would-be governor prepares for battle against job-killing robots
Gavin Newsom has been waiting in the wings for years as lieutenant governor. Now his campaign to lead the state is taking on its golden industry: tech
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Farewell Walt Mossberg, the scourge of Silicon ValleyHis pioneering journalism held the industry to the same standards as other manufacturing sectors
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Uber fires head of self-driving car unit amid lawsuit over stolen Google secretsAnthony Levandowski has invoked fifth amendment during deposition after he was accused of bringing 14,000 internal documents with him from Waymo
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Android co-founder reveals new smartphone to take on Apple and SamsungThe Essential Phone features a bezel-free screen, dual 13mp cameras and a 360˚ video plugin using a new port
reviews
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Sympathy by Olivia Sudjic review – up-to-the-minute debutA smart story of obsession and technology investigates what smartphones are doing to our souls
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How Trump Thinks review – why Trump and Twitter are a perfect couplePeter Oborne and Tom Roberts’s catalogue of the tycoon’s Tweets suggests it was satisfying for many voters to see a rich celebrity complain and accuse
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devices
in depth
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Mini Clubman Cooper S All 4 review – ‘For the would-be BMW owner’It looks as though a super-talented designer were trying to please a millionaire’s 12-year-old
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Apple HomePod speaker to compete with Amazon Echo