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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Shady Instagram account accounts are at the heart of the massive US data breach affecting hackers and businesses One of the world’s most celebrated fashion designers is using…
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It’s not easy: There’s something inherently familiar about crunching numbers with your fingers while tapping away on a keyboard, just because you’re stuck without one. Maybe you think it’s the ease with which you…
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Facial recognition, gestures, smell, analytics… Wait. Wasn’t this the same company that spent $775m to buy the maker of Tay, its AI-powered (say it out loud) friend who was introduced as the first intelligent…
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When Daniella Cataldi first watched Gabby Petito’s video of her mother’s killer being executed, she said, “No one can film justice being served. I almost cried”. Then she experienced a much different emotion: joy….
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After the Texas Department of State Health Services announced that a Texas law on abortion would likely go into effect on May 1, several women’s rights advocates are preparing for possible lawsuits, saying Texas…
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Bio-tech billionaire Elizabeth Holmes’s personal life has been once again the subject of speculation. Her heavily-publicised marriage to University of California, Berkeley student Calvin Duffy collapsed last year after Holmes claimed he sexually abused…
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The digital smear campaign against journalism’s rigorous reporting on Russia is reaching a low point. In a series of tweets over the weekend, BuzzFeed reporter Zach Epstein revealed that a blog post — ostensibly…
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The tech industry is drowning in news about virtual reality, and virtual reality hardware, in particular. Companies like Alphabet are pushing Google Cardboard, Facebook has tested the market for its own headsets, and HTC’s…
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Horse fever probably isn’t the best metaphor for Washingtonians’ love of horse meat. This week, an online horse repellent seller trying to capitalize on the area’s obvious, deep-seated penchant for getting around on horses…
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To quote Our Lady of Perpetual Reference: Were you here last year? Facebook is now admitting to a staggering problem: for the time being, it’s just not going to reach its billion-user goal. Facebook…
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