technology
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Jack Dorsey says he has mixed feelings about the president-elect’s use of the social media service
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Ranking of 12 highest-earning YouTube stars by Forbes shows they are increasingly monetising their popularity on platform
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Unanimous decision holds that patent violators do not have to surrender profits from sales of products that use stolen designs for components
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With the market for retro cell phones booming, here’s a selection of desirable designs, from a 10kg monster to a clamshell classic
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The Microsoft billionaire’s annual reading list includes a 2014 study by British political scholar Archie Brown – a choice, he says, that was inspired by the US election
news
privacy
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Cyber-attacks aim to delegitimise democratic process and elicit political uncertainty, says Bruno Kahl
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San Francisco Municipal Transport Agency attacked by hackers who locked up computers and data with 100 bitcoin demand
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opinion & analysis
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Google’s decision to make its own smartphone might have looked like a blow to the likes of Samsung but the reality is much more interesting
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As social network reportedly develops tools to restrict users so the Communist party will let it in, some experts say it is ‘light years’ behind rivals already in place
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The internet echo chamber satiates our appetite for pleasant lies and reassuring falsehoods and has become the defining challenge of the 21st century
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The IRS has issued a summons for data on millions of users of the bitcoin exchange Coinbase, but some are dismayed by sweeping nature of the request
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Fifa 17 is the latest target. But increasingly games reflect the world as it is – not as reactionaries would like it to be
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We asked 50 game makers what they thought was the best game of 2016. Here are their often surprising responses
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Fumito Ueda’s PlayStation 4 title has been a decade in the making. From the game’s exquisite animation to its emotional intelligence, it has been worth the wait
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Developer EA Sports backed a campaign in the UK to combat homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in football
inside Silicon Valley
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Forget gilded mansions and super yachts. Among the tech elite, space exploration is now the ultimate status symbol
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The tech company, long criticized displacing low-income residents in Silicon Valley, will partner with advocacy groups to amid massive campus expansion
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Attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions has sought to curtail H-1B visa program that allows thousands of workers and students into US annually
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Silicon Valley has enjoyed its relationship with Obama, but how will companies such as Google, Apple and Facebook fare under a Trump administration?
reviews
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The new, improved Android device might not be quite the bargain the OnePlus 3 was, but it’s still right up there with the best
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Small gadget brings voice control to almost any smart device in the home, while playing music, answering questions and telling you the weather
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devices
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WearablesWearablesThe UK craft sector isn’t a ‘hipster’ economy. It’s sparking innovationThe future of manufacturing in the UK will look very different by creating bespoke goods through disruptive collaboration
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Internet of thingsInternet of thingsAmazon Echo Dot review: as good as the Echo for one-third of the priceSmall gadget brings voice control to almost any smart device in the home, while playing music, answering questions and telling you the weather
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SmartphonesSmartphonesUS supreme court rules for Samsung in $399m patent dispute with AppleUnanimous decision holds that patent violators do not have to surrender profits from sales of products that use stolen designs for components
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TabletsTabletsNetflix lets users download videos for offline viewingVideo-streaming service takes on existing subscription-based and catchup services with offline downloads now available globally
in depth
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The Last of Us Part II might have caught the headlines at PlayStation Experience, but at Sony’s cultish event, the future looked filled with big brands and nostalgia
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