Technology
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Android phone makers skip Google security updates without telling users – studyUsers told smartphone’s software has been updated with monthly patches when it hasn’t, new research claims
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GoFindMeAHome: why crowdfunding is many homeless people's last resortThere have been nearly 300,000 GoFundMe campaigns related to homelessness in the last three years. Some see it as a sign of a broken social system and dwindling options for those in need
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Tesla email reveals company’s effort to silence an alleged victim with cashWhen a worker alleged discrimination, the company sought to keep him quiet: ‘If there is media attention, there will be no deal’
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Is this cake server the most extraordinary but useless machine ever? – video
New Zealand-born inventor Joseph Herscher has created an absurdly complex machine for the simple purpose of serving a piece of cake
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Did senators questioning Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg understand the internet? – video
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg faces a range of technically confused questions and bizarre comments from senators during his first appearance in Capitol Hill on Tuesday
News
Privacy
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Amber Rudd to announce crackdown on dark webHome secretary pledges £9m to help combat online criminals dealing in drugs, child pornography and guns
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YouTube hackers target music videos by artists including Taylor Swift and DrakeThe video for Despacito, which had more than five billion views, was defaced and temporarily removed
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Opinion & analysis
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice dominates at video game Bafta awardsThe mythological adventure takes five awards, but the best game honour goes to What Remains of Edith Finch
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We do not need PlayStation 5 in 2018There are rumours Sony is about to make a big hardware announcement – but it hasn’t wrung the last drops out of PlayStation 4 yet
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God of War review – violent, vital and more brilliant than everKratos returns older and wiser, but exhilaratingly brutal in a story that deftly intertwines family drama and mythological epic
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Ready players? Not if the game is young men doing real jobsA new IMF report shows some stark gender trends in European and US workforce, including one that follows virtual reality in a new Spielberg film
Inside Silicon Valley
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Susan Fowler's plan after Uber? Tear down the system that protects harassersIn an exclusive interview, Susan Fowler – the engineer who kickstarted a reckoning on sexual harassment in Silicon Valley – says the industry must end an obscure legal clause that prevents people like her seeking justice
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YouTube shooting: apparent motive highlights tension with video 'creators'Shooting suspect appears to be a frustrated YouTuber who claimed the site censored her views through its ‘monetization’ policies
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YouTube HQ shooting: police identify woman who opened fireNasim Najafi Aghdam injured three people at San Francisco office before killing herself
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How often are US mass shootings carried out by female attackers?Overall, men are much more likely to commit murders than women are, according to FBI data
Reviews
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Huawei MateBook X Pro review: the slim, do-it-all MacBook Pro rivalBeautiful screen, excellent keyboard, great trackpad – Huawei’s new machine shows it has what it takes to build a great laptop
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Sea of Thieves review – short-lived hilarity on the high seasTeamwork makes the game in this gorgeous pirate adventure, whether you’re fighting the Kraken or chasing pigs. But then the fun starts to ebb away
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Devices
In depth
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I'm angry at Facebook – but I'm also addicted. How do I break free?Like you, I have no idea how to wean myself off the platform, but acknowledgement is the first step to recovery
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Spotlight
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Uber settles with family of woman killed by autonomous vehicleElaine Herzberg, 49, died after being hit by an Uber self-driving car in Tempe, Arizona
Podcast Hey! Algorithms, leave them kids alone: Chips with Everything podcast