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    Meta
    Meta to fire thousands of staff as Zuckerberg warns of ‘intense year’

    Company reveals plans to cut about 5% of its global workforce days after saying it would get rid of factcheckers
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    Artificial intelligence
    British novelists criticise government over AI ‘theft’

  • A young woman sits sideways on a sofa with a hand around her knees looking at her smartphone; she has fair tied-back hair and glasses, and wears a yellow shirt and pale blue jeans

    Contraception
    UK women share their experiences of using fertility-tracking apps

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    TikTok
    More than half a million ‘TikTok refugees’ flock to China’s RedNote as ban looms

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    Artificial intelligence
    Could Keir Starmer’s AI dream derail his own green energy promise?

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    Elon Musk
    US sues Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose early Twitter stock purchase

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News

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    Meta moderators were already in Texas before Zuckerberg announced move, say ex-workers

  • Elon Musk

    Majority of Britons believe Musk having negative impact on UK politics

  • Last week Elon Musk hosted a livestream on the platform with Alice Weidel in which he heaped praise on the anti-immigrant, pro-Kremlin AfD co-leader

    How Elon Musk has meddled in European affairs

  • Amazon logo on building.

    Amazon dials back DEI programs ahead of Trump inauguration

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  • A coder works on dark screen with digital interface around

    Ministers consider ban on all UK public bodies making ransomware payments

  • John Naughton

    Memo to Trump: US telecoms is vulnerable to hackers. Please hang up and try again

    John Naughton
    • Chinese hackers breach US treasury network, gain access to some files

    • US judge finds Pegasus spyware maker liable over WhatsApp hack

    • Why did China hack the world’s phone networks?

    • Many Americans’ cellphone data being hacked by China, official says

    • ‘Russia can turn the lights off’: how the UK is preparing for cyberwar

    • Alder Hey children’s hospital explores ‘data breach’ after ransomware claims

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Spotlight

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    The best treadmills for your home: up your indoor miles with our runner-approved picks

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    ‘Absolutely heartbreaking’: the dark side of family vlogging

  • Composite of Extremities Maze Runner gloves, Rab Ridgeline base layer, Sealskinz Hilgay socks, Merrell Morphlite Gore-Tex shoes, and Proviz backpack cover

    Winter running gear: our top training essentials to help you conquer the cold

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    ‘Don’t allow you to go to the bathroom’: big tech’s call center workers in Greece on strike

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Opinion & analysis

  • a man in a suit looks ahead, brows furrowed

    Will the EU fight for the truth on Facebook and Instagram?

  • An NBN Co technician during the installation of fibre-to-the-building connections in Sydney

    NBN’s $3bn fibre revamp is great news but don’t Australians now care more about price than higher speeds?

  • Commuters make their way across Waterloo Bridge in London

    Why Starmer and Reeves are pinning their hopes on AI to drive growth in UK

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    Silicon Valley’s tycoons are bending the knee to Trump

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  • Boxed Nintendo Switch consoles on a shelf.

    Greater power, magnetic controllers and backwards compatibility: what to expect when Nintendo announces the Switch 2

    Long-running leaks mean the usually secretive Nintendo have failed to keep a lid on its new console. With its official announcement due any minute now, here’s what we know so far
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    Ballionaire review – addictive, pinball-inspired strategy game

  • A screenshot from the 2023 remake of Resident Evil 4

    Resident Evil 4 at 20: the horror game that revitalised a genre

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    Grunn review – part gardening sim, part survival horror thriller

  • Dreams on a Pillow game artwork

    ‘Talking about the Palestinian story was forbidden’: a developer’s struggle to make a game about the 1948 Nakba

  • Increasingly online … gamers are no longer interested in an IRL shopping experience.

    Boxed video game sales collapse in UK as digital revenues flatten

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  • Peter Kyle

    UK can be ‘AI sweet spot’: Starmer’s tech minister on regulation, Musk, and free speech

  • Keir Starmer

    Tech giants told UK online safety laws ‘not up for negotiation’

  • A side by side image showing a woman holding up a Mass Deportation Now sign and the other a image of Elon Musk

    Maga v Musk: Trump camp divided in bitter fight over immigration policy

  • wood sign that says 'Lupin Naturist Club' in white letters, by the side of a road

    A Silicon Valley nudist resort is on sale for $30m – but will its new owner ‘go textile’?

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Reviews

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    The best slow cookers for effortless homemade meals, tried and tested

  • ‘People who walk along the street staring at their phones are enemies of society’

    The Extinction of Experience by Christine Rosen review – smartphone nation

    • The 8 best electric blankets and heated throws – tried and tested to keep you toasty for less this winter

    • The 8 best video doorbells tried and tested – and Ring isn’t top

    • The 8 best e-readers, tried and tested – from Kindle to Kobo and beyond

    • Electric Dreams review – the future ain’t what it used to be

    • The best robot vacuums to keep your home clean and dust free, tested by our expert

    • Meta Quest 3S review: the best bang for your buck in VR

Devices

  • Amy Fleming holding out her arm to show the tracker on her wrist

    Wearables
    How I beat overwhelm: Tracking my heart rate left me feeling like a frustrated failure

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    Smartphones
    You don’t need a smartphone: a practical, personal guide to downgrading your device

  • Apple iPad Mini A17 Pro review held in a hand showing the lockscreen.

    Tablets
    Apple iPad mini A17 Pro review: the best small tablet gets faster

  • Emma Beddington

    Internet of things
    I am being terrorised by my robot vacuum cleaner

    Emma Beddington

In depth

  • Composite images showing a hand holding a smartphone with fragmented and pixellated images of a woman

    ‘Would love to see her faked’: the dark world of sexual deepfakes – and the women fighting back

    • Elon Musk with Donald Trump

      Elon Musk and the new world order: the hijacking of the global conversation

    • A series of posts by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the Threads social media app on a mobile phone screen

      Revisions of ‘hateful conduct’: what users can now say on Meta platforms

    • A man wearing glasses and a hat poses

      ‘It’s not just alerts, it’s a state of mind’: How a wildfire monitoring app became essential in the US west

    • SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft atop its Super Heavy rocket is launched at the company’s Boca Chica launchpad in Texas on 19 November.

      Why Elon Musk’s Starship rocket is beating Nasa in the space race

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