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A researcher has analysed millions of public transactions to prove just how much the app reveals about our life and habitsAnyone can track a Venmo user’s purchase history and glean a detailed profile – including their drug deals, eating habits and arguments – because the payment app lacks default privacy protections.This was the finding of […]
While trolls and idiots are best ignored, there can be value in seeking to genuinely understand those who disagree with usWhat is the difference between frank debate, bullying, abuse and a pile-on, and what are the appropriate responses to each?Let’s start with Mary Beard, who has responded very differently to very different types of online […]
Can the latest SUV from Mitsubishi eclipse the rest?Mitsubishi Eclipse CrossPrice from £21,2750-62mph 10.3 secondsTop speed 127mphMPG 42.8CO2 151g/kmEarlier this summer, after more than 30 years together, my wife informed me she was a diehard showjumping fan. In our decades of togetherness, she’d never actually mentioned this. But then they say surprise keeps a relationship […]
President Brad Smith warns authorities might track, investigate or arrest people based on flawed evidenceMicrosoft has called for facial recognition technology to be regulated by government, with for laws governing its acceptable uses. In a blog post on the company’s website on Friday, Microsoft president Brad Smith called for a congressional bipartisan “expert commission” to […]
Updated machines have hands-free Siri, the latest processors, True Tone displays and a quieter keyboard Apple has updated its MacBook Pro laptops with new processors, keyboards and display technology, and hands-free Siri.The update is slightly more than an expected specifications improvement for Apple’s popular “Pro” laptops. Both the 13-inch and 15in MacBook Pros with Touch […]
A stylish, playful exploration of what digital life is doing to the way we find meaning in the worldLaurence Scott’s first book, The Four-Dimensional Human, zoomed straight on to the Samuel Johnson (now the Baillie Gifford) prize shortlist in 2015. In a crowded field of commentary on our lives with new technology, his first-hand reports […]