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A cruise trip advertised as the longest in the world has become its own reality show, with passengers regularly going viral for their video diaries. But is anything actually … happening?
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Parents working for tech companies have a first-hand look at how the industry works – and the threats it poses to child safety
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Generative AI text, voice, image and video tools hope to mark new dawn of consumerisation of AI
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In this week’s newsletter: Find out how the ‘no strings attached’ site hack forever altered thousands in Exposed. Plus: five of the best podcasts that ended too soon
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Teachers say mobile phones make their lives a living hell – so one Massachusetts school barred them
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Is there a gentler way of thinking about vices – one that doesn’t make us feel like villains?
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We asked the podcaster and writer to share her comedy diet. Like anyone who was online in the 2000s, her list includes fanfic
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California Forever, which bought 60,000 acres, has received fierce opposition from local officials and environmental groups
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Mysticism has long found a home online, but the rise of generative AI through services such as ChatGPT is making it easier than ever to project a sense of magic upon technology
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iPhone maker ends South Korean rival’s 12-year lead, as Xiaomi, Honor and Google divide Android market
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Social media firms relying on AI for moderation generate unviable reports which prevent authorities from investigating cases
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Tech giant said it would delete entries for locations deemed ‘personal’ or sensitive, but 18 months later, it’s still retaining data in some cases
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International community has no strategy to deal with risks, António Guterres tells Davos meeting
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Social media firms have faced scrutiny from Congress over their impact on young users, but parents who have lost kids to online harm are now leading the charge
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In this week’s newsletter: To see where an IT flaw became a crisis, you have to look past the technology altogether. Plus, Substack’s biggest names jump ship
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YouTube robotics tutorials helped 17-year turn his concern for his grandmother into a device that alerts carers if Alzheimer’s patients fall or wander off
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For almost seven years, Sarah and I have exchanged daily snaps between Australia and US – many prosaic but each whispering: I love you
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UK’s national library apologises to researchers, saying full recovery could take until end of the year
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The world needs people willing to stand up for freedom of expression – which makes Musk’s trajectory all the sadder
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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts