Tech

Lost your crypto access code? Be wary, there's a scam for that too

A niche type of fraud is lucrative enough for criminals to set up fake websites with dodgy software to harvest your data

David Sedaris on his Duolingo obsession: ‘“Today is the last day,” I told myself’

I decided to combine my need to top the leader table with my daily step count – which is how I found myself walking 10 miles a day while reading out sentences in Japanese, German, Spanish and French

Alphabet polishes one of its best weapons in the battle for AI supremacy

The Google parent's homegrown silicon is a big advantage in the AI compute race.

Australia toughens kids' social media ban, doubles potential penalties for tech firms

eSafety is actively investigating possible non-compliance by five platforms: Meta's Instagram and Facebook, Google's YouTube, Snap's Snapchat, and TikTok.

The memory shortage shaking Apple and Microsoft is 'existential crisis' for smaller players

While Apple and Microsoft raise prices on key devices to help cover the soaring costs of memory, smaller consumer electronics companies are in dire straits.

'The Bear' Bids a Profoundly Warm Farewell

The series finale is a moving hour of much-needed stress relief.

Today programme suffers ‘body blow’ as BBC prioritises social and digital content

Staff at Radio 4 show, which has 5 million listeners, told making content for likes of TikTok will take precedence for correspondents

Dave Eggers: ‘Once you have a machine think and write for you, you’re cooked as a species’

As his new novel is published, the US author talks about nurturing the next generation of creatives, debating Sam Altman – and why he writes on a boat in San Francisco Bay

Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: Only Larry David Would Have the Titanium Balls to Pull This Off

It’s Curb Your Enthusiasm in britches and bonnets, poking hole after hole in American lore – and it’s so audacious it will make your jaw drop. Brace yourself!

Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown

As a host of countries move to rein in social media use by children, could this be technology’s big tobacco moment?

From concerts to train rides, bots are winning the ticket wars

From concerts to train reservations, automated bots have become the latest target in the fight against ticket scalping.

Horseshoe Politics and the ‘Hidden Hand’

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