Google forcing security on people is the right choice, even if it seems like...

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Last week, only noticed by the kinds of people that read the company’s Keyword blog posts for fun, Google revealed something pretty incredible. Since last year, the company has been automatically...

Smart glasses won’t be ubiquitous until they carry an Apple logo

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So, Facebook is the latest company to try and make smart glasses a thing that people would voluntarily pay money for and then put on their face. In public. Perhaps aware of its...

Is Facebook even worse than we imagined?

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Even those of us who follow the travails of Facebook closely were rocked earlier this month by the revelations uncovered by ex-Facebook employee turned whistleblower, Frances Haugen. Her testimony, and the internal...

Explained: Why Apple’s child abuse AI image-scanning feature is controversial

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“Privacy is a fundamental human right. At Apple, it’s also one of our core values. Your devices are important to so many parts of your life. What you share from those...

Is Chrome’s latest security update enough to keep you safe?

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With the launch of Chrome 91, Google will roll out an update which will assist Enhanced Safe Browsing by filtering out harmful extensions and protecting against infected downloads. Since the initial launch...

Tragedy bring out the worst of Twitter (or: you say it best when you...

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I don’t know how much — if at all — the story registered in New Zealand, but last week in Britain, a member of parliament was murdered. Sir David Amess was...

What’s with all the weird tech collaborations in 2021?

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It’s nearly Christmas Party season, which makes it that magical time of year when, under the influence of alcohol and an excess of holiday spirit, people will end up shacking up...

Spatial Audio: The best (and worse) remixed tracks

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After reporting the announcement regarding Spatial Audio last week I figured it was time to check out what Apple calls “the next generation of sound”. As a music lover I’ve spent countless...

If you’re over 30, it’s safer not to use emoji

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Language can be a tricky thing, even when there shouldn’t be any ambiguity at all. Case in point, during a 1977 jaunt to Poland, President Jimmy Carter made quite an impression...

Microsoft’s $100bn purchase of Activision looks like crazy money

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This week, it was revealed that Microsoft plans to spend just over NZ$100 billion on buying Activision Blizzard — a company that’s been more newsworthy for its alleged unsavoury work culture...