Technology news, features and analysis from Guardian US
Technology
-
‘Sentient’ AI seems to shoulder the weight of the world. Maybe we humans want it that way -
US firm latest victim of digital asset slump, blaming move on ‘volatility and contagion’ in crypto markets
-
New national security legislation used to allow more time to scrutinise £63m deal for Newport Wafer Fab -
Home secretary says new powers to require tech firms to remove encrypted abuse material would bring privacy and security -
Parents blame platform’s algorithms for choking deaths of eight- and nine-year-old
News
-
Firm says function is intended for users who face ‘grave, targeted threats to their digital security’ -
Sales of non-fungible tokens totalled just over $1bn in June, compared with peak of $12.6bn in January -
The company said that sensitive places including fertility centers, clinics and addiction treatment facilities will be erased -
Republican lawmakers were concerned after a BuzzFeed report showed that non-public US user data was accessed abroad
-
Investigation under way after interview with Elon Musk uploaded to video channel and picture of cartoon monkey seen on Twitter -
OpenSea tells customers and subscribers not to open emails and files ‘sent by strangers’ after revealing breach -
-
5 out of 5 stars.
Timing is all as you wake from the dead and race towards a heavenly finish line, slaying demons en route, in this chaotic yet ingenious anime-inspired game -
In this week’s newsletter: As the revolutionary company celebrates a half-century, we look back at everything video games owe to Atari
-
3 out of 5 stars.
F1 22 review – a stunning racing game sullied by money-grubbing
3 out of 5 stars.Supreme playability is sidetracked by a new mode designed to let players live the gilded life of an F1 driver – and start paying for it -
Funding for Kinder World mobile app said to be largest venture capital seed investment for game studio founded by women in Australia -
The 80s-style shooter EmilyBlaster is a real-life version of a game featured in Gabrielle Zevin’s forthcoming novel Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow -
4 out of 5 stars.
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes review – wild battles liven up a familiar anime franchise
4 out of 5 stars.The combination of frenetic Dynasty Warriors-style combat with Fire Emblem’s lovable cast of characters makes this an engaging trip back to the Officers Academy
-
Coinbase’s former chief technology officer wants to use social networks to create states. What doesn’t fit into his vision are things like poverty, illness and ageing -
Billionaire donors are pushing an unsettling agenda for America – backing Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen, calling for restrictions on voting and even questioning the value of democracy itself
-
A new book exposes Silicon Valley’s use of spiritual concepts and practices to optimise their workers’ productivity -
Billionaires like Musk use their vast fortunes to build a world where they are unconstrained by laws, shareholders, consumers or accountability of any kind
Reviews
-
5 out of 5 stars.
Amazon Fire 7 2022 review: budget tablet gets design and speed upgrade
5 out of 5 stars.Faster chip, longer battery life, newer software and slim recycled plastic body offer serious bang for buck -
4 out of 5 stars.
Small-frame Windows 11 machine has good keyboard, trackpad, slick design and better performance -
-
Dashcam review – Maga-loving social media monster leads pandemic horror
2 out of 5 stars.
Devices
In depth
-
Savers talk of devastating losses as assets such as bitcoin and ‘stablecoins’ like terra fell sharply -
Most viewed
I almost downloaded a pebble-identifying app – but some stones should be left unturned