We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2018: Their hero is Jordan Belfort, their social media feeds display super-rich lifestyles. But what are these self-styled traders really selling? By Symeon Brown Continue Reading
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Biden says Covid-19 misinformation is ‘killing people’ – video | Technology- Tempemail
Joe Biden says social media platforms such as Facebook ‘are killing people’ for allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to be posted. ‘Look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. And they’re killing people,’ the US president told reporters at the White House on Friday. Tempemail , Tempmail – Continue Reading
Is it possible to make the internet safe for children? – podcast | News- Tempemail
The first children who grew up in an online era are now fully grown adults – but we still have no consistent approach to protecting young people online, leaving huge risks around bullying, access to pornography, self-harm imagery and all kinds of content only suitable for adults. With the government’s Continue Reading
Can facial analysis technology create a child-safe internet? | Identity cards- Tempemail
Suppose you pulled out your phone this morning to post a pic to your favourite social network – let’s call it Twinstabooktok – and were asked for a selfie before you could log on. The picture you submitted wouldn’t be sent anywhere, the service assured you: instead, it would use Continue Reading
Can virtual meeting spaces save us all from Zoom fatigue? | Technology
I’m playing online Pictionary while chatting with five people I’ve never met. This is not at all how I usually spend my Thursdays. We’ve all dropped into a virtual meeting space on a site called gather.town, which provides free customisable spaces for anyone who wants to organise a get-together without Continue Reading
Royal Marines test jet suit between moving ships – video | Technology
Jet suit developer Gravity Industries has joined forces with the Royal Marines to test its latest product for maritime boarding operations. The company said it spent three days with 42 Commando Royal Marines off the south coast of the UK. The suit was tested in exercises between two moving vessels as an Continue Reading
Tempemail Proud to Partner with Blacks In Technology (BIT) Foundation as Exclusive Sponsor- Tempemail
By Kevin Dallas, Tempemail President and CEO Tempemail is proud to announce our partnership with the Blacks In Technology (BIT) Foundation, serving as the exclusive sponsor of its Seattle, WA chapter. According to BIT, African Americans make up over 13% of the US population, and are one of the largest Continue Reading
Amazon to bring pay-by-palm technology to Whole Foods | Amazon
Paying for something in the shops with just a wave of your hand is a step closer to everyday reality with the news that retail giant Amazon is trialing its palm-scanning payment technology in Whole Foods. The contactless payment method, known as Amazon One, was installed at one of the Continue Reading
Gadgets should make life easier. So why can’t I turn on this no-touch tap? | Technology
I keep hearing that we’re reassessing everything about our lives now there’s a ghost of a chance that we’re coming out of the other side of the pandemic. May I suggest something pertaining to the march of technological progress: please can all of you who are engaged in the invention Continue Reading
Bytes of spring – technology firms join a rush to go public | IPOs
As markets on both sides of the Atlantic hit fresh highs, boosted by hopes of an economic rebound from the crisis inflicted by the pandemic, tech companies are choosing their moment and queuing up to make their stock market debuts. The first three months of the year are traditionally a Continue Reading