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How UK companies are tracking their employees
The Explainer PwC is latest to use geo-location to monitor workers, in 'sinister' increasingly widespread trend
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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FDA OKs Apple AirPods as OTC hearing aids
Speed read The approved software will turn Apple's AirPods Pro 2 headphones into over-the-counter hearing aids
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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AI and the 'cocktail party problem'
Under The Radar The human ear can naturally filter out background noise. Now technology has been developed to do the same
By Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, The Week UK Published
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The data centres that power the internet
The Explainer They are absolutely central to modern life, but data centres are increasingly proving a cause for concern
By The Week UK Published
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Why the UK phone signal is so poor
Under The Radar Having trouble connecting? A lack of investment, planning rules and even your home could be to blame
By Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, The Week UK Published
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Spotify has an issue with 'fake artists'
In the Spotlight Some of these bands are reportedly generating millions of streams from Spotify users
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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AI is cannibalizing itself. And creating more AI.
The Explainer Artificial intelligence consumption is outpacing the data humans are creating
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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French prosecutors charge Telegram's Durov
Speed Read Telegram CEO Pavel Durov faces preliminary charges in France for permitting crime on his messaging app
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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What's dark data and why is it bad for the environment?
The explainer Data is being used and discarded, but still clogging servers
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Pakistan 'gaslighting' citizens over sudden internet slowdown
Under the Radar Government accused of 'throttling the internet' and spooking businesses with China-style firewall, but minister blames widespread use of VPNs
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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OpenAI, Condé Nast and the future of the media
In the Spotlight Eye-catching deal for use of content to train chatbots, but other publishers are worried they're signing away their souls
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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'Newer drug regimens are also shorter, more effective and less toxic'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Yes, I miss the dotcom era
Opinion Things didn't go as planned, but technology can still unleash creativity
By Mark Gimein Published
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Alexandr Wang: how the world's youngest self-made billionaire is shaping AI
Why Everyone’s Talking About The latest in a line of college dropouts turned Silicon Valley kingpins, Wang has harnessed the human labour behind the 'magic' of AI
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet, The Week UK Last updated
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