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Super Mario 64 game sells for record-breaking $1.5m at auction
A sealed copy of video game Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for more than $1.5m (£1.1m), shattering records. The 1996 cartridge was a launch title for the Nintendo 64 console, and was one of the most influential early 3D platformers. The auction house said there were "fewer than five" copies in such good condition. The sale dwarfed another record-breaker, an original Legend of Zeld ... Read more
2021-07-12 19:41:33
Google boss Sundar Pichai warns of threats to internet freedom
The free and open internet is under attack in countries around the world, Google boss Sundar Pichai has warned. He says many countries are restricting the flow of information, and the model is often taken for granted. In an in-depth interview with the BBC, Pichai also addresses controversies around tax, privacy and data. And he argues artificial intelligence is more profound than fire, electric ... Read more
2021-07-11 19:42:46
Pollution-eating car shown off at Goodwood Festival
海外でも気軽に5Gが使える時代が来た 世界中で5Gサービスの普及が進んでいますが、日本でモバイルルーターのレンタルサービスを展開しているグローバルWiFiが、ついに海外向け5Gルーターのレンタルを始めました。まずはアメリカ本土とハワイ向け。料金は1日あたり2970円（早割り）または3170円（定価）。1週間の滞在となると1万5000円程度かかるものの、ギガビットの高速通信をアメリカでも使うことができるのです。 A car that has been designed to strip the air of pollution as it drives along has been shown off at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Created by British designer Thomas Heatherwick, it is hope ... Read more
2021-07-11 19:41:58
NHS Covid app settings changing to send fewer alerts
The NHS Covid-19 app will be altered to send out fewer isolation alerts, the BBC has learned. The team behind the contact tracing app for England and Wales has been told to adjust the measurements which trigger the alerts, a source has confirmed. The time frame for the change is not yet known. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps had suggested that the app might need to change for the planned lifti ... Read more
2021-07-09 19:44:40
Pollution-eating car shown off at Goodwood Festival
A car that has been designed to strip the air of pollution as it drives along has been shown off at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Created by British designer Thomas Heatherwick, it is hoped the Airo will go into production in China in 2023, with plans to make a million of them. The radical design is intended to address not only the pollution issue, but also help solve the "space crisis&qu ... Read more
2021-07-09 19:44:10
Euro 2020: ITV sorry for Apple TV streaming issue
ITV has apologised for an issue with its streaming of Wednesday's England v Denmark football game on Apple TV. One viewer said on social media they had missed 14 minutes of the men's match. The broadcaster said viewers watching on other Apple devices, such as iPads and iPhones, and its ITV Hub player had been unaffected. But there have been other complaints about ITV Hub's livestreaming, such a ... Read more
2021-07-08 19:30:57
Apple founder Steve Wozniak backs right-to-repair movement
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has issued a passionate endorsement of the right-to-repair movement, despite the company's opposition. The movement wants laws passed to guarantee users access to information and parts to repair their own devices. "We wouldn't have had an Apple had I not grown up in a very open technology world," Mr Wozniak, its co-founder with Steve Jobs in the 1970s, sa ... Read more
2021-07-08 19:30:07
Right to repair movement gains power in US and Europe
There is growing pressure on manufacturers around the world to allow consumers the right to repair their own devices. The UK has introduced right-to-repair rules that legally require manufacturers to make spare parts available to people buying electrical appliances. The European Commission has announced plans for right-to-repair rules for smartphones, tablets and laptops. And later this week, U ... Read more
2021-07-07 19:45:04
Trump sues Twitter, Google and Facebook alleging 'censorship'
Former US president Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against tech giants Google, Twitter and Facebook, claiming that he is the victim of censorship. The class action lawsuit also targets the three companies' CEOs. Mr Trump was suspended from his social accounts in January over public safety concerns in the wake of the Capitol riots, led by his supporters. On Wednesday, Mr Trump called the lawsu ... Read more
2021-07-07 19:44:25
Audio editor Audacity denies spyware accusation
Audio-edit software Audacity has denied accusations its new privacy policy has transformed it into "possible spyware". The open-source free tool, with 100 million users worldwide, is popular with podcast and music editors. Its updated policy says data can be shared with its Russia-based infrastructure company, WSM, as well as regional law enforcement. Audacity says the only data it ex ... Read more
2021-07-06 19:40:03