Technology news, features and analysis from Guardian US
Technology
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Reviewers reported the screens on the $2,000 Galaxy Fold flickering, freezing and dying on test units within days -
Analysts predict first quarterly drop in earnings since 2015 on $3bn rise in turnover
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The video, widely shared on China’s Twitter-like Weibo, shows the parked EV emit smoke and burst into flames seconds later -
A Guardian report recently revealed a secret network of accounts operated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement -
Jordan Erica Webber looks at a local crime brief that defied Facebook’s 2018 algorithm change, one that promised to transform users’ news feeds. -
Carmaker says man trespassed on factory in California and drove at security guard
Privacy
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Attackers are targeting small businesses and even forcing some to close for not paying up – but there are precautions owners can take to reduce the odds -
Zain Qaiser targeted millions of computers with ransomware demanding large sums -
Games
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The creator of Assassin’s Creed is making apes of gamers – reconnecting us with prehistoric survival instincts in virtually untouched gaming territory -
MPs vote to block access to Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
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Ubisoft Montréal, which built a huge-scale virtual cathedral for its game Assassin’s Creed Unity, will donate to restoration efforts -
The new PlayStation will feature custom hardware, a solid state drive, 3D sound support and backwards compatibility – but it won’t be out in 2019 -
A new ‘digital native’-intended model of the Xbox One won’t play discs, but comes cheaper as a result -
It mesmerised Proust, terrified Homer Simpson and gave us the Hunchback – Guardian critics celebrate Paris’s gothic masterpiece at the heart of the modern imagination
Inside Silicon Valley
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Report says an overwhelmingly white and male field has reached ‘a moment of reckoning’ over discriminatory systems -
Google issues new ‘minimum standards’ for temps after more than 900 employees sign letter criticizing abrupt firing -
The spandex-based controversy has been broiling in the west for years; and it’s not just men policing women’s bodies, women are doing it to themselves
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Whether it’s protesting projects with Ice or walking out to demand better treatment of women, activism has entered tech with a force the industry has never experienced
Reviews
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4 out of 5 stars.
Microsoft Surface Studio 2 review: in a class of its own
4 out of 5 stars.Stunning all-in-one PC that slides to become drawing tablet is held back by high price and old chips -
2 out of 5 stars.
Keep Watching review – tech dystopia becomes a song and dance
2 out of 5 stars.Jesse Fox’s play about the perils of surveillance is at its best when observing the bond between sparring siblings -
In depth
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To dispel US suspicions, Chinese telecom firm welcomed dozens of journalists into its labs -
Spotlight
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Our updated list of the top iOS and Android mobile phones – at the best prices right now
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