Why you can’t build another Apple with VC bucks.

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Why did leading designers in 2000 look down their nose at the web? And are things any better today?

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In the dying stages of innovation, companies at the top of the heap use their market power to maintain their high profits.

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Palestinians and Israelis are two Indigenous peoples occupying the land that is being fought over.

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Poachers, when caught stealing content from our website, always blamed the theft on an “intern” or “freelancer.” We always pretended to believe them.

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It was late winter when my sabbatical began, and it’s late spring as it comes to an end. Next week I return to my post after three months’ paid leave, courtesy of Automattic’s sabbatical benefit. Three months. A season. With full pay, and zero work responsibilities. In a job full of rewards, this is perhaps the greatest […]

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Help to help, because we’re built to help.

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Zoom has always included a clickable button/badge at the top left of its primary meeting interface window. Click the badge to copy the URL of that meeting. You can then, with just one more click in any messaging system, send that URL to the other meeting participants. Fast. Simple. Drop-dead easy. Elegant. It comes in […]

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My Glamorous Life: late to the pubescence party.

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“Raising loved children is the only consistent and lasting healing some will know.”

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“I’m reassuring myself that New York City is still here.”

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My insight into corporate legal disputes is as meaningful as my opinion on Quantum Mechanics. What I do know is that, when given the chance this week to leave my job with half a year’s salary paid in advance, I chose to stay at Automattic. Listen, I’m struggling with medical debts and financial obligations incurred […]

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Her voice, when she spoke to us from the doorway, was strange. I was in 3rd Grade. Our teacher went away for a few minutes, then came back, crying. She was a tough public school teacher of the old school, the kind my father’s friends would have called “an old bat.” She was not like […]

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If you’re finding today a bit stressful for some reason, grab a respite by sinking into any of these web design inspiration websites.

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“The life of an amphibious sailor was estimated at three minutes in combat.”

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Sustainable aviation fuels work, but can they be made in sufficient quantity to replace fossil fuels?

Building hi-tech airline seats has become a huge business in Northern Ireland.

The arrest of Telegram’s chief executive in France has ignited a debate about moderation on his app.

Start-ups launch drinks that look and taste like coffee but they say are better for the environment.

About 1500 workers in Tamil Nadu state have been striking work for the past 11 days.

Artificial intelligence is being developed to help organise holidays, but is it any good?

To help preserve mangrove forests researchers have to take on demanding field work.

Firms are advised to practise operating with pens and paper in case of a computer meltdown.

Despite offering high pay companies that build datacentres are struggling to find skilled staff.

From ex-policemen to former physicists, cyber-security firms search outside the industry for staff.

Hear from the team who test security by breaking into secure facilities.

As Wimbledon scraps human line judges, sport insiders suggest how we can make games more exciting.

Falling launch costs have given African nations a chance to send their own satellites into orbit.

In Iceland scientists plan to drill down to magma to understand it and use it for energy production.

As more AI tools are rolled out, some argue they are contributing to employee burnout.

Greener software could make devices last longer and use less electricity.

Paints now promise to make your house cooler, warmer, or simply peel off.

Start-up firms are looking for ways to dye clothes using less water and heat.

Big mining firms are switching to driverless trucks and other autonomous equipment.

It can be hard to find good advice on how to make homes more energy efficient.

NYC emergency officials have begun using drones for the first time as a weather warning system.

The IOC announced the inaugural games will be hosted by Saudi Arabia. Not all are happy

Robotic "coaches" programmed to guide stroke patients through rehabilitation exercises could soon be tested in Scotland.

AI is acting as a second pair of eyes for radiologists examining X-rays.

Gaming: Five tips for turning your hobby into a job

Two voice actors take legal action claiming their voices were stolen and cloned using AI.

The expedition, funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, will attempt the world's first private spacewalk.

What do social media users do when their preferred platform is banned ?

A Sheffield school bans pupils from using smartphones and watches on its premises.

How live updating of online maps is helping humanitarian work around the world.

The satellite internet company is expanding across Africa, but not without some controversy.

We speak to the man who says AI will create call centre jobs – rather than replace them.

Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy has an AI clone of himself built to see how sophisticated they can be.

The BBC's Pallab Ghosh explores why this world first test is a big deal for space exploration.