Guardian US1 hour agoAmazon Fire 7 2022 review: budget tablet gets design and speed upgradeverified_publisherThe Guardian - Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editorAmazon’s smallest and cheapest tablet gets a much-needed upgrade in design, speed, battery life and software – but with a price increase. The 12th-generation Fire 7 starts at £59.99 ($59.99) – £10 more than the last version – but still offers the most bang for one’s buck in the budget tablet …
Guardian US8 hours agoAmazon: e-cargo bikes to replace thousands of van deliveries in Londonverified_publisherThe Guardian - Sarah ButlerAmazon is launching a fleet of e-cargo bikes and a team of on-foot delivery staff to replace thousands of van deliveries on London’s roads. The online retailer is opening its first “micromobility” hub in Hackney, east London, which – along with an existing fleet of electric vehicles – will contribute …
Guardian US2 days agoFBI offers $100,000 reward for help finding OneCoin ‘Cryptoqueen’verified_publisherThe Guardian - Dan Milmo and agenciesA woman known as the “Cryptoqueen” who is accused of defrauding investors out of $4bn (£3.3bn) by selling a fake cryptocurrency has been placed on the FBI’s list of its 10 most-wanted fugitives. The story of Ruja Ignatovacame to prominence in 2019 via the BBC’s The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast, which …
Guardian US2 days agoGoogle will delete location history data for abortion clinic visitsverified_publisherThe Guardian - ReutersGoogle will delete location data showing when users visit an abortion clinic, the online search company said on Friday, after concern that a digital trail could inform law enforcement if an individual terminates a pregnancy illegally. As state laws limiting abortions set in after the US supreme …
Guardian US2 days agoNFT sales hit 12-month low after cryptocurrency crashverified_publisherThe Guardian - Dan Milmo Global technology editorNon-fungible tokens have been swept up in the cryptocurrency crash as sales reached a 12-month low in June. NFTs confer ownership of a unique digital item – often a piece of virtual art – upon someone, even if that item can be easily copied. Ownership is recorded on a digital, decentralised ledger …
Guardian US2 days agoTesla hit by new lawsuit alleging racial abuseverified_publisherThe Guardian - ReutersFifteen black former or current employees at Tesla have filed a lawsuit against the electric carmaker, alleging they faced racial abuse and harassment at its factories. The workers said they were subjected to offensive racist comments and behaviour by colleagues, managers, and human resources …