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Only 50% of Britons would download NHS tracing app – poll

Teething problems threaten the effectiveness of government ‘test, track and trace’ strategy

UK may ditch NHS contact-tracing app for Apple and Google model

MPs and rights groups have warned lack of data protection could make UK app illegal

US Nasdaq index recovers all of 2020’s losses triggered by Covid-19

Gains from the likes of Amazon, Netflix and Microsoft boosted the index as it turned positive

The Guardian view on an NHS coronavirus app: it must do no harm

Editorial: Smartphones can be used to digitally trace Covid-19. But not if the public don’t download an app over privacy fears – or find it won’t work on their device

Covidsafe app is not working properly on iPhones, authorities admit

An update to integrate the Google-Apple framework should fix the issue, MPs told

Apple launches 13in MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard

New keyboard replaces issue-prone Butterfly version, plus new chips and more storage

iPhone SE review: Apple’s cut-price smartphone king

Top performance, good camera, long support and manageable size make cheaper iPhone a bargain

Bug leaves iPhones vulnerable to hackers stealing email contents

Fault in built-in Mail app could allow attackers to read, modify or delete emails, say experts

France urges Apple and Google to ease privacy rules on contact tracing

Government becomes first to call for invasive measures in effort to combat coronavirus

Digital contact tracing will fail unless privacy is respected, experts warn

Letter suggests citizens will reject any centralised app launched to prevent coronavirus that harvests superfluous data

When Covid-19 has done with us, what will be the new normal?

From online GPs and home working to smartphone tracking, the speed at which we are embracing technology is unprecedented – but can we trust it?

NHS in standoff with Apple and Google over coronavirus tracing

Tech firms place limitations on how tracing apps may work in effort to protect users’ privacy

Apple launches smaller, cheaper iPhone

Second-generation SE resembles older models, with prices starting at £419

Beats Solo Pro review: Apple’s on-ear noise cancelling headphones

Good sound, battery and noise cancelling, with attractive design and Apple’s H1 chip with Siri and cross-device connectivity

Planned obsolescence: the outrage of our electronic waste mountain

Unrepairable phones and laptops are a serious problem in our throwaway society. But the pushback is building - and the coronavirus crisis has added more pressure for change

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  • Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media
  • Suppliers unable to chase fees after film producer’s 50 companies are struck off
  • To the tablet and beyond: does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology?
  • Texas environmentalists lose bid to block Musk’s SpaceX from closing beach
  • ‘Once my tummy stopped shaking, I was absorbed by the scale, spectacle and wonder’: your Steven Spielberg film favourites
  • Key Trump allies and Musk on leaked list for secretive Peter Thiel retreat
  • ‘How do I deal with my rage? I put it in everything I do’: Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh on fury, friendship and hitting her prime in midlife
  • Social media bans are trending. But it’s too late for my son and me
  • Skeleton of the world’s rarest marine mammal preserved by digital imaging
  • A viral doomsday scenario aims to shake Europe out of its AI complacency
  • Granta stops publishing short story award winners over AI controversy
  • From Toy Story 5 to The Bear: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • I dived into my digital past to revisit my most cringe teenage moments – and realised how lucky I am to not be young and online today
  • Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage
  • The Guardian view on John Williams and Steven Spielberg: a partnership that changed cinema
  • The Rev Michael Humphreys obituary
  • 45 Years review – Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James mark an anniversary for the ages
  • How Refugee Week film festival brings migrants’ experience home
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  • The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech
  • Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership
  • Read a book? Join a club? Stare at a wall? Social media alternatives for under-16s
  • ‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings
  • Bologna’s niche festival of forgotten films captures the streaming generation
  • Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. But it’s a movie we don’t need
  • Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s new film shines a light on the human cost of unregulated social media
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