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Biography aims to fill gaps in story of ultra-libertarian Telegram founder Pavel Durov

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Like many of his US counterparts, the Russian science protege turned hugely successful ‘digital populist’ has a deep suspicion of government constraintTech visionary, Kremlin dissident, FSB agent, free speech absolutist, health guru. These are just some of the labels admirers and critics have attached to Pavel Durov over the past decade.The Russian-born tech entrepreneur founded […]

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When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr

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The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction must prompt a global conversation about intelligent machines, regulation and riskIf AI did not change your life in 2025, next year it will. That is one of few forecasts that can be made with confidence in unpredictable times. This is not an invitation

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The best of the long read in 2025

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Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the yearVictor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while his literary peers have faced censorship and fled the country, he still sells millions. Has he become a Kremlin apologist? Continue reading…

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Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty video game series, dies aged 55

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Game developer, who was also involved in Medal of Honor and Titanfall, was killed in a car crashVince Zampella, the co-creator of the Call of Duty video game series, has died aged 55.The head of the video game developer Respawn Entertainment and the co-founder of Infinity Ward was killed in a car crash in California,

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Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify

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Platform with 700m users says it is investigating after Anna’s Archive claims to have scraped tracks and metadataAn activist group has claimed to have scraped millions of tracks from Spotify and is preparing to release them online.Observers said the apparent leak could boost AI companies looking for material to develop their technology. Continue reading…

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MPs question UK Palantir contracts after investigation reveals security concerns

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Journalists find Swiss government rejected company over fears US intelligence might gain access to sensitive dataUK MPs have raised concerns about the government’s contracts with Palantir after an investigation published in Switzerland highlighted allegations about the suitability and security of its products.The investigation by the Zurich-based research collective WAV and the Swiss online magazine Republik

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State of play: who holds the power in the video games industry in 2025?

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This year has brought us many brilliant video games – but as wealth continues to concentrate, and games are used to exert economic and political influence, we need to keep an eye on the top playersI love playing video games, but what interests me most as a journalist are the ways in which games intersect

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Should we turn the internet off?

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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions ponders whether life would be better in a post-online, analogue worldThe internet has turned fringe belief into mainstream politics and policy – from authoritarianism to vaccines. With democracy itself threatened, is it time to go back to a previous world of landlines, letters and face

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Elon Musk’s massive 2018 Tesla pay package restored by Delaware court

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Decision from state supreme court on deal once worth $56bn and now worth some $139bn overturns ruling that prompted angry Musk backlashElon Musk’s controversial $56bn pay package from Tesla was reinstated by the Delaware supreme court on Friday, two years after a lower court struck down the vast compensation deal as “unfathomable”.The reinstated pay package

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The Com: the growing cybercrime network behind recent Pornhub hack

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Criminal ecosystem is made up of mostly male native English language speakers aged from 16 to 25Ransomware hacks, data theft, crypto scams and sextortion cover a broad range of cybercrimes carried out by an equally varied list of assailants.But there is also an English-speaking criminal ecosystem carrying out these activities that defies conventional categorisation. Nonetheless,

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