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Watching TV in self-driving cars to be allowed

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61155735

Streaming subscriptions in decline as UK households cut budgets

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/apr/18/streaming-subscriptions-in-decline-as-uk-households-cut-budgets

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Bristol video shop celebrates 40 years in business

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/17/bristol-video-shop-celebrates-40-years-in-business

…And much more!

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Dyson headphones come with air vacuum for mouth

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60927032

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-09/dyson-is-said-to-be-working-on-an-air-purifier-headphone-combo?sref=5hBiPAPD 

Twitter user sentenced to 150 hours of community service in UK for posting ‘offensive’ tweet

https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/31/23004339/uk-twitter-user-sentenced-grossly-offensive-tweet-tom-moore-joseph-kelly

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Forcing WhatsApp and iMessage to Work Together Is Doomed to Fail

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/dma-interoperability-messaging-imessage-whatsapp 

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Online Harms Bill: Cyber-flashing added to proposed legislation

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60750463 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-16/u-k-sets-out-law-to-prosecute-bosses-in-big-tech-crackdown 

Mobile networks devastated by Apple’s heartless attempts to stop their spying 

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/03/13/uk-network-operators-target-icloud-private-relay/

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6229acd18fa8f526d520d0b7/Mobile_UK.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-ecosystems-market-study-interim-report/interim-report

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Nate Bought The Mac Studio: First Impressions Hands-On Eyes-On

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/03/mac-studio-review-a-nearly-perfect-workhorse-mac/

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Bitcoin cash machines ordered to shut down in UK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60709209

Netflix raises prices again for subscribers in UK and Ireland

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/mar/10/netflix-prices-subscribers-uk-ireland 

Cyberpunk 2077 for Xbox Series X|S

Graphics cards

Mac Studio and more

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Tech conferences

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Queen holds first official engagement since Prince Charles Covid scare

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60391826 

Bioshock will be a Netflix movie, but will it work?

https://www.awn.com/news/bioshock-film-adaptation-coming-netflix

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Is Firefox OK?

https://www.wired.com/story/firefox-mozilla-2022/ 

Otter Browser aims to bring Chromium to decades-old OS/2 operating system

https://www.xda-developers.com/otter-browser-os2/

Google and Mozilla are ready for Chrome and Firefox version 100 to break some websites

https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/17/22938721/chrome-firefox-edge-version-100-websites-bug-compatibility-issues-mozilla-google-microsoft 

Google wants to bring its Privacy Sandbox to Android

https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/16/google-wants-to-bring-its-privacy-sandbox-to-android/

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Reddit and Twitter users face age checks under UK porn law plans

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/09/reddit-and-twitter-users-face-age-checks-under-uk-porn-law-plans

Discussion: Ian got all his data from Amazon. What did he find?

Here’s where to start your own GDPR request with Amazon from: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/privacy-central/data-requests/preview.html (from the dropdown, select “Request All Your Data”)

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Discussion: Why Do DVDs Still Exist?

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/dvd-sales-streaming

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A new era for stamps: Shaun the Sheep features in UK’s first “video stamp”

[PR] https://www.royalmailgroup.com/en/press-centre/press-releases/royal-mail-group/a-new-era-for-stamps-shaun-the-sheep-features-in-uk-s-first-video-stamp/ 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/01/paper-stamps-licked-royal-mail-gives-post-digital-upgrade/ 

SkyShowtime & HBO Max

https://www.pocket-lint.com/tv/news/sky/159927-sky-showtime-streaming-service-release-date-locations-movies-tv 

https://9to5mac.com/2022/02/01/hbo-max-expands-15-european-countries/ 

Interview: Charlotte Steggall on National Apprenticeship Week 

Get in touch with Charlotte: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlottesteggall

See also:

https://www.nationalapprenticeshipweek.co.uk 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-apprenticeship-week-2022-date-announced 

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Power saving tech tips ahead of the UK price hike

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60242432

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Microsoft is making its Xbox subscriptions more flexible after UK regulator steps in

https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/27/22904713/microsoft-xbox-subscriptions-changes-uk-cma-regulator

Major legal changes needed for driverless car era

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60126014

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Spotify removes Neil Young music in feud over Joe Rogan’s false Covid claims

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/26/spotify-neil-young-joe-rogan-covid-misinformation

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Vodafone Is Said to Have Explored Acquisition of Three UK

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-22/vodafone-is-said-to-have-explored-acquisition-of-three-uk 

The Home Office is whinging about end-to-end encryption yet again 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60072191

https://twitter.com/ukhomeoffice/status/1483375279477305356 

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Microsoft-Activision stuff and future of game subscriptions?

https://news.microsoft.com/2022/01/18/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/

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People devote third of waking time to mobile apps

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59952557 

App Annie report: https://www.appannie.com/en/go/state-of-mobile-2022 

BBC Three to return to terrestrial TV on 1 February 2022

https://www.pocket-lint.com/tv/news/bbc/155938-bbc-three-to-return-as-full-uk-channel 

UK government at war with BBC over licence fee 

https://twitter.com/NadineDorries/status/1482622722228240387

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The Internet loses a car culture gathering place—DriveTribe will close

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/01/the-internet-loses-a-car-culture-gathering-place-drivetribe-will-close/

Deleted scenes, outtakes and more!

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