YOU WONT BELIEVE: 3 - What They Never Told You

TechScape: Could this billion-pound ‘crack-down’ end fake reviews and subscription traps?

Tech giants such as Google and Apple could face huge fines if they breach planned rules designed to protect consumers online. But will the bill have real teeth?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023

TechScape: How the world is turning against social media

France has banned not only TikTok from government phones, but Facebook and Twitter, too. Could this be a tipping point for big tech? Plus, AI-generated pictures of the pope signal a new type of viral image

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023

TechScape: How Silicon Valley Bank UK was saved

In this week’s newsletter: While its quick slip into financial hardship has left American bankers reeling, its UK division is surprisingly fine. But the tech sector isn’t out of trouble yet

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

TechScape: Will the video games industry ever confront its carbon footprint?

In this week’s newsletter: from the environmental impact of servers and plastic packaging down to the energy our PCs and consoles consume, the sector can no longer afford to play around

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022

TechScape: Is Elon Musk really being bullied?

In this week’s newsletter: amid a new scuffle with regulators, the tech billionaire says he’s being unfairly targeted. It’s just the latest chapter in a long line of problems for him and Tesla

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022

TechScape: How the internet became a key front in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Google, Meta, Twitter, TikTok (and Elon Musk, obviously) have been dragged into the conflict

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022

TechScape: how Spotify may have just quietly changed podcasts forever

In this week’s newsletter: two under the radar moves feel like the beginning of the end for one of the last sections of the internet to exist outside of the major tech platforms

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2022

TechScape: Google is changing how it tracks us online – but who benefits?

In this week’s newsletter: a radical rethink of how the company uses cookies seems at first to be a win for privacy advocates. Here’s what you need to know

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2022

TechScape: everything you need to know about DAOs

In this week’s newsletter: meet the vehicle for newly-minted online millionaires to throw their influence into the real world – and the frontier for the next wave of crypto chaos

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2022

TechScape: The US government may be one step closer to breaking up Meta

In this week’s newsletter: How a judge’s ruling could pave the way for a costly, lengthy legal battle over the future of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2022