More dystopian nightmares  

ISPs from around the world are demanding more cash from Netflix claiming that their networks have been suffering from pressure due to the Squid Game programme's success.

AI based

Intel has open-sourced ControlFlag , a tool that uses machine learning to detect problems in computer code -- ideally to reduce the time required to debug apps and software.

UK antitrust watchdog bites

The BBC is reporting that Facebook has been fined a record £50 million by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority.

Egypt cracks down on robot artist

The Egyptian government detained a robot artist claiming that "she" was a spy.

You probably were not expecting this

It turns out that Donald Trump's social media site will censor free speech at least as much as other sites.

Building a new country Plumia

It's estimated there are 10.9 million digital nomads just in the US — and two digital nomads writing for The Next Web point out they're just part of a larger trend.

It is all communist

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel and big fan of Donald Trump has warned people that they should be terrified of “communist totalitarian technology” and  "believes that people should be worried about 'surveillance AI' rather than the much feared artificial general AI.

Ironically called “Truth”

Former President Donald Trump is so desperate for a social media presence after getting kicked off Twitter and Facebook for calling for terrorist attacks to keep him in power that he has formed his own network.

New research says

A study by boffins working at the US Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), and battery company A123 Systems, have found that batteries with recycled cathodes can be as good as, or even better than those using new state-of-the-art materials.

Literally making money from recycling

Gold and precious metals are to be extracted from old phones and laptops by Britain's coin-maker.