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AI Writer for the Economist. Formerly the Guardian's UK Technology Editor.

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From TikTok controversy to folding phones, your burning tech questions answered

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Leaked TikTok documents suggest that the company isn’t as separate from the Chinese state as it says. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images After three years and more than 100 issues, as well as two bouts of paternity leave, two AI summits and an entire cryptocurrency boom-bust cycle, this is my last newsletter. It’s also the end of my 11 years at the Guardian, almost to the week: my first day was the release of the iPhone 5S, and on 9 September we’ll see the launch of the iPhone 16. It’s been a ride.
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What the Telegram founder’s arrest means for the regulation of social media companies

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What the Telegram founder’s arrest means for the regulation of social media companies

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