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Tech Digest daily roundup: Citroën to launch sub £25,000 electric C3

Citroen e-c3 render. Image: Autosport Citroën will pitch itself headlong into the affordable EV market this October with a battery version of its revised C3 range, costing “below €25,000” in France and hitting the UK market at around £25,000. The ë-C3 will be part of a bigger Citroën C3 range also including ICE…

16 June 202325 June 2023 Chris Price News

Tech Digest daily roundup: Half of female gamers suffer abuse while playing

One in 10 women feel suicidal because of the abuse they face while gaming. New research for Sky Broadband shows that of 4,000 female gamers surveyed 49% have faced abuse or harassment when playing or streaming online - rising to 75% of those aged 18 to 24. The levels of harassment are so strong that…

30 May 202330 May 2023 Chris Price News

Tech Digest daily roundup: Mercedes to offer subscription for faster EV

Mercedes-Benz is to offer an online subscription service in the US to make its electric cars speed up quicker. For an annual cost of $1,200 (£991) excluding tax, the company will enable some of its vehicles to accelerate from 0-60mph a second faster. It comes after rival manufacturer BMW offered a subscription feature earlier…

25 November 202225 November 2022 Chris Price News

Tech Digest daily roundup: Police seize iSpoof phone scam website

Image: iSpoof website The Met police have smashed a global online fraud shop selling tools that allowed criminals to carry out phone scams on hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting victims. Detectives disabled the iSpoof website as part of the biggest anti-fraud operation ever mounted in the UK. Criminals using software purchased…

24 November 202224 November 2022 Chris Price News

Tech Digest daily roundup: iPhone maker invests in Tesla Cybertruck challenger

Lordstown Motors' electric pick-up truck, the Endurance Foxconn, which makes iPhones for Apple, says it is deepening its investment in a US electric pick-up truck firm, which could challenge Tesla's Cybertruck. The technology giant is spending up to $170m (£147.8m) on shares in the loss-making start-up Lordstown Motors. The major cash…

8 November 20228 November 2022 Chris Price News

Apple admits Foxconn factory used too many temporary workers

Too many temporary workers were used at a Foxconn factory in China where iPhones are built, Apple has admitted, in response to a report by a campaign group. Apple is reliant on the Taiwanese firm to build its iPhones, with the newest models expected to be unveiled in San Francisco on Tuesday. The China Labour…

9 September 201910 September 2019 Chris Price Apple, News

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Tech Digest daily roundup: Citroën to launch sub £25,000 electric C3

Tech Digest daily roundup: Half of female gamers suffer abuse while playing

Tech Digest daily roundup: Mercedes to offer subscription for faster EV

Tech Digest daily roundup: Police seize iSpoof phone scam website

Tech Digest daily roundup: iPhone maker invests in Tesla Cybertruck challenger

Apple admits Foxconn factory used too many temporary workers

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